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• 'We're not out of the woods': Notley bumps oil production limit by 75,000 barrels per day

  30-01-2019 23:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta will increase oil production after an initial period of curtailment drew down storage levels by five million barrels, says the province.
  Production will rise to 3.63 million barrels per day (bpd) in February and March, said a Wednesday news release. That’s a bump of 75,000 bpd compared to the 3.56 million bpd limit set out in January.
  “We’re not out of the woods yet, but this temporary measure is working,” said Premier Rachel Notley in a statement. “We
  
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• Gas still available for 88.9 in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 23:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  Gas still available for 88.9 in St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteGas prices have shifted in St. Albert, according to GasBuddy.com. Most gas stations on St. Albert Trail are 89.9, but there's a few for 88.9. St. Albert's.
  
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• RCMP investigating Cold Lake suspicious death

  30-01-2019 22:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man is dead after reports of gunshots in Cold Lake First Nation on Tuesday.
  At approximately 9 a.m., Cold Lake RCMP responded to reports of gunfire in the English Bay area. When they arrived, they found a deceased adult man in a home, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.
  The man’s death has been labelled suspicious and the RCMP Major Crimes Unit along with Cold Lake RCMP, RCMP forensic identification services and police dog services continue to investigate.
  Police would like to speak t
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Playoffs or bust for the Edmonton Oilers?

  30-01-2019 21:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  With Peter Chiarelli out and Keith Gretzky in, for the interim, as general manager, the Edmonton Oilers have an existential question to ask of themselves: Are they really all in on making the 2019 NHL playoffs?That would surely mean trading away future prospects in the form of young players or draft picks.
  Or are they willing to ride through the storm, no matter the cost? 
  Hockey beat writer Derek van Diest and host Craig Ellingson talk about the wisdom of the team chasing a post-season ber
  
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• Edmonton homicide victim remembered as someone who 'fiercely defended friends'

  30-01-2019 21:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  More than 200 people came to celebrate the life of Edmonton’s fifth homicide victim last week.
  Gearárd Malcolm James Wright died on Jan. 20. Police said the 20-year-old died from a stab wound after an early morning altercation took place in the parking lot of Ermineskin Place near 24 Avenue and 104 Street.
  In his celebration of life, provided to Postmedia by Wright’s family, it is written Wright grew up in Edmonton and would spend weekends taking walks with his parents ar
  
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• The more you snow: Edmonton police respond to 71 collisions during morning commute

  30-01-2019 20:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police responded to 71 crashes during a snowy commute on the roads Wednesday morning.
  Seven of the collisions recorded between 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. resulted in injuries, police spokesman Scott Pattison said in an email Wednesday. Three of the injuries were hit and run collisions and 61 others involved property damage.
  Has anyone seen Jack Frost in the #yeg area? Apparently, we
  are not in his good books today. Between 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., EPS
  members responded to more than 70 collisio
  
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• Portrait of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice to be unveiled Monday

  30-01-2019 20:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  The legislative assembly will unveil an official portrait Monday to honour former premier Jim Prentice, who died in a B.C. plane crash in 2016.
  Prentice served as Alberta premier from September 2014 to May 2015 before his Progressive Conservative government was defeated.
  He had been a candidate for the federal Progressive Conservative leadership and had served as the federal minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
  In October 2016, he died along with three others in a plane crash nea
  
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• ASIRT investigating after man injured during arrest with Edmonton police

  30-01-2019 19:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating a confrontation between Edmonton police officers and a 25-year-old man, who was taken to hospital with a hairline orbital fracture.
  Police initially responded to reports of an erratic driver in the area of Victoria Trail and Yellowhead Trail early Monday morning, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said in a news release Wednesday morning.
  They later found the vehicle “hung up” after colliding with the median at 107 Stre
  
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• Oil Spills: Connor McDavid staying put with Edmonton Oilers

  30-01-2019 18:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid quashed murmurs at the 2019 NHL All-Star Game he might be looking for a change of NHL scenery. Hockey beat writer Derek van Diest and host Craig Ellingson talk about McDavid’s response to the media-fuelled speculation and what it means to the team.
  
