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• Some stations offering gas as high as 105.9 in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 23:44 via stalbertgazette.com
  Some stations offering gas as high as 105.9 in St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteMost gas stations are offering gas for 95.9 in St. Albert, according to GasBuddy.com. The most expensive gas in St. Albert is 105.9 at multiple locations.
  
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• Jason Kenney to speak at UCP pre-election conference Saturday evening

  16-02-2019 23:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  The United Conservative Party is holding a pre-election conference this weekend on the heels of several campaign promises rolled out by Leader Jason Kenney.
  A UCP government would repeal the carbon tax, change provincial liquor rules and ban MLAs from crossing the floor, he said. The election is expected between March 1 and May 31.
  Kenney is slated to give a keynote address at the Edmonton Expo Centre at 6 p.m.
  Earlier this week, Kenney also said he would introduce recall legislation, limit dona
  
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• Floors collapse at Russian university in St. Petersburg - paNOW

  16-02-2019 22:00 via panow.com
  Floors collapse at Russian university in St. Petersburg  paNOWST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian emergency authorities say part of the roof and several floors of a university building in Russia's second-largest city have ...
  
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• Two St. Albert-raised chefs celebrated in Open Table’s 2019 list of Canada’s 100 Most Romantic Restaurants - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 21:25 via stalbertgazette.com
  Two St. Albert-raised chefs celebrated in Open Table’s 2019 list of Canada’s 100 Most Romantic Restaurants  St. Albert GazetteJust in time for the Valentine's Day weekend, OpenTable announced two restaurants owned and operated by St. Albert-raised chefs are on its 2019 list of.
  
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• St. Albert’s climate future is in Minnesota - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 21:07 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert’s climate future is in Minnesota  St. Albert GazetteNew study suggests that St. Albert's climate will be more like Minnesota in 2080 due to climate change.
  
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• Nothing but the best: Work camp chef leads Canadian team in International baking competition

  16-02-2019 21:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  A pastry chef who plans, prepares and serves food for workers at a Suncor lodge north of Fort McMurray is off to Tunisia to lead a Canadian team in an international baking competition.
  Lasantha Mendis is originally from Sri Lanka and has more than 20 years of experience in the food industry. He currently works at Mount Logan Lodge, about 90 kilometres north of Fort McMurray.
  He’s also captain of the first Canadian national bread baking team competing at the fourth Festival Intern
  
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• Liberal vote on SNC-Lavalin probe ‘a cover-up’: Cooper - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 20:53 via stalbertgazette.com
  Liberal vote on SNC-Lavalin probe ‘a cover-up’: Cooper  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert MP Michael Cooper says he is disappointed with Liberal members of the federal justice committee who voted to limit the list of witnesses.
  
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• New Paul Kane plans revealed - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 20:28 via stalbertgazette.com
  New Paul Kane plans revealed  St. Albert GazettePaul Kane students say they like what they see in the plans for their new, bigger school – plans that include solar power, a big cone and an enormous gym.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers re-acquire Sam Gagner from Vancouver Canucks

  16-02-2019 20:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers have re-acquired forward Sam Gagner.
  The trade was foreshadowed in a Cult of Hockey column in this space just over 2 weeks ago.
  It is my belief that Gagner initiated the conversation and showed interest in returning to the club that originally drafted him 6th overall in 2007. I am also made to understand that former teammate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins helped communicate Gagner’s wishes to return “home”, where he has not just organizational ties but also personal on
  
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• Blues tuning it up - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 20:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  Blues tuning it up  St. Albert GazetteGoing forward instead of backwards has the Paul Kane Blues headed in the right direction in high school women's basketball. The winners of five games in.
  
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• Extreme cold breaks just in time for firefighters' rooftop camping fundraiser

  16-02-2019 19:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Firefighters in Edmonton and Strathcona County will be braving the frigid temperatures this week to camp on fire hall rooftops in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
  The annual fundraising initiative, part of a longstanding relationship between the national organization and firefighters across the country, got its start in Edmonton in 2006.
  Now in its 14th year, there are 19 fire departments from Whitehorse to Winnipeg staying out in the cold for several nights in hopes of reaching the goal of
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers re-acquire Sam Gagner from the Vancouver Canucks

  16-02-2019 18:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers have re-acquired forward Sam Gagner.
  The trade was foreshadowed in a Cult of Hockey column in this space just over 2 weeks ago.
  It is my belief that Gagner initiated the conversation and showed interest in returning to the club that originally drafted him 6th overall in 2007. I am also made to understand that former teammate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins helped communicate Gagner’s wishes to return “home”, where he has not just organizational ties but also personal on
  
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• Updates for Special Olympics St. Albert, basketball and midget AAA Raiders - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 18:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Updates for Special Olympics St. Albert, basketball and midget AAA Raiders  St. Albert GazetteSpecial Olympics The Sport, Strength and Spirit of the 2019 Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games brought out the best from local athletes at the recent.
  
