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• Edmonton feels the cold as polar vortex makes its way west

  02-02-2019 23:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  For a moment it looked like Edmonton might actually escape the clutches of the dreaded polar vortex.
  However, it seems Mother Nature has different plans.
  Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning Saturday as temperatures in Edmonton plunged towards the -30 C mark with windchill values ranging from -34 C in the daytime to -41 C overnight.
  According to Weather Network meteorologist, Nadine Powell, the blast of arctic air has essentially flipped from hammering much of eastern Canada last we
  
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• Filling up? Expect to pay 88.9 to 100.9 - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 21:45 via stalbertgazette.com
  Filling up? Expect to pay 88.9 to 100.9  St. Albert GazetteMore gas stations are raising their gas to 100.9 in St. Albert today, according to GasBuddy.com. Several gas stations on St. Albert Trail are priced at.
  
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• Cult of Hockey Player Grades: The Edmonton Oilers get a point in Philly, but a butter-soft PK ultimately costs them a chance at 2.

  02-02-2019 21:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers flat-out dominated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-on-5 Saturday. The Flyers didn’t score even once at even strength.
  But the Oilers absolutely soiled the sheets on the PK. Philadephia scored 4 times (count ’em, 4!) on the power play. And it was that failure to stop the Flyers’ man advantage Saturday that cost the Oilers a precious point in the Western Division Wild Card race.
  Philadephia rallied from a 4-2 deficit with 16 minutes to go in the 3rd to tie it at 4.
  
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• Photo gallery: Flying Canoe Volant

  02-02-2019 20:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Visitors make bannock in the Metis Camp during Flying Canoe Volant in Edmonton, on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.
  Visitors make bannock in the Metis Camp during Flying Canoe Volant in Edmonton, on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.
  Performers in their yellow canoes pose for a photo in the Indigenous Camp during Flying Canoe Volant in Edmonton, on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.
  Chloe Skerlak (left) and Carlos Rueda ride the ice slide during Flying Canoe Volant in Edmonton, on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.
  Visitors form a round dance i
  
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• Motown lives on in Canadian tribute to the 1960s era

  02-02-2019 19:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  When it comes to musical time-tripping you’ve got to have the right tunes.
  For those of a certain age — boomers for instance — there may be no better sound than Motown. If you’re part of that demographic you know that the hit label from Detroit is where ’60s pop culture really discovered just how great black pop music could be.
  Remember, Motown enjoyed 110 top ten hits between 1961 and 1971, even beating The Beatles.
  So if you’re taking in a ‘legends&rsq
  
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• Edmonton weather: Extreme cold warning in effect; -40 to -45 wind chill

  02-02-2019 17:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -22.6 C with 10 km/h winds out of the north, northeast contributing to a -30 wind chill.
  Extreme cold warning
  An extreme cold warning is in effect for the city of Edmonton with forecasters calling for wind chill values to fall below -40 to -45.
  “As the cold air continues slumping south, temperatures will drop causing wind chill values to fal
  
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• Risk of frostbite to start your weekend - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 14:09 via stalbertgazette.com
  Risk of frostbite to start your weekend  St. Albert GazetteThe ongoing snowfall warning has ended, but there's still a risk of frostbite in St. Albert. The daytime high of -19 C with 2 to 4 cm of snow. Wind chill.
  
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• Saturday's letters: Who allowed Sidhu on the road?

  02-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  While Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is guilty of driving without due care, where is his employer in all of this? Who told this inexperienced and untrained young driver to haul that truck and load?
  He should also be hauled into court and reprimanded in some fashion. He should also lose his business licence. How many other untrained drivers does he have on the road?
  Claudia D. Langlois, Edmonton
  PCs left costly environmental legacy
  A few weeks ago, I had a letter published in this venue explaining why Albe
  
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• Opinion: Confucius Institute enriches participants in both China and Canada

  02-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “District’s deal with China criticized,” Jan. 29
  As the parent advocacy group for our multicultural Canadian children in Edmonton’s Chinese (Mandarin) bilingual program, we feel it is important to provide clarification regarding concerns raised in this article, and the Jan. 31 editorial.
  While recognizing we need to be cognizant that China’s Communist government’s agenda is different from our own, we believe that increasing interactions between the citizen
  
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• Exit light, enter Sandmann - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 13:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Exit light, enter Sandmann  St. Albert GazetteAdmittedly, I, too, was torn over the image depicting some form of passive-aggressive defiance on the part of a teenager who was face to face with a.
  