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• Edmonton born-and-raised Lazarowich takes Sundance shorts director prize

  30-01-2019 17:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton born-and-raised Cree filmmaker Alexandra Lazarowich accepting her Sundance prize.
  PARK CITY, UTAH — You can lead a horse to Sundance, and indeed make it win.
  Edmonton born-and-raised filmmaker Alexandra Lazarowich took the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing Tuesday night on the back of her Alberta-filmed Fast Horse, following the lives and trials of Siksika horsemen following Blackfoot bareback tradition in the revitalized competitive sport Indian Relay, culminating
  
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• Oilers in 60: Is it Saturday yet? Where's Connor McDavid?

  30-01-2019 16:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s been more than a week since the Oilers last played a hockey game and fans are either enjoying the time away or are going completely insane waiting.
  All work and no hockey makes Oilers fans, something something…
  What to do? What to do?
  The Oilers will eventually play the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday at 11 a.m. but that’s still three whole days away — three whole days.
  This break is ridiculously long.
  In the meantime, we thought it would be fun to share our rejecte
  
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• Edmonton weather: Wind plus snow equals windy snow

  30-01-2019 15:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -9.1 C with 7 km/h winds out of the southeast contributing to a -13 wind chill.
  Temperature-wise it’s actually going to be pretty nice today with a high of 0 C. Too bad the wind is going to ruin it all, it seems. Forecasters are calling for wind gusts of 40 km/h this afternoon which will make things feel a bit more chilly than it actually
  
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• Up to 4 cm of snow expected on Wednesday - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 14:33 via stalbertgazette.com
  Up to 4 cm of snow expected on Wednesday  St. Albert GazetteMainly cloudy with periods of snow later in the day are expected for Wednesday in St. Albert. The daytime high of 0 C will feel like -6 C in the morning,
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Food Guide's milk snub disappoints

  30-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Food Guide right to drop dairy,” Letters, Jan. 24
  Regarding Canada’s new Food Guide, I agree that plant-based proteins need to play a larger role in the diet of Canadians but am disappointed that dairy products have been severely downgraded.
  There are nine essential nutrients in milk. It is a top source of calcium, providing 30 per cent of our daily requirement in one eight-ounce glass. It is also a good source of protein and Vitamin C. An eight-ounce glass also provides 3
  
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• Opinion: Will you use your voice to empower society or misinform it?

  30-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I have experienced the joy of writing for many years through public service and in many voluntary capacities. This includes writing legislation, bylaws, speeches and newsletters to name a few.
  My father, David Jenkins was an editor at the Gateway newspaper at the University of Alberta and wrote for the Edmonton Journal in the sports section during law school — a very cool connection to my family and it is an honour to share my voice in this column.
  So where to start? My voice has always be
  
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• Editorial: Drive home Alberta's crisis

  30-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Now is the time for Alberta’s MPs in Ottawa to speak up for the interests of those who elected them and press for a long-term solution to Canada’s oil crisis.
  MPs returned to Parliament Hill on Monday for a winter session whose importance is amplified inasmuch as it’s the last sitting of the House of Commons before a federal election.
  Nowhere to be heard or seen in the pre-election posturing on Parliament Hill so far has been any mention about the oil crisis that hamstrung Albe
  
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• Watch: FOIP info difficult to obtain from City of Edmonton

  30-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sent to the penalty box, stuck in purgatory — that’s me trying to get reports through the City of Edmonton’s freedom of information process.
  I want to know why City of Edmonton staff want to close the Eastglen pool — what analysis they did and what else was on the table when they assembled the secret challenge panel to review recreation services.
  But because so many people are now forced to turn to the formal freedom of information process to get details from city adminis
  
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• Elise Stolte: Stuck again. Getting answers from the City of Edmonton shouldn't be this hard

