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• St. Albert RCMP educate youths on road safety - St. Albert Today

  20-06-2019 22:49 via stalberttoday.ca
  St. Albert RCMP educate youths on road safety  St. Albert TodaySt. Albert RCMP Traffic Services held a youth checkstop at Bellerose Composite High School earlier this week. On Tuesday, officers with the assistance of St.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' big three of McDavid, Draisaitl, & Nugent-Hopkins can do a lot but they can't do it all

  20-06-2019 22:46 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Police use Taser during arrest of man at Edmonton airport, ASIRT investigating

  20-06-2019 21:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating the use of a Taser during the arrest of a 41-year-old man at the Edmonton International Airport Tuesday. Read More
  
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• See you in court: Alberta government launches federal carbon tax challenge

  20-06-2019 21:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province is taking the federal government to court over Ottawa's promised imposition of its carbon tax on Alberta. Read More
  
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• Union taking government to court as Kenney plugs ears in labour debate

  20-06-2019 20:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's largest union will take the government to court over Bill 9, which passed in the house in the early hours of Thursday and will allow the United Conservatives to halt union wage negotiations. Read More
  
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• Rebuild of ‘iconic’ Roxy Theatre to break ground on Monday

  20-06-2019 20:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  More than four years after the Roxy Theatre on 124 Street burned down, shovels will be in the ground on Monday to begin rebuilding the landmark in its original location. Read More
  
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• Growing Things: Experiment with hardy roses to find best fit

  20-06-2019 20:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Q: I live in Fort Saskatchewan and know we are zone 3b but I fell in love with a Sunsprite Rose, which I understand is for zone 5 and up. Could I grow this in a large pot and winter it in the garage? Our garage is not heated but is attached to our home. Also, if a Sunsprite Rose is a poor choice can you recommend a rose that has bright flowers, strong fragrance, hardy for our zone, and remains compact? I know that is asking a lot but the Sunsprite Rose struck a chord with me and I would truly li
  
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• Family of former St. Albert resident "so proud" - St. Albert Today

  20-06-2019 20:00 via stalberttoday.ca
  Family of former St. Albert resident "so proud"  St. Albert TodayThe St. Albert family of Canada's first ambassador for women, peace and security say they are very proud of their daughter. Mary O'Neill, the mother of ...
  
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• Snickle dog, octo-lolly, beer-batter, oh my: K-Days releases new menu items

  20-06-2019 19:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  It seems whoever is running food services at K-Days this year accidentally grabbed their toddler’s grocery wish list instead of the actual menu. Read More
  
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• Gravida and Parity: How do mothers do it?

  20-06-2019 19:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  I have a calendar on my writing desk with prints of Alex Colville paintings — 12 prints, but the calendar keeps falling open to April. Family and Rainstorm is the name of April’s painting, and there are just three figures in the scene. In April — the month I got ready this year to move with my two children, just the three of us, to the 1950s bungalow in central Edmonton where we now live — I often stared at this print hanging on the wall of my old house and drew fortitude
  
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• Edmonton weather: Rainfall warning lifted, is that sun I see?

  20-06-2019 19:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Fitness column: Resilience and grit help us survive and thrive

  20-06-2019 19:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  For our ancestors, resilience and grit kept you breathing. No stretching, no massages, no sun salutations. Those who didn’t work hard didn’t make it. Read More
  
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• Double delight: A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Secret Garden highlight Opera Nuova Festival

  20-06-2019 18:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  If Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream remains one of the best and best-loved of the bard’s plays, then equally Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden has held its place as one of the best and best-loved of all children’s books. Read More
  
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• ICE District luxury gym Archetype to open this summer

  20-06-2019 18:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Staying fit in ICE District isn't just for the Oilers. Read More
  
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• Maestro Fresh Wes rides Raptors' Jurassic Park wave into Soundtrack Music Festival

  20-06-2019 17:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  It's the morning after the Toronto Raptors have beaten the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals, and Maestro Fresh Wes is still elated. Read More
  
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• Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman aims to craft musical conversation

  20-06-2019 17:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  At 50 years of age, Joshua Redman falls into that marketing netherworld between the young lions and the old masters of jazz. There's no industry jargon to explain that this celebrated saxophonist could very well be playing at his peak, an admirable place to be. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers should embrace Jesse Puljujarvi's plan to play in Europe

  20-06-2019 16:27 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Edmonton Police Commission to hear report on naming homicide victims

  20-06-2019 15:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Police Commission is expected to hear a report on naming homicide victims Thursday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: It's, uh, really coming down out there, eh?

