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• Child caregiver charged with child pornography offences: ALERT

  15-02-2019 23:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  A child caregiver who provided services out of his home in northern Alberta is facing multiple child pornography charges, says the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT).
  The 52-year-old — arrested Feb. 8 with the help of McLennan RCMP — offered children’s relief care in his home in Donnelly, about 427 km northwest of Edmonton, said ALERT in a Friday release.
  ALERT’s Integrated Child Exploitation unit (ICE) has no belief at this time to suspect any children in the
  
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• We Are Not Alone explores existence of extra-terrestrials

  15-02-2019 23:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Even as our intellectual achievements soar ever higher — what they can’t do with a laser beam these days isn’t worth mentioning — we remain, at our core, simple creatures. We want love, a warm bed, a good lint brush and … answers. Always with the answers.
  In Damien Atkins’ thoroughly entertaining one-man show presented by Theatre Network, We Are Not Alone, the St. Albert-raised actor and playwright ponders what was once imponderable — the notion that th
  
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• A love story for the ages - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 23:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  A love story for the ages  St. Albert GazetteA year after Bill Brandenbarg arrived in Canada in 1951, he found the love of his life. Originally from Holland, Brandenbarg found himself in Calgary.
  
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• World Day of Prayer: March 1, 2019 - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 23:04 via stalbertgazette.com
  World Day of Prayer: March 1, 2019  St. Albert GazetteThis is a global ecumenical movement of Christian women who come together to observe a common day of prayer. It takes place the first Friday of March every ...
  
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• DARP put under the microscope - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 23:02 via stalbertgazette.com
  DARP put under the microscope  St. Albert GazetteThe city's nearly decade-long plan to improve the downtown core is coming under fire from not only a member of council but some members of the business.
  
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• Graduated minimum wage an unpopular idea - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 22:42 via stalbertgazette.com
  Graduated minimum wage an unpopular idea  St. Albert GazetteA graduated minimum wage, which could see alcohol servers and youth making a lower wage than others, has taken some flak from St. Albertans. The idea was.
  
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• Gas prices still increasing in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 21:29 via stalbertgazette.com
  Gas prices still increasing in St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteAll gas is now offered in St. Albert for 95.9 or higher, according to GasBuddy.com. The least expensive gas in the city is 95.9 at multiple locations.
  
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• Woman acquitted of killing friend after judge rules stabbing was accidental

  15-02-2019 21:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman covered her face and sobbed in court Friday after a judge found her not guilty of killing a friend during a drunken altercation at her home in 2017.
  Megan Elizabeth Loos was overcome with emotion as Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Peter Michalyshyn read his decision, acquitting her of manslaughter in the death of 21-year-old Sara Kay.
  Afterward, Loos hugged friends and family as she made her way out of the courtroom.
  Loos’ trial began two weeks ago, nearly two years after Kay&
  
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• Eggen vows to ban seclusion rooms in schools as Inclusion Alberta slams province's draft guidelines

  15-02-2019 20:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Education Minister David Eggen is vowing to ban seclusion rooms in schools, he said in a Friday statement.
  “As a parent and a teacher myself, I’ve frankly been disturbed by some of the things parents are sharing about their family’s experiences with seclusion rooms. We can and must do better for our kids,” Eggen said in an Friday morning emailed statement.
  “After initial discussions with the working group I established on this matter, I am convinced that sec
  
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• The judge of regrets - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 20:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  The judge of regrets  St. Albert GazetteREVIEW The Children Act Stars: 4.5 Starring Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Ben Chaplin, Eileen Walsh, Anthony Calf, Nikki Amuka-Bird,
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' incompetence shines through as team considers trade or an AHL stint for Jesse Puljujarvi

  15-02-2019 18:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishuag: “Oilers had discussion with Markus Lehto, agent for Jesse Puljujarvi today. Team is open to trading him if a proper return can be found, and in the meantime an AHL stint to help boost offence and confidence is being considered. No decisions yet.”
  My takeThis tweet pains me. It seems to be Puljujarvi’s time in Edmonton is coming to an end. As both an Oilers fan and a Puljujarvi fan, it’s demoralizing to think of how badly things have
  
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• Staying the course: Small and steady, Concept Homes celebrates 50th anniversary

