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• Extreme cold warning in effect - St. Albert Gazette

  25-02-2019 23:59 via stalbertgazette.com
  Extreme cold warning in effect  St. Albert GazetteEnvironment Canada has released an extreme cold warning: The coldest wind chill values will be near minus 40. Extreme wind chill values are expected to.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers stand pat on weak hand at 2019 trade deadline

  25-02-2019 23:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 62: Oilers at Predators
  The Edmonton Oilers did flat nothing on Monday to improve their team in either the present or future tense, making zero moves as the NHL Trade Deadline came and went.A glass half full type (such as myself) might say the Oilers did their dealing earlier in trade season, making a pair of trades ten days ago when they moved out Cam Talbot for a cheaper backup netminder in Anthony Stolarz, then dealt disappointing Ryan Spooner to Vancouver in return for Sam Gagner. I
  
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• St. Albert mayor defends efforts to limit urban sprawl - St. Albert Gazette

  25-02-2019 23:35 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert mayor defends efforts to limit urban sprawl  St. Albert GazetteUrban municipalities are doing their best to ensure agricultural land is protected as much as possible, says St. Albert's mayor. Mayor Cathy Heron came to.
  
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• No police wrongdoing in death of woman who suffered stroke in cells: ASIRT

  25-02-2019 23:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  There is little that could have been done to avert the death of a woman who suffered a stroke while in an Edmonton police jail cell, Alberta’s police watchdog said Monday.
  The 55-year-old woman, who was not identified, died hours after being arrested at the Belvedere LRT station on Aug. 6, 2017.
  Susan Hughson, executive director of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, said the woman appeared to be fine to officers monitoring the police service’s detainee management unit, locat
  
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• Ray Gibbon Drive in St. Albert to be twinned over next decade, province says - CBC.ca

  25-02-2019 22:49 via cbc.ca
  Ray Gibbon Drive in St. Albert to be twinned over next decade, province says  CBC.caTransportation Minister Brian Mason announced Monday the province plans to work with the City of St. Albert to twin Ray Gibbon Drive. Eight kilometres of the ...
  
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• St. Albert Transit Clarifies Students Ride Free Program

  25-02-2019 22:43
  The City of St. Albert and St. Albert Transit have received some questions about the Students Ride Free Program, which... Read Post
  
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• Gas prices changing again in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  25-02-2019 22:42 via stalbertgazette.com
  Gas prices changing again in St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteGas prices are changing again in St. Albert. Some locations have dropped from 107.9, but others are raising their prices to 103.9, according to.
  
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• St. Albert’s Ray Gibbon Drive to be expanded - CTV News

  25-02-2019 21:27 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  St. Albert’s Ray Gibbon Drive to be expanded  CTV NewsThe province has announced a cost-sharing agreement with St. Albert to widen one of the roads that connects the bedroom community to Edmonton's Anthony ...
  
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• Burke, Kypreos and Hrudey say Zack Kassian is top Oilers deadline day prize

  25-02-2019 20:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  If Leafs need toughness at F, which they certainly do, and Oilers could use a F with more offensive juice, would a Zack Kassian for Connor Brown trade work? Brown played with McDavid in Erie
  — Jim Matheson (@NHLbyMatty) February 25, 2019Oilers traded away two of McDavid's friends Ryan Strome and Drake Caggiula so if they are looking at Connor Brown, he had big stats with McDavid in Erie. Just can't fit into top 9 in Toronto. Lots of teams calling on him.
  — Jim Matheson (@NHLbyMatty)
  
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• TSN panel pushes hard on Al Murray of Tampa Bay Lightning as new Oilers GM

  25-02-2019 19:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A number of names have been mentioned for the job of next Edmonton Oilers GM, but a new one got a strong push today from the TSN “Deadline Day” panel: Al Murray, director of amateur scouting for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
  Al Murray of Tampa
  Both commentators Pierre McGuire, a former NHL coach, and Ray Ferraro, a former player, spoke glowingly about Murray.
  Ferraro listed such names as Kelly McCrimmon, asst. GM of Vegas, and Ron Hextall, former GM of the Flyers as the front-runners.
  But
  
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• Kenney announces immigration plan to attract entrepreneurs to rural Alberta