  30-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sent to the penalty box, stuck in purgatory — that’s me trying to get reports through the City of Edmonton’s freedom of information process.
  I want to know why City of Edmonton staff want to close the Eastglen pool — what analysis they did and what else was on the table when they assembled the secret challenge panel to review recreation services.
  But because so many people are now forced to turn to the formal freedom of information process to get details from city adminis
  
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• David Staples: Cal Nichols hopes red tape will rebound in fitting fashion on B.C. NDP

  30-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  There could be a delicious kind of justice handed out Wednesday in British Columbia to the red tape-loving provincial New Democrats — and few people will be happier than Edmonton father and son developers Cal Nichols and Ken Nichols.
  The Nichols are keen to see the results of the Nanaimo provincial byelection. A Liberal victory would give the party 43 seats, tying it with the 43 seats held by the governing coalition of NDP and Greens.
  The anti-pipeline, anti-oilsands John Horgan
  
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• No game - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  No game  St. Albert GazetteHow far should the provincial government wade into the realm of online gambling? If the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) has ...
  
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• Council made right call on plastic bag ban - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 08:04 via stalbertgazette.com
  Council made right call on plastic bag ban  St. Albert GazetteI find it incredibly ironic that just after the city stops residents from being able to recycle glass in our blue bags that they now proposed to start.
  
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• Separatism not the elixir to province’s problems - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 08:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Separatism not the elixir to province’s problems  St. Albert GazetteThe United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, called “Brexit” for short, shambles on with no end in sight. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's.
  
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• Edmonton school districts may collaborate on busing, strained budgets prompt talks

  30-01-2019 04:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s public and Catholic schools may collaborate on shuttle buses to pick up high school students should Edmonton Transit pare back some of its neighbourhood services.
  Edmonton Transit is planning to revamp all its routes by mid-2020, offering more frequent service on routes that are more direct. But the tentative plan has school district administrators concerned it could leave some students who take transit to school too far from bus routes, said Debbie Hunter, director of stud
  
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• Watch: Hockey Griffins remember teammate Nakehko Lamothe

  30-01-2019 03:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  The MacEwan University Griffins men’s hockey team is remembering teammate Nakehko Lamothe as a hard-working player who was a leader on and off the ice.
  Lamothe died Friday night following a game in Calgary against the SAIT Trojans after collapsing in the dressing room and going into cardiac arrest. He was 23.
  According to teammates the six-foot-three, 210-pound forward was dedicated to fitness.
  Lamothe’s funeral will be in Calling Lake on Wednesday, which his team plans to attend.
  
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• Read with Rufus at the Library - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 03:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Read with Rufus at the Library  St. Albert GazetteThis program for students from grades 1 to 6 who struggle with reading runs on Wednesdays from Feb. 6 to March 13 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Come in and read ...
  
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• Tech Classes at the Library - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 02:53 via stalbertgazette.com
  Tech Classes at the Library  St. Albert GazetteThe library offers a variety of tech classes free to library members. This month we are offering: Google Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.; Windows ...
  
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• Getting Married in Alberta - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 02:53 via stalbertgazette.com
  Getting Married in Alberta  St. Albert GazetteLove is in the air and St. Albert is a prime location for people wanting to get married! On Thursday, Feb. 7 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Marriage Commissioner Mary ...
  
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• SWARM: Street Smarts - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 02:52 via stalbertgazette.com
  SWARM: Street Smarts  St. Albert GazetteCalling all teens! Join us and 100 of your new friends at your AGA for a special night designed just for you. This edition of SWARM features live dance ...
  
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• Lunar New Year - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 02:52 via stalbertgazette.com
  Lunar New Year  St. Albert GazetteCome celebrate the Year of the Pig at the Muttart Conservatory! There will be cultural celebrations from Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Filipino ...
  
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• Leave of Absence - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 02:52 via stalbertgazette.com
  Leave of Absence  St. Albert GazetteA teenage girl suspected of being gay is bullied by her classmates. This play explores and challenges the fall out of the response to the same sex marriage ...
  