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• Family fun: Things to do on Family Day in and around Edmonton

  16-02-2019 17:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Monday marks Family Day and there is no shortage of events to participate in as many venues around the city have scheduled a little something special.
  Here are 10 things to do in and around Edmonton that offer some fun for the whole family.
  Art Gallery of Alberta
  Where: 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
  When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Last entry at 4 p.m.)
  What: Enjoy free exhibitions and art activities themed around the gallery’s current exhibitions.
  Alberta legislature
  Where: 10800 97 Ave. (A
  
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• Watch: Emergency crews deal with downtown flooding on 109 Street

  16-02-2019 16:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Emergency crews responded to a water main break in downtown Edmonton Friday night.
  Edmonton fire rescue crews received a call around 9:20 p.m. that an eight-inch water main had broken in front of a Best Buy store.
  The water spilled out on to 109 Street between 103 Avenue and 104 Avenue, flooding the entire intersection.
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• Watch: Parents discuss use of school seclusion rooms

  16-02-2019 16:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Marcy Oakes, a parent who has launched a lawsuit against the provincial government and a local school district over the use of a seclusion room with her son, and Trish Bowman, CEO of Inclusion Alberta, held a news conference Friday in Edmonton.
  They were talking about the use of seclusion rooms for students with disabilities in schools and raising concerns about consultations launched by the Alberta government on draft new guidelines. Hundreds of these students were being locked in sec
  
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• Snow and high of -17 C in Saturday’s forecast - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 14:30 via stalbertgazette.com
  Snow and high of -17 C in Saturday’s forecast  St. Albert GazetteSaturday's daytime high of -17 C will feel like -29 C in the morning and -24 C in the afternoon, as a result of winds up to 15 km/h. St. Albert is.
  
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• Tuesday's letters: NDP's mandate isn't mudslinging

  16-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I was shocked and saddened to see Brian Mason’s press release announcing the “Truth about Jason Kenney” partisan website. I was shocked that a sitting government would sink to such a low and saddened that Trumpian-style politics have come to Canada.
  In 2015, Premier Rachel Notley frequently claimed that Albertans gave her a mandate. Was this it? To spend four years attacking and insulting conservatives?
  I want a government that speaks for me and doesn’t skulk into the mud
  
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• Saturday's letters: Wilson-Raybould outwitting Trudeau

  16-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The prime minister is showing his teeth at former minister Jody Wilson-Raybould stating that, in effect, if she would have more effectively communicated her concerns to him, he would have better understood her. Her problem, not his.
  The PM appears to have also seriously miscalculated exactly who Wilson-Raybould is in this affair, mistaking her as a pawn to do his bidding regarding SNC-Lavalin. By not doing so, she suffered the consequences, with little room to move.
  The pawn, however, appea
  
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• Opinion: Alberta must exit market to get oil moving again

  16-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s crude oil production curtailment has been working so well of late in terms of generating stronger prices for its benchmark heavy crude oil and lowering crude oil inventories, that Premier Rachel Notley recently announced an easing of the curtailment mandate.
  As is often the case when the government tries to level the playing field, things often tilt in the other direction when least expected. The most recent data seem to be telling a different story as the province’s crude
  
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• Losses few and far between for Slash - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 13:45 via stalbertgazette.com
  Losses few and far between for Slash  St. Albert GazetteA rare loss for the St. Albert Slash wasn't so bad after all. The team to beat in the Alberta Female Hockey League as the two-time defending Esso Cup.
  
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• Water main break turns 109 Street intersection into lake

  16-02-2019 09:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Emergency crews and Epcor are responding to a water main break in downtown Edmonton Friday night.
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services spokeswoman Maya Filipovic said fire crews received a call around 9:20 p.m. that an eight-inch water main had broken in front of a Best Buy.
  The water is affecting 109 Street between 103 Avenue and 104 Avenue. The entire intersection is closed.
  Epcor spokeswoman Kelly Struski said crews are on scene working to close water valves in order to isolate the break.
  “Wat
  
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• St. Albert Impact 2003 Boys Pub Night Fundraiser - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert Impact 2003 Boys Pub Night Fundraiser  St. Albert GazetteSilent auction items include: Oiler Club tickets, Edge of Excellence Hockey Camp, hockey and soccer jerseys, spa services. Join us Saturday, Feb. 16 from 6 to ...
  
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• No easy fix - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 08:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  No easy fix  St. Albert GazetteEfforts to combat the ongoing opioid crisis in the province, including the setup of controversial safe injection sites, have yet to yield overwhelming.
  
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• Business or profession? - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 08:04 via stalbertgazette.com
  Business or profession?  St. Albert GazetteThe Businessperson's Creed is: Profit, Product, People and Principle in that order. The professional must exactly reverse the order of importance of.
  
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• Unnecessary packaging waste has gotten out of hand - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 08:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  Unnecessary packaging waste has gotten out of hand  St. Albert GazetteI refer to various columns/letters in the Gazette over the last couple of weeks regarding St. Albert's recycling program, and also the global situation.
  
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• St. Albert is an amazing community - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 08:02 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert is an amazing community  St. Albert GazetteI just want to share what an amazing community our family lives in. In December 2018, our family welcomed 19-year-old Brian Siara to St. Albert from a.
  