  20-06-2019 15:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Teen charged with manslaughter, arson after woman killed in trailer fire

  20-06-2019 15:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  A teen girl is facing a manslaughter and arson charge after a residential trailer fire claimed the life of a woman in April. Read More
  
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• Thursday's letters: Laid-off youth worker a local icon

  20-06-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. Legal Aid lays off outspoken advocate," June 18 Read More
  
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• Opinion: Approving Trans Mountain a start; now kill Bills C-69 and C-48

  20-06-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Approving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was a good decision for Canada, but only one piece of a critically important puzzle for balanced, responsible and sustainable economic development in our nation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's current approach on Bills C-69 and C-48, however, will irreparably scatter the rest of the puzzle pieces beyond reach. Read More
  
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• Keith Gerein: Five thoughts on Trans Mountain, pipeline politics and Alberta emissions

  20-06-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans desperately awaiting economic relief from new pipelines must have been unsure how to feel this week as the federal Liberal government announced it was green-lighting, again, the Trans Mountain expansion project. Read More
  
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• How long should fentanyl dealers spend in jail? Alberta court weighs 'starting point' sentence for deadly drug

  20-06-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A question that's increasingly occupying Alberta's justice system has made its way before the province's Court of Appeal: How long should fentanyl traffickers spend in prison? Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers have been money in the 6-to-10 NHL draft spot

  20-06-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  There was a big sigh of disappointment when the Oilers somehow didn’t win the draft lottery this year, kind of like if they told everyone in Edmonton that Christmas wasn’t coming. Read More
  
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• 'The perfect player': Albert Pujols' return to St. Louis a time for celebration - USA TODAY

  20-06-2019 09:00 via usatoday.com
  'The perfect player': Albert Pujols' return to St. Louis a time for celebration  USA TODAYAlbert Pujols, who led the Cardinals to two World Series titles, returns to St. Louis for the first time since signing a $240 million deal in 2011.
  
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• Photos: St. Albert's Father's Day Soapbox Derby - St. Albert Today

  20-06-2019 09:00 via stalberttoday.ca
  Photos: St. Albert's Father's Day Soapbox Derby  St. Albert TodaySunny skies, good food and great entertainment made Sunday a Father's Day to remember in St. Albert. The annual Father's Day Soapbox Derby, which hit its ...
  
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• KMAland Baseball (6/19): St. Albert sweeps D-S, T-C edges MO Valley, big RVC win for CRB - KMAland

  20-06-2019 06:06 via kmaland.com
  KMAland Baseball (6/19): St. Albert sweeps D-S, T-C edges MO Valley, big RVC win for CRB  KMAlandClarinda and Glenwood split, St. Albert swept D-S, Lenox took down F-M, T-C edged Mo Valley, a big RVC win for CRB & more from the night in KMAland ...
  
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• Photos: Rally to Save Gay-Straight Alliances held at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton

  20-06-2019 05:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Demonstrators rallied against Bill 8, the Education Amendment Act, during the Rally to Save Gay-Straight Alliances at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The rally was held to voice opposition to the bill, which changes rules around protecting the privacy of students involved in gay-straight alliances. Read More
  
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• "It destroyed our culture": Paddle Prairie prepares to pick-up the pieces as residents return home

  20-06-2019 05:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Paddle Prairie — A miniature foosball table sits where a balcony once stood at the front of a property near the northern border of the fire-ravaged Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement. In the same lot an ATV and a family vehicle stand untouched near an unidentifiable car and destroyed off-road vehicle. Read More
  
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• City council delays decision on proposed river valley solar farm

  20-06-2019 04:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  A proposed solar farm in the river valley is in limbo following a hearing at city hall Wednesday. Read More
  
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• His agent says Jesse Puljujarvi wants out but should Edmonton Oilers move him?