  15-02-2019 18:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  It might be hard to conceptualize nowadays but homes were selling for about $6,500 when Helmut Hinteregger was putting the building blocks in place for a new career.
  The Red Seal carpenter, who worked for residential and commercial contractors during his apprenticeship, wasn’t looking for a game-changing concept. Rather, it was about finding a way to provide for his family.
  When Hinteregger was 26 years old — he is now 75 — he started Concept Homes, which will be celebrating it
  
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• Faulkner Real Estate Report: How home buyers' tastes have changed over 10 years

  15-02-2019 18:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  In the last 10 years, home buyers’ tastes have evolved and what they look for today has changed.
  Open-concept living was trending up 10 years ago, and it’s even more important to buyers now. Buyers prefer a great room where the kitchen, dining and living room are one big open space. It’s a preferred design for entertaining guests and improves the flow of the home, making it easier to move around without any dividing walls or doorways.  
  And the kitchen has only increased i
  
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• Growing Things: Salvage cracked tree trunks by bolting them together

  15-02-2019 18:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Q: I have a 20-year-old maple tree that is 30 feet tall. There are two main trunks that come together, forming a V. My problem is that the tree has developed a large crack in the middle of the V crotch of these two trunks. I am currently using a rope to keep the two halves together. I am wondering if I can put a bolt through the two trunks to save the tree?
  A: You certainly can use a bolt to save the tree. I have done this successfully several times on large trees. On a tree your size you should
  
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• Social Seen: Best of YEG Fitness Awards

  15-02-2019 18:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Best of YEG Fitness Awards
  Where: Match Eatery and Public House (West Edmonton Mall)
  When: February 6
  What: Awards ceremony for Edmonton’s fitness community
  Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist. Email your event suggestions to [email protected] or tweet Codie at @fotocodie. Follow Codie on Instagram (@fotocodie) and Facebook (facebook.
  
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• Inclusion Alberta slams province's draft guidelines on seclusion rooms

  15-02-2019 18:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Education has failed to protect children with disabilities from seclusion and restraints in schools, charges an advocacy group.
  Education Minister David Eggen last year appointed a working group, inclusive of parents whose children with disabilities had been subject to or at risk of physical restraint and seclusion in time-out rooms, to provide recommendations.
  On Dec. 19, 2018, Inclusion Alberta, Autism Society of Alberta and others were invited to meet the minister’s working grou
  
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• Edmonton weather: Extreme cold warning has ended. How sweet it is.

  15-02-2019 18:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Environment Canada lifted the extreme cold warning for the city of Edmonton Friday.
  Things are still pretty chilly out there, though, so best not strip down to your t-shirts and shorts just yet.
  As of 10 a.m., temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford Station measured -24.2 C with 7 km/h winds out of the east, northeast contributing to a -31 wind chill 
  Today’s forecast
  Today: Becoming cloudy this morning. Periods of snow beginning this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -19 C. Wi
  
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• Child care giver charged with child pornography offences: ALERT

  15-02-2019 18:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  A child care giver who provided services out of his home in northern Alberta is facing multiple child pornography charges, says the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT).
  The 52-year-old — arrested Feb. 8 with the help of McLennan RCMP — offered children’s relief care in his home in Donnelly, about 427 kilometres, said ALERT in a Friday release.
  ALERT’s Integrated Child Exploitation unit (ICE) has no belief at this time in the investigation to suspect any children
  
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• Contemporary dancers take off from themes of acceptance, Elvis, and the cosmos

  15-02-2019 18:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you think contemporary dance is a little too ethereal for your tastes, you might be surprised to know that Star Wars, Elvis Presley and video games helped inspire one of Canada’s most celebrated choreographers, China-born Wen Wei Wang.
  A recent check-in with the busy dance man who currently splits his time between Edmonton and Vancouver found that he’s been dreaming of dance.
  “I’ve been working 12-hour days lately,” he chuckles. “That’s when I start t
  
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• The spellbinding magic of improvised Scottish storytelling - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 18:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  The spellbinding magic of improvised Scottish storytelling  St. Albert GazetteScotland, a land of myths, legends and tall tales, has inspired writers, artists and poets for centuries. In the 21st century, they continue to fuel storytellers and ...
  
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• Edmonton Oilers need to shed salary right now, but not useful players

  15-02-2019 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers are now out of the playoff race and should be in full “sell, sell sell” mode.
  High on the list of Oilers trade bait we hear from various sources of varying degrees of credibility names like Cam Talbot, Alex Chiasson, Zack Kassian, Kyle Brodziak, Alex Petrovic, Milan Lucic, Kris Russell, Brandon Manning, Tobias Rieder and Matt Benning.
  I’m more than good with Talbot, Lucic, Rieder, Petrovic, Brodziak, Manning and Chiasson being moved as soon as possible, but
  
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• Edmonton weather: Would you like a little snow with your wind chill?

