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• Neighbours sound off support - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 23:59 via stalbertgazette.com
  Neighbours sound off support  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert residents living next to Ray Gibbon Drive welcome the expansion of the busy roadway, even though it could result in some more noise. The.
  
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• Two Edmonton men sought after arrests in Fort McMurray drug sting: ALERT

  27-02-2019 23:27
  Two Edmonton men are being sought in the wake of a Fort McMurray drug operation that netted 10 arrests, says Alberta’s integrated police team.
  A total of four Fort McMurray homes were searched between December and Feb. 21, said the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) in a Wednesday news release.
  More than $21,000 in cash as well as drugs were seized.
  “These investigations have added up to make a big impact on organized crime in Fort McMurray,” said Insp. Sean Boser, o
  
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• Police investigating after explosive defused in west end

  27-02-2019 23:21
  Police are investigating after the bomb squad defused an explosive in the west end.
  Police responded to reports of an explosive device in the area of 97 Avenue and 159 Street around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  “Responding officers cordoned off the area and evacuated civilians in the immediate vicinity while the EPS explosive disposal unit responded and rendered the device safe,” said police spokeswoman Carolin Maran in an email Wednesday.
  Police do not believe there is any concern for public
  
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• Canadian petroleum association presents recommendations ahead of spring election

  27-02-2019 23:17
  The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) presented a number of recommendations on Wednesday that will double investment in the provincial energy sector ahead of this year’s provincial election.
  Greater market access, lower corporate and municipal taxes, a straightforward regulatory process and proper climate policy are the recommendations being championed by the oil and gas association.
  Speaking at an Edmonton Chamber of Commerce luncheon, CAPP’s president Tim McMillan
  
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• Alberta deficit down $1.9 billion as election edges closer

  27-02-2019 23:08
  On the verge of an election, Alberta’s finance minister has unveiled a promising economic outlook despite the volatile oil differential that hounded energy producers last fall.
  “We’re on track to balance the budget by 2023, and will continue to have the best balance sheet in the country,” Finance Minister Joe Ceci told reporters Wednesday. “Pipeline bottlenecks remain a serious issue.”
  The third-quarter financials included an update on the province’s &ld
  
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• Business community looks to the future of Ray Gibbon Drive - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 22:33 via stalbertgazette.com
  Business community looks to the future of Ray Gibbon Drive  St. Albert GazetteEven though the province has announced a funding agreement with the city to twin Ray Gibbon Drive, one developer in the area is still concerned. “The.
  
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• Commuter Alert: Groat Road Bridge closed due to 'crane incident'

  27-02-2019 22:30
  The Groat Road Bridge is closed in both directions due to an “incident involving a construction crane,” city officials warned Wednesday afternoon.
  Adriana Amelio, spokeswoman for the City of Edmonton, said the crane suffered a “wheel derailment.” The bridge is in the midst of a major two-year, $48-million rehabilitation project and is normally down to just one lane of traffic in each direction while the work is underway.
  As a result of the crane problem, the bridge is com
  
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• At City Hall: Public data, spring fitness and software contract - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 22:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  At City Hall: Public data, spring fitness and software contract  St. Albert GazetteCity launches open data website A new city-run data website is aiming to improve transparency and accountability at City Hall. While the website only has.
  
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• Ireland dreamin’ - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 21:35 via stalbertgazette.com
  Ireland dreamin’  St. Albert GazetteThe St. Albert Singers Guild has been going strong for more than three decades here in this city, but the group is hoping to spread the love across the.
  
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• Former agri biz CFO charged in alleged $2.45-million fraud: City police

  27-02-2019 21:08
  The former chief financial officer of a local agri-business organization has been charged in an alleged $2.45-million fraud, say city police.
  In late 2015, the organization initiated an internal audit after an employee reported a suspicious expenditure, said police in a Wednesday release.
  As a result, the organization reportedly discovered that millions of dollars of corporate funds had been allegedly misappropriated through transfers, non-business billings and other means, said city police in a
  
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• Man charged in 2016 death of six-month-old child

  27-02-2019 21:04
  Edmonton police have charged a man with second degree murder in connection to the 2016 death of a six-month-old infant.
  According to a Wednesday news release, it was reported to police on July 5, 2016, that the six-month-old baby boy was left with a man, a friend of the family, to babysit the child while the mother was away at work.
  Upon returning home, police said the mother noticed the baby was in medical distress and she called paramedics who treated and transported the child to hospital.
  Pol
  
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• At County Council: Pure Selections and Villeneuve Village - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 20:39 via stalbertgazette.com
  At County Council: Pure Selections and Villeneuve Village  St. Albert GazetteCounty rezones land for cannabis plant and considers a new subdivision/gravel pit by Villeneuve.
  