  25-02-2019 19:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jason Kenney says a United Conservative government would launch an immigration plan that attracts newcomer entrepreneurs to rural Alberta in order to get “the best bang for the buck” on who settles in the province.
  He announced the broad details of an “Alberta advantage immigration strategy” in Chestermere Monday.
  Part of that plan would include pairing communities with immigrants who want to own and manage businesses in a small towns. There would be a set of criteria the
  
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• Coroner calls for seatbelts on buses following Humboldt crash - St. Albert Gazette

  25-02-2019 19:29 via stalbertgazette.com
  Coroner calls for seatbelts on buses following Humboldt crash  St. Albert GazetteREGINA — Saskatchewan's coroner's *service* has released its report into the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and it calls for tougher enforcement of trucking.
  
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• NDP MLA Denise Woollard loses nomination for Edmonton-Meadows

  25-02-2019 19:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  MLA Denise Woollard lost her party’s nomination contest in the redrawn riding of Edmonton-Meadows on Sunday, one of the NDP’s few contested races.
  Insurance broker Jasvir Deol won the nomination to carry the NDP banner after facing off against Woollard and clinical psychologist Chand Gul on Sunday.
  The United Conservative Party announced Thursday that former Edmonton Eskimos president Len Rhodes will run in the riding.
  Woollard, the sitting MLA for Edmonton-Mill Creek, was elected in
  
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• Wine column: Rioja region presents wide range of Spanish wines

  25-02-2019 19:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  In the northwest of Spain lies the wine-producing region of Rioja (“ree-oh-ha”). Here you would find not only their internationally popular red wines, but there’s white and rosé as well that range from simple and elegant to complex and profound.
  The flagship red varietal of Rioja is Tempranillo (pronounced “temp-rah-nee-yo”). Other allowable grapes are: Graciano, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Maturana Tinta. What’s interesting to note is the back-label sea
  
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• Council Thrilled with Ray Gibbon Drive Announcement

  25-02-2019 19:10
  Province Commits to Cost-sharing Agreement with City to Twin Road St. Albert City Council is thrilled that the Government of... Read Post
  
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• Juicy Milan Lucic rumour but Edmonton Oilers likely to be quiet at trade deadline

  25-02-2019 17:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  It sounds like it could be a quiet day for the Edmonton Oilers. Very quiet.
  There are a few rumours floating around out there, the juiciest one coming from Larry Brooks of the New York Post: “Jesse Puljujarvi is on IR with a lower-body injury that may cost him significant time. So he is not likely to be dealt by Monday. But the 2016 fourth-overall winger wouldn’t have been on the move anyway, not with Oilers interim GM Keith Gretzky insisting that interested parties also be willing t
  
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• Edmonton weather: I was told there'd be warm

  25-02-2019 15:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -29 C with a breeze south-west at 6km/h making it feel like -35.
  I’d love to sugar coat your weather story this Monday morning but I’m not going to. It’s cold and it’s going to be cold the rest of the week. Some daily temperatures are not as low as you’d think but every day has a wind chill that it really doesn’
  
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• Sunny skies to start your work week - St. Albert Gazette

  25-02-2019 14:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Sunny skies to start your work week  St. Albert GazetteSunny skies on Monday. The daytime high of -16 C will feel like -30 C in the morning and -21 C in the afternoon, as a result of 15 km/h winds. Risk of.
  
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• Elise Stolte: Photo radar edict tinged with hypocrisy

  25-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason made a welcome, if hypocritical, announcement on photo radar last week.
  Cities and towns now have one year to open their books. They must prove to citizens and the provincial government that the way they use photo radar is reducing serious injuries and fatal collisions. It can’t be a “cash cow;” it must be focused on safety.
  If Alberta Transportation doesn’t like what it sees, Mason said, local governments could lose their abili
  
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• Drug-impaired driving on the rise, cannabis-impaired driving mellow: Commission report

  25-02-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police dealt with less than 100 instances of cannabis-impaired driving in 2018, according to a report to the Edmonton Police Commission Thursday.
  The commission was provided with an update to cannabis-related impaired driving statistics in its Q4 Annual Policing Plan.
  In anticipation of cannabis legalization on Oct. 17, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) added a flag in November 2017 for police reports where, based on initial assessment, officers indicate they believe an individual may b
  