  15-02-2019 14:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -24.5 C with 5 km/h winds out of the east, northeast contributing to a -29 wind chill.
  Extreme cold warning
  The extreme cold warning was extended again through Friday as forecasters are calling for more extreme wind chill values near -40.
  “Wind chill values near minus 40 will continue this morning. Extreme cold conditions are expected to com
  
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• Extreme cold expected to end Friday - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 14:43 via stalbertgazette.com
  Extreme cold expected to end Friday  St. Albert GazetteA multi-day episode of very cold wind chills continues. Extreme cold conditions are expected to come to an end by Friday afternoon as an approaching low ...
  
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• Friday's letters: Frequent shops near construction zones

  15-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “A ‘can of worms’ worth considering,” Elise Stolte, Feb. 13
  Elise Stolte’s column in regard to the potential closure of 95 Avenue for LRT construction was interesting.
  I decided to do what I could to help out one of those businesses that are worried about the closure and what it will do to them. I found the Wired Cup and ordered soup and a coffee to take home. Now I have a new place to visit that I would not have known about were it not for all the controversy a
  
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• Editorial: Right to choose not up for debate

  15-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Abortion is a matter between a woman and her physician. It has no business being reduced to a political football and access to it shouldn’t be up for debate.
  But once again, Albertans find themselves on the cusp of an election where forces seem to want to make it an issue for the campaign trail.
  Jason Kenney says the United Conservative Party won’t debate abortion access if elected to government despite his own personal beliefs. Good on him. It’s a question that the country&rsq
  
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• Three to See Saturday: Shoplifters, Humans and Gordon Harper

  15-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A scene from Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters.
  Shoplifters: A Japanese couple, Osamu and Shota, stuck with part-time jobs and inadequate incomes avail themselves of the fruits of shoplifting to make ends meet. After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. This won the Palme d’Or ay Cannes in May, a
  
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• Oil Spills: Winning ways on Edmonton Oilers' farm

  15-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  While the Edmonton Oilers have been tumbling down the NHL standings over the past couple of months, the Bakersfield Condors, the Oilers’ AHL farm team, is doing the exact opposite.
  
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• Elise Stolte: No hashtag will solve racism but new Somali mothers' coalition might help

  15-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Racist letters left on doorsteps, hateful slurs — with these cropping up month after month it feels like Alberta is heading backward down a road of pain and I’ve heard no good solution from government.
  That’s why I called Dunia Nur — a young, articulate Somali woman involved with the African community’s response.
  What actually works in the effort to counter racism? Her answer surprised me. She brushed off Twitter campaigns as publicity stunts. No buzzwords
  
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• David Staples: Major opportunity but no shortage of risk in Alberta's bet on petrochemical

  15-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  There’s no shortage of opportunity in Alberta’s major new multibillion-dollar play in petrochemicals, but also some familiar-sounding and ominous risks.
  Rachel Notley’s government has pushed hard on the petrochemical front, granting tax credits to two different major projects to be built northeast of Edmonton: $200 million in royalty credits to Inter Pipeline’s $3.5-billion project and $300 million in credits to a $4.5-billion Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corp. project.
  So
  
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• City ready to regulate burgeoning Edmonton sex doll industry

  15-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An unusual new local business has a rather usual business licence.
  The Doll Next Door — a company offering door-to-door sex doll rentals — was issued a general business licence by the city last Dec. 6, according to city records.
  Posters advertising the silicon doll rental service appeared on Whyte Avenue earlier this month. The company offers either two-hour or overnight bookings, and a range of doll models. After customers place their order, the doll is sent out in discreet packagin
  
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• Irish Sweepstakes FUN'spiel - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 09:02 via stalbertgazette.com
  Irish Sweepstakes FUN'spiel  St. Albert GazetteOn March 16, 2019. For our FUN League curlers and any other beginner curling teams. Guaranteed three 6-end games; concession voucher, dinner and prizes.
  