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• High school basketball playoff updates - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 19:51 via stalbertgazette.com
  High school basketball playoff updates  St. Albert GazetteDivision one women The St. Albert Skyhawks and Paul Kane Blues can punch their tickets to the metro Edmonton division one women's final by winning their.
  
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• Two Edmonton men sought after arrests in Fort Mac drug sting: ALERT

  27-02-2019 19:32
  Two Edmonton men are being sought in the wake of a Fort McMurry drug operation that netted 10 arrests, says Alberta’s integrated police team.
  A total of four Fort McMurray homes were searched between December and Feb. 21, said the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) in a Wednesday release.
  More than $21,000 in cash as well as drugs were seized.
  “These investigations have added up to make a big impact on organized crime in Fort McMurray,” said Insp. Sean Boser, officer
  
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• Alberta deficit down $1.9 billion on heels of oil curtailment

  27-02-2019 19:32
  Alberta’s finance minister says the province’s deficit will be $1.9 billion less in 2018-19 than originally expected, despite the volatile oil differential that hounded energy producers last fall.
  Third-quarter financials released Wednesday, which now predict a $6.9-billion deficit instead of an original $8.8-billion shortfall, also included an update on the province’s “path to balance” for the first time. This hints the NDP won’t bring forward a budget ahead
  
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• Despite 7,800 newcomers since 2015, population drop shows Wood Buffalo's changing pace

  27-02-2019 18:49
  A more detailed census released Tuesday by the municipality shows more than 7,800 people moved to Wood Buffalo since the last census was conducted in 2015, although the municipality’s total population has dropped by nearly 11 per cent.
  The 2018 census shows Wood Buffalo has an overall population of 111,687 people, down from the 125,032 residents counted in 2015. At 54.9 per cent, the town is still mostly male as 45.1 per cent of people identified as female.
  This is the first population cen
  
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• RCMP release Sturgeon County homicide victim's photo to generate tips

  27-02-2019 18:29
  RCMP are hoping to generate tips by releasing the photo of an Edmonton man found slain in Sturgeon County.
  A rural property owner found Trevor Emery Wortman, 41, dead on a lease site near Range Road 224 on Feb. 12. An autopsy later determined his death to be a homicide, said Redwater RCMP in a Wednesday news release.
  “Police are looking to speak with anyone who may have been in contact with Trevor prior to Feb. 11, 2019, or may have noticed any suspicious persons, or vehicles near Range Ro
  
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• Who’s that boy? RISE asks - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 18:24 via stalbertgazette.com
  Who’s that boy? RISE asks  St. Albert GazetteMiranda Jimmy isn't pretending to be Indiana Jones but she does have an important history question that someone out there might be able to answer: Who is.
  
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• What to make of that Adam Larsson to the Toronto Maple Leafs rumour? Sounds way off

  27-02-2019 17:52
  This in from Jimmy Murphy,  a Boston sports commentator:  “Hearing again today that #LetsGoOilers and #LeafsForever discussed a large trade that would’ve seen defenseman Adam Larsson end up in Toronto and Connor Brown end up in Edmonton. There were lots of moving pieces and that’s likely why it didn’t happen. Could revisit in offseason.”
  To which Bob Stauffer of the Oilers responded: “FYI. At no point was Adam Larsson’s name brought up in trade
  
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• Jarome Iginla Arena ceremony good to go Aug. 25 - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 17:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Jarome Iginla Arena ceremony good to go Aug. 25  St. Albert GazetteAkinsdale Arena will be renamed in honour of the future Hockey Hall of Famer from St. Albert in a ceremony Aug. 25. Jarome Iginla Arena will be christened.
  
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• Jarome Iginla Arena ceremony good to go Aug. 24 - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 17:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Jarome Iginla Arena ceremony good to go Aug. 24  St. Albert GazetteAkinsdale Arena will be renamed in honour of the future Hockey Hall of Famer from St. Albert in a ceremony Aug. 24. Jarome Iginla Arena will be christened.
  
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• Midget AAA and bantam AAA playoffs - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 16:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Midget AAA and bantam AAA playoffs  St. Albert GazetteRaiders playoffs Tuesday's playoff result between the Grande Peace Storm and Southside Athletic Club determined the opponent for the St. Albert Nektar.
  
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• St. Albert is pink and country today - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 15:36 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert is pink and country today  St. Albert GazetteA country music star will be greeted by a sea of pink today at Leo Nickerson School as he drops by to show students how to be better than bullies.
  
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• Edmonton weather: -3 C is practically T-shirt weather, right?