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• Recycling changes should come with lower fees - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 12:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Recycling changes should come with lower fees  St. Albert GazetteRe: The mayor's letter to the editor regarding recycling (St. Albert Gazette, Your Views, Jan. 23). Regarding comments such as “Sometimes I get a bit frustrated ...
  
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• Woodchuck, marmot, ground squirrel — whose shadow can shrink an Alberta winter?

  02-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Groundhog Day is supposed to let Canadians know (theoretically) how much longer winter will be, but really, have many Albertans ever even seen a groundhog?
  Groundhogs are sparse, if present at all, according to resident rodent experts. But the day, Feb. 2, marked on calendars across the land in honour of the creature and its shadow is as good an excuse as any to learn more about its Alberta brethren — big and small — who often get confused for their spotlight-stealing cousin.
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• Oil Spills: Would an Edmonton Oilers' push for playoffs be worth the potential cost?

  02-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hockey beat writer Derek Van Diest talks to host Craig Ellingson about what sorts of players the Edmonton Oilers could target in a trade in order to continue to push for a playoff spot — namely a scoring winger — but would the cost of a young defensive prospect be worth it?
  
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• Bus shelter garbage shows entitlement - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 11:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Bus shelter garbage shows entitlement  St. Albert GazetteI catch the 7:30 bus every morning on Gervais Road in front of Tudor Glen strip mall on one side and Rick's Grill on the other. I am appalled by the.
  
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• Densification will increase parking problems - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 10:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Densification will increase parking problems  St. Albert GazetteRe: “Councillors weigh in on seasonal parking ban” (St. Albert Gazette, Jan. 19). Some are surprised people do not move their vehicles out of the way when.
  
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• Oilers to Hitch their wagon to the Three Centres Model … for now

  02-02-2019 08:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 51: Oilers at Flyers
  “Watch out for that first step. It’s a doozy!”— Ned Ryerson, Groundhog Day
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  The Edmonton Oilers take the first step of their resumed season in a rather daunting environment — Pennsylvania on Groundhog Day. Philadelphia may be a four-hour drive from Punxsutawney, but is it far enough for the Oilers to avoid their own shadow and repetition of the mistakes of seasons past?
  After a ten-day layoff, we don’t have to wait much longer
  
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• Police seeking suspects after man shot in city's northwest

  02-02-2019 06:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after police and emergency vehicles responded to reports of a gunshot in the northwest Edmonton on Friday.
  Police were at a set of apartment building in the area of 132 Avenue and 125 Street shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday.
  “We received a call from a male who said he had been shot. Upon arrival he was in non-life-threatening condition, he spoke to us and was transported to the hospital,” said acting Staff Sgt. Mike Zapdryn
  
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• Cold Lake First Nation death ruled homicide

  02-02-2019 01:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  A suspicious death in Cold Lake First Nation has been ruled a homicide by RCMP.
  Darren Reid, 49, was found dead in a home on Jan. 29 when RCMP responded to reports of gunfire in the English Bay area of the community.
  “An autopsy was completed at the office of the chief medical examiner and the manner of death has been deemed a homicide,” stated an RCMP news release Friday.
  The RCMP major crimes unit continues to investigate with Cold Lake RCMP and wish to speak to anyone that may hav
  
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• New Member Meet and Greet at the St. Albert Seniors Association - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 01:46 via stalbertgazette.com
  New Member Meet and Greet at the St. Albert Seniors Association  St. Albert GazetteThe St. Albert Seniors Association will be hosting the next meet and greet for new members Thursday, Feb. 7 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Join us to learn about the ...
  
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• Men's Breakfast at SASA - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 01:45 via stalbertgazette.com
  Men's Breakfast at SASA  St. Albert GazetteGentlemen, buy your tickets early for a breakfast buffet fit for a king! Enjoy visiting with friends and listen to a presentation by Paul Stockeri on his trip to Alaska.
  
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• Crystal Bracelet Workshop at SASA - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 01:45 via stalbertgazette.com
  Crystal Bracelet Workshop at SASA  St. Albert GazettePre-register for this creative workshop with Anitta Jenson from Serendipity Wellness. Ask a friend to join you to create a lovely crystal bracelet tailored to your ...
  