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• Heckling MP Cooper needs to explain himself - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 08:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Heckling MP Cooper needs to explain himself  St. Albert GazetteOur MP, Michael Cooper, has been called out repeatedly in the House for “heckling.” He is apparently one of the three top hecklers! Is this how St.
  
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• Cam Talbot traded to Flyers, Koskinen now king in Edmonton

  16-02-2019 07:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  From the moment that Mikko Koskinen signed his three year, $4.5 million per deal in January the clock was ticking on Cam Talbot’s time in Edmonton.
  He’s now been moved, sent out in a salary dump so that the Oilers can recall Andrej Sekera from the Bakersfield Condors early next week.
  The trade turns out to be a small one, even as Talbot was one of the heroes of Edmonton’s now distant 2016-17 season. Since that happy time, he’s been plagued by mediocre performances highlig
  
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• Water main break turned 109 Street intersection into lake

  16-02-2019 06:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Emergency crews and Epcor are responding to a water main break in downtown Edmonton Friday night.
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services spokeswoman Maya Filipovic said fire crews received a call around 9:20 p.m. that an eight-inch water main had broken in front of a Best Buy.
  The water is affecting 109 Street between 103 Avenue and 104 Avenue. The entire intersection is affected, said police.
  Filipovic said it is recommended commuters avoid the area for the time being.
  DWT officers redirecting traffic @
  
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• Player grades: Oilers get "E" for Effort but no "F" for Finish

  16-02-2019 06:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 1, Hurricanes 3
  For the second time on a tough three-game roadie in the Metropolitan Division, the Edmonton Oilers peppered an opposing goalie with rubber but had no finish. The inescapable conclusion? Their playoff hopes are essentially finished. With 57 games on the books and just 25 left on the slate, the Oilers stand just 1 point above last place in the West, having won just 1 of their last 10 outings (1-7-2).
  No faulting the Oilers’ effort in Carolina on Friday night, but they
  
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• Family fun: Things to do on Family Day long weekend

  16-02-2019 02:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  There is no shortage of events to participate in this Family Day on Monday. Here are 10 things to do in and around Edmonton that are fun for the whole family.
  Art Gallery of Alberta
  Where: 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
  When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Last entry at 4 p.m.)
  What: Enjoy free exhibitions and art activities themed around the gallery’s current exhibitions.
  Alberta legislature
  Where: 10800 97 Ave. (Alberta Legislature Building)
  When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  What: Explore the legislature
  
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• Keith Gerein: Clumsy NDP effort to vilify Jason Kenney carries high risk of backfire

  16-02-2019 02:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Are you scared yet?
  The Alberta election is just weeks away and Jason Kenney is lurking.
  He’s inside the house, coming for your health care, your reproductive rights, your children’s future and anything else he can get his conservative claws on.
  You’ll be lucky to escape with a few energy efficient light bulbs.
  That, at least, is the bogeyman image the NDP is trying to create around Kenney with the launch of a new website cataloguing all of his alleged misdeeds.
  I confess I lik
  
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• Press Gallery podcast #261: The You Can't Handle The Truth (aboutjasonkenney.ca) edition

  16-02-2019 01:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  The spring election hasn’t even been called yet, but that didn’t stop the NDP unveiling a new website attacking UCP leader Jason Kenney and Kenney unveiling a raft of policy platforms.
  Take a deep breath, Alberta politics fans, and join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy, Keith Gerein and Sarah O’Donnell to talk about those developments.
  And don’t think the Alberta Party manages to miss out — no, no. The team takes a look at why its leader, Step
  
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• Education minister vows to ban seclusion rooms in schools as Inclusion Alberta slams province's draft guidelines

  16-02-2019 01:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Education Minister David Eggen is vowing to ban seclusion rooms in schools following pressure from advocacy groups calling for immediate action.
  “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 emailed statement Friday morning.
  In October, Eggen formed an eight-member working group of parents, teac
  
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• Photos: Power of Women hosted by Nellie McClung students at Oliver School

  16-02-2019 01:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nellie McClung program students hosted a Power of Women conference at Oliver School in Edmonton on Friday. The conference featured a speaker series of influential Edmonton women. Student-led activities included team building, scavenger hunt, improv, community circle, women’s trivia,board games and a Pink Tea.
  The Nellie McClung junior high school program provides Grades 7-9 programming for girls that emphasizes leadership, initiative, self-reliance and independence.
  Students listen to a sp
  
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• Socializing success in sobriety - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 01:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Socializing success in sobriety  St. Albert GazetteFor many, it's an unheard-of proposition: going out without having alcohol. For Kaitie Degen, it's just another Saturday. The 26-year-old is at the head.
  
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• GIFT gala gets girls in film - St. Albert Gazette

  16-02-2019 00:16 via stalbertgazette.com
  GIFT gala gets girls in film  St. Albert GazetteGirls In Film and Television has a party planned for its big launch event on Tuesday, even though it's already been fighting gender disparity in film from.
  
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