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• Loved ones gather to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women

  15-02-2019 04:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  About 100 people gathered at city hall Thursday evening to remember loved ones at the annual Valentine’s Day Memorial March of Edmonton for Missing and Murdered Women.
  This year, the gathering stayed at city hall instead of marching through downtown Edmonton. Between drumming and songs, family and friends had an open floor to speak on their experiences of seeking justice for those missing and murdered.
  The attendees wore red in honour of those missing and carried signs with photos of
  
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• The Danny Hooper Cabin Fever Tour - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 04:56 via stalbertgazette.com
  The Danny Hooper Cabin Fever Tour  St. Albert GazetteShake off the winter blues with this fun-filled two-and-a-half hour concert featuring the songs, stories, and stockyard memories from one of Alberta's favourite ...
  
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• NDP work to sharpen distinctions between Kenney and Notley

  15-02-2019 03:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jason Kenney’s plan to reduce the minimum wage for less-educated and younger Albertans is “incredibly elitist” and “goes against the fundamental values of Albertans,” says Premier Rachel Notley.
  Notley slammed the UCP leader Thursday over his proposal of a lower minimum wage for “people of a modest level of human capital.”
  “In my world, there are no second-class citizens,” Notley said.
  With her comments, the premier doubled dow
  
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• Watch: Compassion rooms to assist grieving families at Misericordia Community Hospital

  15-02-2019 02:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Five compassion rooms to assist grieving families are opening at Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton. The rooms will give families experiencing loss, including death and pregnancy loss, the opportunity to access more space, privacy, better food, internet access and more.
  Fundraising through the Associates of Caritas provided $160,000 to fund the five rooms, which are private and allow 24-hour stays. To that end, each room is provided with a pullout bed or fold-down chair so that families
  
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• Mesa - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 01:58 via stalbertgazette.com
  Mesa  St. Albert GazetteBy Doug Curtis. Starring Richard Lee, Julien Arnold, Cathy Derkach; directed by Patricia Darbasie. Calgary's Doug Curtis takes us on a hilarious and moving ...
  
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• We are the Roots: Special Screening - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 01:57 via stalbertgazette.com
  We are the Roots: Special Screening  St. Albert GazetteCelebrate Black History Month by learning more about Alberta's past with a screening of the award-winning documentary We are the Roots followed by Q&A with ...
  
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• Unretire Yourself - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 01:57 via stalbertgazette.com
  Unretire Yourself  St. Albert GazetteAre you retired or planning on being retired in the next few years? On Monday, Feb. 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m., learn how to tap into your passion to identify a ...
  
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• Retirement (from Work … not Life!) - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 01:57 via stalbertgazette.com
  Retirement (from Work … not Life!)  St. Albert GazetteAre you retired or thinking about retiring? Do you have a lifestyle plan in place? Finances may seem very important but that's not all you need to think about.
  
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• Introduction to Family Search - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 01:57 via stalbertgazette.com
  Introduction to Family Search  St. Albert GazetteOn Sunday, Feb. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m., learn how to use the free online genealogy resources available at the Family Search website. The presenter will ...
  
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• 'Strengthening Your Spiritual Connection' Workshop at SASA - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 01:56 via stalbertgazette.com
  'Strengthening Your Spiritual Connection' Workshop at SASA  St. Albert GazetteEmpower your intuition and soul! Pre-register to participate in this wonderful workshop with Christine Kowalyshyn. Takes place Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 5:15 to ...
  
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• Mercury Opera presents Puccini's La Boheme - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 01:56 via stalbertgazette.com
  Mercury Opera presents Puccini's La Boheme  St. Albert GazetteMercury Opera, known for messing with the public's perception of opera, returns to the notorious Chez Pierre Cabaret with their newest offering : La Boheme, the ...
  
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• Warm up with Family Day fun - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 01:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Warm up with Family Day fun  St. Albert GazetteFamily Day fun in Sturgeon County this weekend includes strongman feats of strength.
  
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• Watch: NDP launches anti-Jason Kenney website

  15-02-2019 01:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  There’s not a lot of love lost between the Alberta New Democratic Party and the United Conservative Party, even on Valentine’s Day. Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood MLA Brian Mason and NDP minister of transportation announced a website at a downtown Edmonton hotel on Thursday called thetruthaboutjasonkenney.ca ahead of a coming provincial election.
  Mason said the anti-Kenney website purports to show the United Conservative Party leader’s dark side based on factual information gleaned
  
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• RCMP looking for two missing teens - St. Albert Gazette

  15-02-2019 00:28 via stalbertgazette.com
  RCMP looking for two missing teens  St. Albert GazetteThe Morinville RCMP are looking for help locating two missing teens. The RCMP are looking for 16-year-old Ayasha Bruno and cousin 14-year-old Michael.
  
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