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• Victim impact statements detail Broncos devastation - St. Albert Gazette

  28-01-2019 23:43 via stalbertgazette.com
  Victim impact statements detail Broncos devastation  St. Albert GazetteFriends and loved ones impacted by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April poured into a makeshift courtroom in a Melfort, Sask., gymnasium Monday to.
  
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• Athletes of the Week: Sam Keeny (South River) and Whitney Albert (St. Mary's) - CapitalGazette.com

  28-01-2019 23:04 via capitalgazette.com
  Athletes of the Week: Sam Keeny (South River) and Whitney Albert (St. Mary's)  CapitalGazette.comSam Keeny (South River) and Whitney Albert (St. Mary's), athletes of the week.
  
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• Big Valley Jamboree early bird ticket deadline nears - St. Albert Gazette

  28-01-2019 22:43 via stalbertgazette.com
  Big Valley Jamboree early bird ticket deadline nears  St. Albert GazetteIt's the last call for 2019 Big Valley Jamboree early bird ticket sales. Yes, Alberta's favourite country festival takes place on Aug. 1 to 4 in Camrose.
  
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• Filling up on Monday? Plan to pay 89.9 - St. Albert Gazette

  28-01-2019 22:21 via stalbertgazette.com
  Filling up on Monday? Plan to pay 89.9  St. Albert GazetteMany St. Albert gas stations are still charging around 89.9 today, according to GasBuddy.com. Gas prices along St. Albert Trail are all sticking to about.
  
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• UCP candidate retracts claim about $50,000 carbon tax bill, number closer to $5,400

  28-01-2019 22:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A United Conservative candidate says she was wrong when she claimed her church is facing a carbon tax bill of $50,000 and the cost is actually a fraction of that.
  “I have now been told that the expected specific carbon tax cost will be around $5,400 for the year,” wrote UCP candidate for Brooks-Medicine Hat Michaela Glasgo in a Facebook post Monday.
  The province estimates that a $50,000 price tag would be equivalent to the carbon tax for more than 100 households combined.
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• Man taken into custody after police standoff near Lac La Biche

  28-01-2019 21:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have taken one man into custody ending an overnight standoff at a home east of Lac La Biche and Highway 663 after a report of shots fired Sunday night.
  Police first sent out a news release just after 10 p.m. Sunday night saying they were on scene at a home in Holowachuk Estates after reports of gunshots. A man believed to be armed barricaded himself inside the home.
  In a Monday afternoon news release, RCMP said the man was taken into custody without incident. Charges against the man are p
  
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• RCMP respond to youths with airsoft gun in Grandin - St. Albert Gazette

  28-01-2019 21:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  RCMP respond to youths with airsoft gun in Grandin  St. Albert GazetteTwo youths playing "war games" with an airsoft gun triggered an RCMP response Saturday after a resident in Grandin reported two suspicious males with a.
  
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• Stats Canada to conduct extensive survey of west Edmonton and St. Albert residents - CTV News

  28-01-2019 20:20 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Stats Canada to conduct extensive survey of west Edmonton and St. Albert residents  CTV NewsStarting on Tuesday, residents in west Edmonton and St. Albert may be asked to participate in a new Statistics Canada survey.
  
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• Sidhu ran stop sign before fatally striking Broncos bus - St. Albert Gazette

  28-01-2019 19:34 via stalbertgazette.com
  Sidhu ran stop sign before fatally striking Broncos bus  St. Albert GazetteJaskirat Singh Sidhu did not stop at the intersection where he struck the Humboldt Broncos team bus on April 6, 2018. Sidhu, who pleaded guilty earlier.
  
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• Schizophrenia identified in brain scans: U of A researchers

  28-01-2019 19:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Patient brain scans are being used to identify schizophrenia, a diagnosis historically reliant on subjective data of patient experiences, say University of Alberta researchers.
  And artificial intelligence (AI) has made the breakthrough possible.
  “Schizophrenia is characterized by constellation of symptoms that might co-occur in patients. Two individuals with the same diagnosis might still present different symptoms. This often leads to misdiagnosis,” Sunil Kalmady, lead author of the
  
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• UCP candidate stands by claim that her church expects $50,000 carbon tax bill

  28-01-2019 18:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  A United Conservative candidate who says her church is expecting a carbon tax bill totalling $50,000 is making waves on social media, with critics questioning whether the astounding number is fact or fiction.
  Michaela Glasgo, UCP candidate for Brooks-Medicine Hat, first tweeted about the hefty figure on Sunday.
  “Today at church we learned that the carbon tax is going to cost our church $50,000 this year ALONE,” she tweeted.
  Unbelievable.Today at church we learned that the Carbon
  
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• Actual NHL prospects, for once, leading way on Edmonton Oilers farm team

