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• Armed suspects in St. Albert target young people in series of robberies - CBC.ca

  23-04-2019 22:13 via cbc.ca
  Armed suspects in St. Albert target young people in series of robberies  CBC.caPolice are warning young people in St. Albert to walk in groups or with adults after a rash of armed robberies in the city.
  
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• Lacombe Lake Park Construction

  23-04-2019 21:55
  Construction to take place from May to October Facilities and amenities at Lacombe Lake Park will be getting repaired and... Read Post
  
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• One dead after boat capsizes south of Grande Prairire

  23-04-2019 21:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man is dead after a boat capsized in Bear Creek river south of Grande Prairie.
  RCMP and emergency service personnel responded to reports of the overturned boat about 2:30 p.m. Easter Monday. Two men were travelling along the river in a jet boat when they ran into strong rapids and it capsized, said a RCMP news release on Tuesday.
  A 45-year-old man was recovered from the river and transported to a local hosptial where he was pronounced dead. A second man, 42, swam to shore and called emergency
  
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• 'Slow zone' pitched to lower speed in city core

  23-04-2019 21:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  A community plan to slow traffic in the city core through both lowered speeds and physical changes to roads is headed to city hall Wednesday.
  A proposed slow zone would see speed limits drop to 30 kilometres per hour on local roads, as well as the installation of temporary traffic calming measures such as raised crosswalks, moveable concrete barriers, and using paint to change the angle of corners to slow down drivers as they turn. Or even allowing more street parking, which can encourage lower
  
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• Event hopes to bring threshing world record back to St-Albert - The Review Newspaper

  23-04-2019 21:17 via thereview.ca
  Event hopes to bring threshing world record back to St-Albert  The Review NewspaperRural folks of a certain age often reminisce about threshing and threshing machines of years past. But not many have memories of world records being set for ...
  
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• Two sent to hospital, one in critical condition, after motorcycle crash on Anthony Henday

  23-04-2019 21:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two people are in hospital — one in critical condition — after the motorcycle they were riding Monday was rear ended by a van at high speed, ejecting both the driver and passenger from the motorcycle, Edmonton police said.
  According to a Monday evening news release, the collision occurred at around 2:50 p.m. after reports of a serious collision on Anthony Henday Drive, between 111 Avenue and Yellowhead Trail.
  Police said two women were riding a motorcycle heading north on the Henday,
  
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• A new version of The Tempest launches vital conversation about inclusion

  23-04-2019 20:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you thought Shakespeare was challenging, try reading it, understanding it — and then interpreting it for an audience — when English isn’t your first language.
  That’s the extra layer of complication that Thurga Kanagasekarampillai faced when she began to develop her role as Miranda in the Citadel’s production of The Tempest, which debuts Thursday in the Shoctor Theatre and runs until May 12.
  Kanagasekarampillai is deaf; her first language is American Sign Language
  
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• After a brilliant second season, Star Trek Discovery boldly going where no one has gone before

  23-04-2019 20:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Season two of Star Trek Discovery boldly went where no one had gone if not exactly before, at least for a long, long time.
  And, SPOILERS AHEAD, Michael Burnham cried. Like, in every single episode.
  Yet it’s a series that fully found footing in year two — replacing the tedious Ash-Tyler-as-Klingon switcheroo (that I still don’t actually medically understand) with stories that were more meaningful and, most importantly, “Star Trek”-like.
  The second episode, New Eden,
  
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• RCMP major crimes unit investigating after body found near Grande Prairie

  23-04-2019 20:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  The RCMP is investigating the death of a woman whose body was found at a rural residence northeast of Grande Prairie Tuesday morning.
  Mounties and emergency crews responded to the home near the hamlet of Bezanson just after 9 a.m. where they discovered the body of an adult woman, RCMP said in a Tuesday morning news release.
  The major crimes unit has taken over the investigation. The scene is secure and there is no concern for public safety at this time, police said.
  Bezanson is located about 424
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Big Fish, Ariana Grande, and Chris Hadfield

  23-04-2019 19:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ariana Grande
  It’s two albums in one for Ariana Grande, as the New York-based actress and singer-songwriter brings along both 2018’s Sweetener and 2019’s Thank U, Next to Rogers Place on Thursday night. The 25-year-old is currently riding a formidable commercial streak, with the singles 7 Rings; Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored; and Thank U, Next occupying the top three slots on the Billboard Hot 100. The Sweetener World Tour also features opening acts Normani and
  
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• Lindsay Porter kicks it up on TV's Fire Masters, and hosts a viewing party

  23-04-2019 18:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Lindsay Porter just doesn’t quit. Now, she’s competing once again in a Food Network Canada show called Fire Masters, and is hosting a supper party to celebrate this week’s episode on Thursday, April 25.
  The party is at her restaurant, London Local, (2307 Ellwood Drive SW) and features a selection of lightly, deliciously charred items suitable for the barbecue. There are four courses for $65, including beer tasting, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m. The show begins at 8 p.m.
  The
  