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• City suggests 'notwithstanding clause' allowing cannabis retail stores in shopping malls that may violate distance restrictions

  25-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four months into cannabis legalization, the City of Edmonton is recommending an exemption to the distance requirements for cannabis retail sales to allow stores in large shopping malls.
  In a report heading to a city council public hearing Monday, the city is proposing a “new notwithstanding clause” on the current separation distances to exempt sites zoned as DC2, site specific development control division, or CSC, shopping centre zone greater than two hectares.
  Current separation dis
  
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• City proposes relaxed rules for backyard homes after decrease in developments since 2017 changes

  25-02-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Relaxed rules around garden suites in backyards are being suggested by the city after a 32 per cent decrease in developments since new amendments were introduced in 2017.
  These new rules put in place Sept. 1, 2017 were intended to reduce barriers around building separated backyard dwellings, but public feedback from the first nine months highlighted challenges with regulations and processes.
  Concerns with the 2017 changes include accessibility concerns with design standards and floor area requir
  
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• St Albert RCMP charge man for pretending to be a police officer - MorinvilleNews.com

  25-02-2019 09:00 via morinvillenews.com
  St Albert RCMP charge man for pretending to be a police officer  MorinvilleNews.comby Morinville News Staff. A 62-year-old St. Albert man will be facing charges of Personation of a Police Officer, operating an unregistered vehicle and operating a ...
  
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• St. Albert man charged with impersonating police officer - Edmonton Journal

  25-02-2019 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  St. Albert man charged with impersonating police officer  Edmonton JournalA 62-year-old man is facing charges of impersonating a police officer after witnesses described seeing a Jeep with flashing lights driving erratically through the ...
  
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• St. Albert man charged with impersonating police officer - CBC.ca

  25-02-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  St. Albert man charged with impersonating police officer  CBC.caSt. Albert RCMP have laid charges of personating a police officer against a 62-year-old man after two separate incidents last week.
  
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• St. Albert hockey player battling PTSD to stay in the game he loves - Globalnews.ca

  25-02-2019 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  St. Albert hockey player battling PTSD to stay in the game he loves  Globalnews.caEthan McKinley suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after a man attempted to abduct him when he was 12 years old. After years of being unable to leave ...
  
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• Senior duo steps up late to lead St. Albert boys back to state - The Daily Nonpareil

  25-02-2019 09:00 via nonpareilonline.com
  Senior duo steps up late to lead St. Albert boys back to state  The Daily NonpareilADEL — With their season and careers on the line, St. Albert senior forwards Reed Miller and Jared Gast took their games to another level Monday.
  
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• Senior duo steps up late to lead St. Albert boys back to state - Omaha World-Herald

  25-02-2019 09:00 via omaha.com
  Senior duo steps up late to lead St. Albert boys back to state  Omaha World-HeraldWith their season and careers on the line, Council Bluffs St. Albert senior forwards Reed Miller and Jared Gast took their games to another level Monday.
  
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• Ray Gibbon Drive to be twinned between Edmonton and St. Albert - Global News

  25-02-2019 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Ray Gibbon Drive to be twinned between Edmonton and St. Albert  Global NewsRay Gibbon Drive between Edmonton and St. Albert will be twinned, the province announced on Monday.
  
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• Notes from the Dome: St. Albert road expansion, anti-racism council meets - Edmonton Journal

  25-02-2019 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Notes from the Dome: St. Albert road expansion, anti-racism council meets  Edmonton JournalA $54.2-million road expansion will reduce traffic congestion for commuters travelling to and from St. Albert, says Infrastructure Minister Brian Mason.
  
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• Alberta soldiers gather to mull lawsuit over forced anti-malaria drug

  25-02-2019 00:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hundreds of Alberta veterans attended a town hall meeting in Edmonton this weekend to discuss an impending lawsuit for soldiers who say they have been permanently affected by an anti-malarial drug commonly given to Canadian troops in the 1990s.
  Mefloquine is a drug that was first given to soldiers going to Somalia in 1992 as part of a clinical trial.
  Paul Miller, a partner with Howie, Sacks & Henry (HSH), spoke at the town hall meeting at the Kingsway Legion, 14339 50 St., on Saturday. HSH c
  
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