  28-01-2019 15:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  In the end, it wasn’t enough to save the job of ex-Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli.
  But it may one day boost his legacy.
  The Edmonton farm system looks to be well stocked with good prospects, including the Bakersfield Condors, where young players are making major contributions to the team for the first time in years. 
  The list of top young talent on that team includes leading scorer Tyler Benson, 20, fellow attackers Cooper Marody, 22, Kailer Yamamoto, 20, Cameron Hebig, 22, d-men William L
  
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• RCMP engage in standoff east of Lac La Biche

  28-01-2019 15:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  RCMP are engaging in a standoff at a home east of Lac La Biche and Highway 663 after a report of shots fired Sunday night.
  Police first sent out a news release just after 10 p.m. Sunday night saying they were on scene at a home in Holowachuk Estates after reports of gunshots. A man believed to be armed has barricaded himself inside the home.
  RCMP were still on scene Monday morning.
  Police are currently rerouting vehicles leaving Holowachuk Estates eastbound on Highway 663 and northbound on Range
  
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• Edmonton weather: Go away wind no one likes you

  28-01-2019 14:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -8.1 C with 9 km/h winds out of the north, northeast contributing to a -13 wind chill.
  So I think the worst of the wind is behind us. I think. Forecasters continue to call for 20 km/h winds today and tomorrow, but there are signs it may die down later this afternoon before it picks up again tomorrow. Either way, can’t be worse than yest
  
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• Possible flurries to start your work week - St. Albert Gazette

  28-01-2019 14:25 via stalbertgazette.com
  Possible flurries to start your work week  St. Albert GazetteMix of sun and cloud with a high of -5 C are expected for Monday in St. Albert. A 30 per cent chance of flurries in the morning. Winds up to 20 km/h will.
  
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• Touch the Water project victim of overly optimistic timelines: city auditor

  28-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Overly optimistic timelines and waits related to environmental assessments have been pinpointed as the source of delay putting federal funding for riverside development at risk, according to a city auditor’s report.
  But the city team working on the Touch the Water promenade project said Friday that a design contract will be awarded within weeks, with public engagement expected to begin in the spring.
  Ainsley Brown, a supervisor with the open space, planning and design office, said Friday t
  
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• House Republicans ask for probe into Edmonton attack suspect's time in U.S.

  28-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Republicans on an influential U.S. House of Representatives committee used some of their final days in power to call for an investigation into how the suspect in Edmonton’s Sept. 30, 2017, vehicle attack was able to make his way to Canada after being released from U.S. immigration detention.
  In a Dec. 20, 2018, letter, former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy asked the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to probe the case of Abdulahi Hasan Sharif —
  
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• Elise Stolte: The hard numbers — Edmonton needs more than grants to meet its carbon goals

  28-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton rolled out a juicy bonus this month for local homeowners looking to upgrade windows, furnaces and insulation.
  It will now top up the provincial carbon-tax-funded rebate by an additional 20 per cent, just like it tops up rebates for solar installations.
  But I’ll let you in on a secret. No one thinks this is a silver bullet to achieve Edmonton’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. The bump-up is expected to convince all of 300 homeowners to take action this year, bringing the to
  
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• Community initiative asks residents to share 'missing links' with bike lanes, sidewalks in the city

  28-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton group advocating for stronger active transportation infrastructure is reaching out to residents across the city to share “the missing links” in their neighbourhoods.
  Non-profit organization Paths for People hopes to improve walking and cycling conditions across the city through its new initiative, The Missing Links, that launched Friday, offering all residents an opportunity to share the infrastructure gaps they face on their daily commutes.
  The need for upgrades to many
  
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• CN resumes freight service after Saturday derailment in Yellowhead County

  28-01-2019 03:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nineteen empty CN grain cars derailed Saturday morning on the track west of Marlboro in Yellowhead county. Marlboro is fifteen minutes west of Edson on Highway 16.
  According to CN spokesperson Jonathan Abecassis, the cause of the derailment is under investigation. No dangerous goods or injuries were involved.
  “Crews responded quickly and service resumed yesterday at roughly 9:30 p.m.” said Abecassis.
  
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• Three people hospitalized after attending dance party at West Edmonton Mall

  28-01-2019 01:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Emergency workers from Alberta Health Services transported three patients to hospital from an event at West Edmonton Mall’s World Waterpark early Sunday morning.
  Two were transported in stable condition, and one was in serious, potentially life-threatening condition. Due to patient confidentiality, no updates were available on their condition as of Sunday evening, said an Alberta Health Services spokesperson.
  According to news reports, the event was a Soundwave dance party featuring DJs&nb
  
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• Polar Plunge draws a crowd as hardy volunteers raise funds in frigid waters

  28-01-2019 00:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was a damp cold.
  That was the consensus Sunday at the annual Polar Plunge fundraiser, which took place at the Lake Summerside Beach Club in south Edmonton.
  Drawing 150 local plungers who raised more than $55,000 for Special Olympics Alberta, the event featured celebrities such as Olympic gold medalist Jamie Salé (adorned in pink from head to toe) and acting deputy police chief Kevin Brezinski (who plunged in his uniform). Five cities across the province will host a plunge, hoping to ra
  
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