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• International acts write their own take on jazz and fusion

  23-04-2019 18:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  As a child growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Igor Willcox never got the chance to know his father because he was only nine months old when Willcox senior died. But there was still an enduring influence in the father’s wake via the collection of old jazz records he left behind, albums by Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, and other pioneers of the fusion realm.
  Maybe it’s in his DNA, since his mother was a singer and his father a vibraphonist-bandleader.
  At 38, Willcox is one
  
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• The House blends cabaret and comedy in upcoming series in the Citadel's Rice Theatre

  23-04-2019 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  A host of local actors and musicians — and an international boy band — take up residence in the Rice Theatre as the Citadel announces a new performance series called The House.
  Formerly known as Beyond the Stage, The House is made up of six shows that start in the fall and run throughout the 2019/20 season in the cozy cabaret space on the basement level of the Citadel.
  “For the last few seasons, Beyond the Stage was a bit of a grab bag of musical and theatrical experiences,&rdq
  
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• St. Albert 1000-point scorer White to attend College of Saint Mary - KMAland

  23-04-2019 16:16 via kmaland.com
  St. Albert 1000-point scorer White to attend College of Saint Mary  KMAland(Council Bluffs) -- St. Albert standout Bailey White loved the sense of family and togetherness at College of Saint Mary. Now, the 1,000-point scorer will become ...
  
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• Lady Wolves grab overtime win from defending Esso Cup champs St. Albert - Sudbury.com

  23-04-2019 15:59 via sudbury.com
  Lady Wolves grab overtime win from defending Esso Cup champs St. Albert  Sudbury.comThe powerhouse Sudbury Lady Wolves continued their hunt for the national championship last night when they took on — and sent packing — the St. Albert ...
  
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• Edmonton weather: Enjoy the double-digit temperatures while it lasts

  23-04-2019 14:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 5.7 C with 7 km/h winds out of the west.
  So it’s going to cool down a little. This is Edmonton after all and it is still April so this is to be expected, I suppose. So by the weekend we can expect temperatures in the 5 C range for a high and as low as -3 C overnight. Before all that, though, today is still expected to be quite nice, with mos
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Where's proof for anti-oilsands campaign?

  23-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Canada should accept Kenney’s olive branch,” Danielle Smith, April 19
  I am writing to take issue with Danielle Smith’s April 19 column. In these times when “fake news” seems to proliferate like dandelions in summer, it is sensible to insist that allegations be backed up with reliable documentary evidence.
  It appears that neither Ms. Smith nor Mr. Kenney took this elementary precaution before quoting Vivian Krause’s “diligent research.” I
  
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• Opinion: After Notre Dame, what to do with historic places of faith?

  23-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was our wedding day near Bordeaux. The flowers from Notre-Dame de Paris were the most beautiful of all those we had received. The father of the bride (my “beau-pere”) had previously served as finance director at Notre Dame and his friend, the Bishop, had sent along this gesture of congratulations. As groom, I was far from the Parisian expectation: a half-Indian, half-Scottish Canadian Anglican Priest. This cathedral knew that times were changing and somehow, my story was touched b
  
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• 'We're kind of a bowling hotbed here': Edmonton's five-pin bowling team strikes out competition at provincial championships

  23-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton will represent Alberta in all five divisions of the Canadian 5-pin open bowling championships after sweeping the provincial tournament — the first team to do so in its 50-year history.
  The team of 18 from the Edmonton 5 Pin Bowlers’ Association will now roll into the national tournament in Surrey, B.C., at the end of May, hoping to continue its winning ways.
  “Edmonton’s one of the best zones in the country. We’re kind of a bowling hotbed here,” associ
  
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• Keith Gerein: Reduced NDP has makings of fierce opposition, if MLAs can leave their frustration at the door

  23-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Shrunk in half, tossed from power, and forced to watch its most hated rival celebrate, the recent provincial election was a bitter pill to swallow for Alberta’s NDP.
  The next couple of months are sure to be even worse as what remains of the NDP caucus will get a front row seat to the new United Conservative government taking a flamethrower to much of its work from the past four years.
  The climate leadership plan? Gone.
  Construction of a new Edmonton superlab? Stopped.
  The $3.7-billion crud
  
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• Extremist groups in Alberta detailed in first-of-its-kind report

  23-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta is home to a disproportionate number of extremist movements — including far-right groups and people travelling abroad to join armed groups such as ISIS — according to a new report billed as the first of its kind.
  The upcoming study, Extremism and Hate Motivated Violence in Alberta, runs nearly 100 pages and provides a taxonomy of the province’s extremist groups. It includes provincial membership estimates for violent or potentially violent ideological movements, and ass
  
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• St. Albert RCMP investigating more cell phone robberies - MorinvilleNews.com

  23-04-2019 09:00 via morinvillenews.com
  St. Albert RCMP investigating more cell phone robberies  MorinvilleNews.comby Morinville News Staff. St. Albert RCMP are continuing to investigate a series of armed robberies in the city, and have added two more that occurred on Apr. 22 ...
  