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• MacEwan University Griffins remember Nakehko Lamothe as great teammate

  30-01-2019 02:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  The MacEwan University Griffins men’s hockey team is remembering teammate Nakehko Lamothe as a hard-working player who was a leader on and off the ice.
  Lamothe died Friday night following a game in Calgary against the SAIT Trojans after collapsing in the dressing room and going into cardiac arrest. He was 23.
  “He was always the first one on the ice and the last one to leave,” said Griffins forward Cam Gotaas, 23. “He probably had the highest compete-level I’ve ever
  
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• Why Sam Gagner makes sense as a short-term fix for the Edmonton Oilers

  30-01-2019 02:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers desperately need more secondary scoring as well as an actual right-handed, 3rd Line Center. But they’re on a budget.
  Sam Gagner would give the club both. He’s available, he’s looking, and I believe that the Oilers organization has genuine interest in the player. But it takes 2 to tango.
  For those who correctly point out that Gagner is down in the AHL today because he is not among Vancouver’s best 12 forwards, I do not disagree. But the Canucks also hav
  
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• Edmonton Catholic inks new deal with custodial and maintenance workers

  30-01-2019 02:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Custodial, maintenance and other support workers at Edmonton Catholic schools will receive two consecutive one per cent raises in a new agreement approved by the school board Tuesday.
  The four-year agreement, which runs from Sept. 1, 2016, to Aug. 31, 2020, took 2 1/2 years to reach and relied on the help of a mediator. The first one per cent raise took effect Jan. 1, and the second one will start Sept. 1, 2019. The deal contains no retroactive wage increases.
  Members were determined to get a ra
  
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• Swedish D prospect Joel Persson re-ups with Edmonton Oilers, appears set to come to North America next season

  30-01-2019 01:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  One of the more creative moves of former Edmonton Oilers’ GM Peter Chiarelli was the signing last May of Swedish defenceman Joel Persson, coupled with the curious caveat that the Oilers planned to loan the player back to his club in the Swedish Hockey League, Vaxjo Lakers, most likely for the duration of that one-year contract.
  What was the point? As we speculated here back on the day of the signing:
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  So why would the Oilers use a spot on their 50-man list, not to mention pay a guy who
  
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• Fraud charge laid against ETS driving instructor who allegedly issued driving certifications wrongfully

  30-01-2019 01:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton Transit driving instructor who is alleged to have wrongfully issued almost 100 driving certifications to people trying to avoid licence suspensions or hiked insurance premiums has been charged with fraud.An ETS official said the employee has been fired.A city auditor report released Thursday said that between early 2015 and last spring, an employee who trains ETS drivers issued 99 certificates to non-employees who did not take any of the training required for the professional driver
  
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• Alberta men wanted for gun and kidnapping charges arrested in Saskatchewan

  30-01-2019 01:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A pair of men wanted in relation to firearm and kidnapping offences in Edmonton were arrested in Saskatchewan on Tuesday.
  Abdi Kafor Mahamud Hirsi, 32, and Ahmed Osman, 30 were arrested in relation to two separate but connected events that took place earlier this month in the city, said an Edmonton Police Service news release.
  Hirsi has been charged with two counts of robbery with a firearm, kidnapping with a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a restricted weapon, and s
  
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• Man died of Gunshot wounds outside Orchard at Ellerslie home

  30-01-2019 01:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man killed outside a Crabapple Crescent home last week died of gunshot wounds, an autopsy has determined.
  Manvir Singh Sidhu, 23, was found lying on the ground outside the house on Jan. 21 after multiple reports of gunshots were reported to Edmonton police shortly after 7:30 p.m. He was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries.
  “An autopsy conducted by the Edmonton medical examiner has confirmed that a 23-year-old male died from a gunshot wound on Jan. 21, and the manner of death
  
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• Man, 43, charged with 23 offences in Lac La Biche police standoff