  20-06-2019 03:11 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Angels’ Albert Pujols excited to play in St. Louis this weekend - Los Angeles Times

  20-06-2019 02:55 via latimes.com
  Angels’ Albert Pujols excited to play in St. Louis this weekend  Los Angeles TimesAlbert Pujols can hardly wait to play his first game in eight years at Busch Stadium when the Los Angeles Angels play the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
  
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• 'Feel a little bit snowed': Increased use of salt on city streets spikes corrosion, structural concerns

  20-06-2019 02:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Record-setting amounts of salt used to combat icy city streets have some councillors and residents concerned about potential damage to vehicles, buildings and roadways in Edmonton. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers coach Dave Tippett adds Jim Playfair to his staff, NHL writer reports

  20-06-2019 02:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Craig Morton, who covers the Arizona Coyotes for The Athletic, word that Dave Tippet has hired Jim Playfair as an asst. coach: "Per source, former Coyotes assistant coach Jim Playfair has agreed to a deal to join Dave Tippett’s staff as an assistant in Edmonton and coach the defense. Deal should be announced Thursday." Read More
  
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• WATCH: Alberta's Largest Metis Settlement Devastated by Wildfire

  20-06-2019 02:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement residents talk about how the devastating wildfires have affected the lives of people on the largest Metis settlement in Alberta. At least fifteen homes on the settlement, 80 kilometres south of the town of High Level, Alberta, have been completely destroyed by wildfire. The settlement has been evacuated but residents are expecting to return to their homes soon. Forest fires are still burning out of control in the area and throughout northern Alberta. Read More
  
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• Three to See Thursday: Oprah, Lemon Collective and the spooky High Life

  20-06-2019 01:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oprah Winfrey: On her Your Path Made Clear Tour, Oprah Winfrey has a special guest in each city. In Edmonton’s case its author Cheryl Strayed, of whom Winfrey says, “Here's what I got from reading her work and meeting Cheryl Strayed: No matter where you are in your climb in life, no matter what you're doing, you have to keep getting yourself up every day. No matter the obstacle in front of you, you just have to keep getting up and doing what you have to do. Sometimes that means deali
  
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• ‘The right side of history’: Paul Brandt, Edmonton International Airport partner to combat human trafficking

  20-06-2019 01:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton International Airport and singer-turned-philanthropist Paul Brandt are teaming up to bring the issue of human trafficking in Edmonton out of the shadows. Read More
  
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• Concerns raised about the corrosion impacts of the brine on vehicles

  20-06-2019 01:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  While snowfall this winter hit a five-year high, the amount of salt used was about double other years, with similar amounts of snow, show new numbers from the city. The salt used had no corrosion inhibitor to keep it from rusting metal. Read More
  
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• Arbitration decision deadline prompting government to 'ram' through wage delay bill, union says

  20-06-2019 01:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government is taking "undemocratic" steps to race a labour bill through the legislature to beat an arbitrator's potential ruling on government workers' wages, the province's largest union says. Read More
  
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• Natural resources minister ‘confident’ Trans Mountain expansion will proceed this year

  20-06-2019 00:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The federal minister of natural resources expressed confidence that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project — approved by federal cabinet on Tuesday — will proceed this construction season but stopped short of an absolute promise the expansion would be completed. Read More
  
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• Rainfall warning in effect for St. Albert area - St. Albert Today

  20-06-2019 00:04 via stalberttoday.ca
  Rainfall warning in effect for St. Albert area  St. Albert TodayEnvironment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for St. Albert, Sherwood Park and Edmonton, noting as much as 75 mm of rain could fall by Friday.
  
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