  27-02-2019 14:56
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -13.1 C with 7 km/h winds out of the west contributing to a -18 wind chill.
  Forecasters are calling for a downright balmy high of -3 C today but let’s all hope the wind dies down enough so people can actually enjoy the day. There’s a slight chance of snow today, too, but 30 per cent is hardly an inspiring number. I’m going to
  
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• EPS bomb squad responds to report of explosive device in west end

  27-02-2019 14:20
  Police responded to a west end neighbourhood after a report of an explosive device discovered underneath a vehicle Tuesday night.
  Edmonton Police Service spokeswoman Cheryl Voordenhout said officers responded to the call at about 4:30 p.m..
  Police have cordoned off the area of 97 Avenue and 159 Street in the Glenwood neighbourhood and have evacuated those living in the immediate area.
  EPS bomb technicians are on scene.
  More to come …
  
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• Rinkside Report hockey coverage - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 14:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Rinkside Report hockey coverage  St. Albert GazetteFire burns Slash The third loss of the season for the St. Albert Slash stopped a 12-game winning streak on home ice for the reigning Esso Cup national.
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Climbing Mount Everest a bad idea

  27-02-2019 14:00
  Every year, many people climb Mount Everest, and that is a risky choice. This is something dangerous and terrible. Lots of people climb Mount Everest without getting all the facts.
  Sherpas risk their lives to help you. They carry your things, help you find the best way up, and help you set up camp. They do all this for only around $4,000 per trip. By using a Sherpa not only is your life in danger, you just put theirs in danger too.
  Every person who climbs Mount Everest brings up about 18 pounds
  
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• Three to See Thursday: tunnel, Foreigner and Sibelius

  27-02-2019 14:00
  tunnel: A tender proposition to the din is having a listening event Thursday.
  tunnel: A tender proposition to the din: Artists Jen Reimer and Magnus Tiesenhausen recorded the vibrations of water treatment and circulation taken from within Calgary’s Glenmore reservoir and Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant, and are presenting a listening session of moments extracted from a cycle of water storage, distillation, distribution, consumption and transformation. They muse of this hypnotic work,
  
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• Heather Klimchuk: From door-knocking to running, elections offer opportunity for women

  27-02-2019 14:00
  Democracy is hard work and 2019 will be full of change and opportunity. Now more than ever is the time for more women to become involved in the upcoming provincial or federal election campaigns.
  Being a volunteer in a political campaign is an amazing journey and a very worthwhile experience. Perhaps I am showing my bias, but I can assure you it is the right thing to do.
  There are so many reasons to be engaged, including issues like grassroots democracy, accountability, progressive social policie
  
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• Finance Minister Joe Ceci to release fiscal update

  27-02-2019 14:00
  Finance Minister Joe Ceci is slated to release a fiscal update Wednesday that will include the latest economic forecast following a volatile oil differential last fall.
  “In the first part of the year, the natural resources were up over budget, and that’s good news,” Ceci told reporters Tuesday.
  The second-quarter financials released in November projected a $1.3-billion reduction in the provincial deficit, totalling $7.5 billion for 2018-19. Ceci said the province is on tra
  
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• Editorial: Keep photo radar focused on safety

  27-02-2019 14:00
  Alberta’s transportation minister confirmed last week what many drivers already know — too often photo radar is used as a moneymaker instead of a public-safety tool.
  That is obvious every time a driver sees the tell-tale camera flash in the rear-view mirror if they fail to brake quickly enough when a highway approaches a city or town and speed limits drop.
  It is also evident that photo radar the way it’s usually used is of questionable value in keeping roads safe when commuters
  
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• Elise Stolte: Turning a blind eye to fare evasion doesn't create safer buses

  27-02-2019 11:00
  Creating counterfeit transit passes is now as simple as making a colour photocopy on glossy card stock. And still Edmonton bus drivers say they’re waving through passengers who use fraudulent payment or no payment at all, rather than dealing with potential violence.
  “You’ve got a fraction of a second and we’re directed not to enforce it anyway,” said one of several bus drivers who spoke with me about a steadily growing issue on Edmonton Transit buses.
  For a decade n
  
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• David Staples: Want to whip climate change? Go nuclear, says Alberta advocate

  27-02-2019 11:00
  Want to whip climate change? It’s time to embrace the nuclear option, which is, in fact, nuclear power.
  So argues Alberta’s most enthusiastic advocate for nuclear power, engineer Sean Wagner, who runs the Alberta Nuclear Nucleus blog to educate folks on the benefits of nuclear energy.
  Alberta uses 10 to 11 gigawatts of electrical power each day. A nuclear plant will produce 0.5 to 1.3 gigawatts per day. So with about a dozen such plants we’d meet all of Alberta’s electric
  
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• Take the money - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 08:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  Take the money  St. Albert GazetteAt the risk of sounding ungrateful, something is better than nothing. Monday's announcement that the province is going to throw $27.1 million, or half of.
  