  30-01-2019 00:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Lac La Biche man has been charged with 23 offences, including six counts of discharging a firearm with intent, following a 17-hour standoff with police.
  The RCMP emergency response team responded to a Lac La Biche home in the area of Highway 663 and Holowachuk Estates Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m. for a report of gunshots.
  Police arrived on scene to find the lone male was armed and barricaded himself in the residence, Lac La Biche RCMP said in a news release Tuesday afternoon. No one was inju
  
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• Well-known landlord challenges police chief's dismissal of trespassing complaint

  30-01-2019 00:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  A landlord well-known in Edmonton’s inner city is challenging the police chief’s decision to toss his complaint about three officers who he alleges trespassed on a community member’s property without a search warrant.
  Abdullah Shah, also known as Carmen Pervez, was before the Law Enforcement Review Board Tuesday for an appeal hearing on his complaint regarding the conduct of three officers during a 2018 incident at 11833 79 St.
  According to a letter from Acting Police Chief Kev
  
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• Bighorn Country information sessions set for February

  30-01-2019 00:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province has scheduled four in-person sessions to garner public feedback on the Bighorn Country plan following the controversial decision to cancel meetings earlier this month.
  Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips had cited security concerns, including harassment and intimidation, and referenced RCMP involvement in the issue.
  She later said she misspoke when she said there were open investigations.
  The UCP slammed Phillips for her comments and management of the portfolio, calling
  
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• Back from a heart attack - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:40 via stalbertgazette.com
  Back from a heart attack  St. Albert GazetteNot many people can say a heart attack resulted in a healthier lifestyle, *fresh* inspiration, more gigs and a new fiancée. Talk to Chase Padgett, the creative ...
  
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• Residents strapped for cash - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:37 via stalbertgazette.com
  Residents strapped for cash  St. Albert GazetteThe average Albertan is feeling the pinch in their pockets, and St. Albert is no exception. A poll conducted for insolvency firm MNP Ltd. in December.
  
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• Statistics Canada comes to town - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:35 via stalbertgazette.com
  Statistics Canada comes to town  St. Albert GazetteStatistics Canada could be knocking on your door this week. The national statistics office is compiling health data from about 300 homes in St. Albert.
  
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• Council balks at seed cleaning plant plan - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:30 via stalbertgazette.com
  Council balks at seed cleaning plant plan  St. Albert GazetteSturgeon County councillors got some sticker-shock last week after one of their staffers proposed they give the county's seed-cleaning plant $60000 to.
  
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• Range wins bonspiel mixer - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:25 via stalbertgazette.com
  Range wins bonspiel mixer  St. Albert GazetteBob Range pitched two shutout victories as the winning skip at the St. Albert Mixed Bonspiel. Range's team of third Nicole Bellamy, second Mike Howes and.
  
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• High school basketball updates - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  High school basketball updates  St. Albert GazetteSkyhawks action The No. 1-ranked 4A high school women's basketball team in the province is back on the hardwood today after the exam break in the metro.
  
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• Truck crashes into 10 vehicles - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:19 via stalbertgazette.com
  Truck crashes into 10 vehicles  St. Albert GazetteSome commuters may have had a tough time finding their vehicle at the downtown park and ride next to the Arby's restaurant after a pickup truck collided.
  
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• Soccer club hopes for news on regional centre - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:19 via stalbertgazette.com
  Soccer club hopes for news on regional centre  St. Albert GazetteThe ball could soon be rolling on the much-anticipated Capital Region Soccer Centre after an 18-month delay. Once called the Field of Dreams project, the.
  
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• Four Winds whips up excitement - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:19 via stalbertgazette.com
  Four Winds whips up excitement  St. Albert GazetteMorinville parents turned out in droves last week to learn more about their community's newest public school. Parents jammed into the front lobby of.
  
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• Dog owners weigh in on Lacombe park buffer - St. Albert Gazette

  30-01-2019 00:19 via stalbertgazette.com
  Dog owners weigh in on Lacombe park buffer  St. Albert GazetteA proposal to put up a buffer zone to separate homes from Lacombe Lake Dog Friendly Park has received support from some dog owners – but only if it.
  
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