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• The Top 9 candidates for the Edmonton Oilers' General Manager job, rated and ranked

  23-04-2019 07:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I’m finding that a lot of Edmonton Oilers fans have a pretty firm opinion on who or what would make the perfect General Manager for this franchise.
  In a hockey town like Edmonton that comes as no surprise. And I see a lot of smart opinions. But while the passion is palpable, when you quiz some folks on their choice they often have no specific reason for favoring one or disavowing another. A candidate who I might think is pretty substantial another person may immediately (and often somewhat
  
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• Two sent hospital, one in critical condition, after motorcycle crash on Anthony Henday

  23-04-2019 03:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two people are in hospital — one in critical condition — after the motorcycle they were riding Monday was rear ended by a van at high speed, ejecting both the driver and passenger from the motorcycle, Edmonton police said.
  According to a Monday evening news release, the collision occurred at around 2:50 p.m. after reports of a serious collision on Anthony Henday Drive, between 111 Avenue and Yellowhead Trail.
  Police said two women were riding a motorcycle heading north on the Henday,
  
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• Police investigating serious crash on Anthony Henday, lanes partially closed

  23-04-2019 03:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  The northbound lanes of Anthony Henday Drive, between 111 Avenue and Yellowhead Trail, were down to one lane due to a serious collision in the area on Monday.
  Police were asking drivers to avoid the area if possible. The Edmonton Police Service’s major collision Investigation section took over the scene.
  Police warned drivers to expect delays in the area.
  Meanwhile, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) was battling a grass fire near 184 Avenue and Yellowhead Trail.
  Emergency services recei
  
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• PREP TENNIS: Denison-Schleswig boys defeat St. Albert - Sioux City Journal

  23-04-2019 03:02 via siouxcityjournal.com
  PREP TENNIS: Denison-Schleswig boys defeat St. Albert  Sioux City JournalDENISON, Iowa — Denison-Schleswig senior Caleb Seuntjens had a challenging but successful day on Monday.
  
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• Prep boys tennis: Denison-Schleswig defeats St. Albert - Sioux City Journal

  23-04-2019 03:02 via siouxcityjournal.com
  Prep boys tennis: Denison-Schleswig defeats St. Albert  Sioux City JournalDENISON, Iowa — Denison-Schleswig senior Caleb Seuntjens had a challenging but successful day on Monday.
  
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• Two in hospital after New Sarepta mobile home fire

  23-04-2019 02:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  One man is in critical condition after a mobile home caught fire in New Sarepta.  
  Firefighters received a call from the Sunrise Mobile Home Park in the hamlet Monday at 2:31 a.m. and were on the scene at 2:39 a.m.
  “The trailer was fully consumed,” Leduc Fire Chief Keven Lefebvre said in an interview Monday afternoon. 
  Lefebvre said the trailer on the east side of the burning home suffered damage to siding while a neighbouring structure on its west side had extensive damage
  
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• 'The right mix': UCP announces senior staff members

  23-04-2019 01:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  The United Conservative Party announced its senior staff members Monday as it prepares to take over the legislature before the new government’s swearing in on April 30.
  Jamie Huckabay: Premier’s chief of staff
  Born and raised in Lethbridge, Huckabay held the chief of staff role with the UCP caucus and was a key member of Kenney’s Progressive Conservative leadership campaign. Huckabay was previously a director at mobile technology firm Taplytics and vice-president at Gerson Lehr
  
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• Watch: Oil Kings prepare to host Prince Albert

  23-04-2019 00:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Heading into the Eastern Conference final, the Oil Kings were given very little chance against the Prince Albert Raiders, who rolled through the league this season winning 54 of 68 games.
  However, the Oil Kings managed a split in the first two games in Prince Albert and return home for Game 3 and Game 4, Tuesday and Wednesday at Rogers Place, confident they can pull off the upset and get to their first WHL final since 2014, the year they went on to win the Memorial Cup.
  –with files from De
  
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• Construction halted on Edmonton 'Superlab' project

  23-04-2019 00:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Construction on an Edmonton Laboratory Clinical Hub — nicknamed the ‘Superlab’ — and referred to as “NDP waste” during the election campaign by premier-designate Jason Kenney has been halted.
  In March, shovels hit the ground for the $590-million project which would reside on University of Alberta land. The lab would consolidate testing services in northern Alberta, replacing Dynalife labs, an Edmonton-based company the NDP planned to purchase for $50 million.
  
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