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• Household waste separation trial to start mid-April in 8,000 homes

  02-02-2019 01:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thousands of Edmonton homes will test out a new plan for separating food scraps from other household waste beginning this spring.
  Residents in 8,000 homes spread across seven wards will be notified that they’ve been selected to participate in piloting options for separating organics, recycling and other waste in late February or early March.
  The testing will start in mid-April.
  City staff shared details of the pilot with council’s utilities committee on Friday.
  All the participating
  
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• Edmonton's 23rd police chief pledges changes to policing at swearing-in ceremony

  02-02-2019 01:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s 23rd police chief says he will balance having a tough on crime approach while being equally as devoted to finding solutions that may not lead to a jail cell.
  Dale McFee was sworn in as the city’s top cop during a ceremony at city hall Friday afternoon. He takes on his new role as chief after serving as Saskatchewan’s deputy minister of policing and corrections since 2012.
  McFee told the hundreds of people gathered for the ceremony he would like to see Edmonton become
  
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• The Press Gallery podcast: The capping it off edition

  02-02-2019 01:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  This week’s panel discusses the orphan wells supreme court decision and where Alberta needs to go next, the NDP decision to ease back curtailment, and an errant tweet sent by UCP candidate Michaela Glasgo on the size of her church’s carbon tax bill.
  Sarah O’Donnell is once again filling hosting duties, and is joined by Clare Clancy, Dave Breakenridge and Chris Varcoe.
  Good Stuff
  Dave recommends a series on PTSD by the Windsor Star and London Free Press.
  Sarah thinks you sh
  
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• Needles disposed on public property down in 2018, city data highlights

  02-02-2019 01:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Needles found on public property across the city took a sharp decline since the opening of four supervised consumption sites in 2018, recently released neighbourhood-specific data shows.
  Two interactive maps posted on the city’s website in late January highlight the amount of needles collected and the number of 311 calls for pickup on public property broken down by neighbourhood. The data is tracked by month comparing 2018 to 2017, when the city started tracking needle data.
  There were 4,2
  
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• Melisizwe Brothers rekindle Motown sound with a modern twist - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:25 via stalbertgazette.com
  Melisizwe Brothers rekindle Motown sound with a modern twist  St. Albert GazettePREVIEW The Melisizwe Brothers in Concert Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Arden Theatre 5 St. Anne Street Tickets: $48. Call 780-459-1542 or at.
  
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• ‘Wynn’-ing the fight against hunger - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  ‘Wynn’-ing the fight against hunger  St. Albert GazetteDETAILS Drop off locations: • St. Albert Centre • Toast Breakfast and Lunch • Eye Health Centre • Allan Welsh and Company • St. Albert Dental Centre •
  
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• Beautiful, tragic Polish drama - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Beautiful, tragic Polish drama  St. Albert GazetteREVIEW Cold War Stars: 4.5 Starring Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar, Adam Woronowicz and Adam ...
  
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• Noir or non? Serenity begs the question - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Noir or non? Serenity begs the question  St. Albert GazetteREVIEW Serenity Stars: 2.0 Starring Matthew McConaughey, Diane Lane, Anne Hathaway, Djimon Hounsou, Jason Clarke and Jeremy Strong Written and ...
  
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• Marks curls to worlds - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Marks curls to worlds  St. Albert GazetteAbby Marks is a Canadian champion. The St. Albert curler celebrated the crowning achievement at the U21 nationals as the Alberta rink skipped by Selena.
  
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• Bellerose High musical theatre lights a fire under Chicago - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Bellerose High musical theatre lights a fire under Chicago  St. Albert GazettePREVIEW Chicago, the Musical Bellerose Composite High Musical Theatre Feb. 5 to 7 Arden Theatre 5 St. Anne Street Tickets: $10 to $20. Call 780-460-8490.
  
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• Junior B hockey, U18 curling and 7s rugby coverage - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  Junior B hockey, U18 curling and 7s rugby coverage  St. Albert GazetteMerchants update The St. Albert Merchants have two games remaining before the playoffs after hosting the Capital Junior B Hockey League champion.
  
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• Skyhawks ranked best of the best - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  Skyhawks ranked best of the best  St. Albert Gazette“It means we have a target on our back for the entire season,” said Bella Cuciz, a Grade 12 forward/guard for the St. Albert Skyhawks. “We are now the ones to ...
  
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• High school hardwood action - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  High school hardwood action  St. Albert GazettePK at Bellerose The joint will be jumping during Monday's grudge match between the Paul Kane Blues and the host Bellerose Bulldogs in high school men's.
  
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• Weekend hockey games - St. Albert Gazette

  02-02-2019 00:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Weekend hockey games  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert Slash are undefeated in eight home games when the midget AAA team hosts the Rocky Mountain Raiders today in the Alberta Female Hockey League ...
  
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