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• Separating art from artist - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 08:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Separating art from artist  St. Albert GazetteFashion legend Karl Lagerfeld died on Feb. 19 at the age of 85. He was described in a New York Times Style Magazine profile as “maddening and brilliant.”
  
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• Looking south? Look closer! - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 07:58 via stalbertgazette.com
  Looking south? Look closer!  St. Albert GazetteIt defies my understanding how a whole article in the Feb. 16 St. Albert Gazette (“Look south for city's climate future”) can be full of conjectures and.
  
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• Splash and slash - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 07:57 via stalbertgazette.com
  Splash and slash  St. Albert GazetteWhy do we bother with 10-year planning in this city? I do not know the cost of this exercise but if council decides to cut – imagine the hours that went.
  
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• Celebration of the Arts should feature a St. Albert band - St. Albert Gazette

  27-02-2019 07:56 via stalbertgazette.com
  Celebration of the Arts should feature a St. Albert band  St. Albert GazetteI happened to see a poster promoting the Mayor's Celebration of the Arts at the Enjoy Centre on March 21. I observed that the main music act at the.
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Health-care union campaigns against Kenney, third-quarter numbers to be released

  27-02-2019 04:25
  A union of Alberta health-care professionals is accusing the UCP of planning to bring in a two-tier U.S.-style health-care system if elected.
  “Kenney isn’t being open with the public about his for-profit ideology, but chooses to focus on distractions,” said Health Sciences Association of Alberta president Mike Parker in a statement Tuesday.
  He pointed to a 2018 UCP policy declaration that said the Alberta government should “give Albertans the choice of privately-funded, p
  
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• EPS bomb squad responding to report of explosive device in west end

  27-02-2019 03:31
  Police are responding to a west end neighbourhood after a report of an explosive device discovered underneath a vehicle.
  Edmonton Police Service spokeswoman Cheryl Voordenhout said officers responded to the call at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  Police have cordoned off the area of 97 Avenue and 159 Street in the Glenwood neighbourhood and have evacuated those living in the immediate area.
  EPS bomb technicians are on scene.
  More to come …
  
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• 'There's not a clear pathway': Kenney rolls out platform promise on reviewing foreign credentials

  27-02-2019 02:50
  The UCP plans to throw a spotlight on professional licensing bodies that delay telling immigrants if they have the necessary credentials to work in Alberta, says leader Jason Kenney.
  “There are still some bad actors where it takes sometimes two to three years to get an answer on an application for licensure,” he told reporters Tuesday. “There’s not a clear pathway. People lose heart.”
  If elected, the UCP will introduce legislation outlining a six-month deadline for
  
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• City council to lobby province for bus-lane cash for Terwillegar expressway upgrades

  27-02-2019 01:51
  City council voted Tuesday to lobby the province for transit grant funding for dedicated bus lanes on the Terwillegar expressway.
  In late 2018, the city sent the province a list of projects as part of an application for the Alberta Community Transit Fund. That list included plans to upgrade Terwillegar Drive into an expressway.
  The motion passed by council Tuesday directs Mayor Don Iveson to write to Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason and Premier Rachel Notley and “urgently advoca
  
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• Watch: Judge reserves decision on ending Omar Khadr's sentence

  27-02-2019 01:15
  The decision to end former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr’s sentence was reserved by Chief Justice Mary Moreau in Court of Queen’s Bench in Edmonton on Tuesday. She’ll take approximately one month to review case law regarding section 94 in the Youth Criminal Justice Act and return with a judgement in March.
  Khadr is asking the court to declare his eight-year sentence for war crimes, imposed in 2010 by a United States military commission, to have expired. According to lawyer N
  
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• Watch: Alberta advocate pushes for nuclear energy

  27-02-2019 01:10
  Alberta’s most enthusiastic advocate for nuclear power might be engineer Sean Wagner, who runs the Alberta Nuclear Nucleus blog promoting the benefits of nuclear energy.
  A nuclear plant could produce 0.5 to 1.3 gigawatts per day and about a dozen nuclear plants would meet all of Alberta’s electrical needs with essentially zero carbon emissions, Wagner says.
  — With files from David Staples
  
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• Omar Khadr asks youth court to terminate remaining sentence while lengthy wait for U.S. appeal case continues

  27-02-2019 00:39
  Omar Khadr is requesting the three and half years remaining on his 2010 youth sentence be reduced to just one day as he continues to wait for a decision on a U.S appeal.
  Khadr was granted bail in 2015 when he launched an appeal on his conviction for the killing of American special forces soldier Christopher Speer during a firefight in Afghanistan when Khadr was 15. His eight-year sentence stopped counting down when bail was granted and the appeal still hasn’t been heard. Without bail, Khad
  
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