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• Read the entire Alberta budget 2020 here

  27-02-2020 23:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The United Conservative Party government is forecasting a significant upswing in Alberta’s economic fortunes throughout the remainder of its term, with a budget that remains committed to a surplus within three years despite rising debt and ongoing market uncertainty. Read More
  
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• Alberta budget 2020: Province projects $3-million revenue from tourism tax on short term rentals listed online

  27-02-2020 23:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Taxing short-term rentals listed online is projected to bring in $3 million this year in new revenue, the UCP government announced in its budget Thursday. Read More
  
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• Read Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews' budget 2020 speech

  27-02-2020 23:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour to rise today in this house and table this government’s budget for 2020. Read More
  
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• Alberta budget 2020: Budget offers no commitment to building new affordable housing in Edmonton

  27-02-2020 23:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton will need to wait to find out if any of the province’s planned 1,117 affordable housing units, announced in Thursday’s budget, will be built in the city. Read More
  
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• Alberta budget 2020: More surgeries headed to rural hospitals to lessen wait times

  27-02-2020 23:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The province is promising to reduce surgical wait times with a $500-million strategy to shift some services to rural health facilities and independent clinics. Read More
  
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• Alberta budget 2020: Education spending flat, school boards rely more on reserves, vending machines

  27-02-2020 23:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The province will keep its K-12 education spending levels flat over the next three years, but expects school boards to pitch in roughly $111 million towards operating expenses as enrolment continues to climb. Read More
  
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• Alberta budget 2020: Province slaps 20 per cent tax on vaping products in effort to curb teen vaping

  27-02-2020 23:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Vaping products in Alberta will be slapped with a 20 per cent tax in an effort to curb teen vaping, the provincial government announced in Budget 2020 Thursday. Read More
  
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• Teachers, others in public sector rally at legislature in response to provincial budget

  27-02-2020 23:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As the UCP government tabled its second budget Thursday, teachers, nurses and other members of the public sector workforce marched to the legislature to "demand equitable access to quality public sector services." Read More
  
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• Alberta budget highlights: Deficit down $200 million

  27-02-2020 23:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta’s deficit will decrease by $200 million this year, bringing it to $6.06 billion, according the UCP’s 2020 budget released Thursday. Read More
  
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• Fitness column: Merge strength training with yoga to boost workout benefits

  27-02-2020 22:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  There’s no shortage of broken, battered former athletes out there. Many aging runners have likewise found themselves on the disabled list, nursing swollen, arthritic joints. Read More
  
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• Review: Reuben and the Dark swap out huge soundscape for rock vibe at Starlite Room

  27-02-2020 22:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Calgary indie band Reuben and the Dark, so long one of Alberta’s better-kept secrets, have come a long way since Reuben Bullock was doing open mic sessions in Calgary and busking in the street. Read More
  
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• Growing Things: Prune annuals and water well to prevent indoor yellowing

  27-02-2020 22:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Q: I hope you can help me with a problem. This year I decided to save two favourite annuals by overwintering them. One is a scented geranium and the other a beautiful pansy whose name escapes me. When I brought them in, I repotted them both, added some slow-release fertilizer and watered them well. Then I placed them in a sunny window. Within three days the geranium leaves started to look yellow, and that continued until all the bottom leaves were yellow and starting to drop off. Can you tell me
  
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• Wine column: Natural process produces world-class wines from France’s Cote Rotie region

  27-02-2020 21:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  One of the highlights of my wine travels was meeting winemaker Eric Texier. We met at his ageing cellar in the village of Charnay, France — just north of Lyon. Tasting his wines was an opportunity to appreciate just how spectacular wines made solely with fermented grapes can be… just grapes, nothing else; yes, my mantra. Read More
  
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  27-02-2020 21:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  One of the highlights of my wine travels was meeting winemaker Eric Texier. We met at his ageing cellar in the village of Charnay, France — just north of Lyon. Tasting his wines was an opportunity to appreciate just how spectacular wines made solely with fermented grapes can be… just grapes, nothing else; yes, my mantra. Read More
  
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• Blockade bill has 'no place in a democratic society': AFN

  27-02-2020 21:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Assembly of First Nations is urging Premier Jason Kenney to rescind Bill 1, a piece of legislation that would place new penalties on people who block infrastructure during protests. Read More
  
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• Man arrested throwing rocks in B.C. last week now charged with Edmonton killing

  27-02-2020 21:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A man arrested in B.C. last week for throwing rocks at cars has now been charged in Edmonton with second-degree murder relating to a high-profile 2014 slaying. Read More
  
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• Edmonton police formally charge murder suspect arrested in B.C. last week

  27-02-2020 21:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A man arrested in B.C. last week for throwing rocks at cars has now been charged in Edmonton with second-degree murder relating to a high-profile 2014 slaying. Read More
  
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• Review: Jody Shenkarek stokes the fire at The Aviary with Smokey and Twig

  27-02-2020 20:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Those convinced the cultural heart of Edmonton is simply a slow dance between Whyte Avenue and the Overprice District need to head north to The Aviary more often. Read More
  
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• Drawing on the past: Architectural sketches bring Edmonton’s history to life

  27-02-2020 19:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Sketches and drawings of Edmonton’s most important historic buildings and natural beauty line the walls of the Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre. The lines aren’t perfect, but the beauty is in the treatment of the subject matter: Edmonton’s heritage architecture, the beautiful buildings that make up this city’s history. Read More
  
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• Food Notes: Skip the Dishes introduces liquor delivery, Cask & Barrel revamps menu

  27-02-2020 19:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
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• Food Notes

  27-02-2020 19:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
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• "Seemed like a natural thing": Petty Harbour's Alan Doyle takes country turn on Rough Side Out

  27-02-2020 18:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alan Doyle comes from a long line of musicians who are always up for a good time. Read More
  
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• Sci-fi horse race: Picard, Doctor Who or Star Wars — who's in the lead?

  27-02-2020 17:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As much as it’s pointless to try to compare apples to oranges when you can just stuff both into your mouth at the same time, I keep finding myself getting a little dopamine rush every time one of the current sci-fi enterprises pulls ahead of the others, quality-wise. Read More
  
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• Case of human remains found on Ermineskin First Nation not suspicious: RCMP

  27-02-2020 17:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Human remains were discovered Monday south of Edmonton on the Ermineskin First Nation but the death is not suspicious, say Maskwacis RCMP. Read More
  
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• Ebola drug may be key to combatting novel coronavirus: University of Alberta study

  27-02-2020 17:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The drug remdesivir developed to fight Ebola may be key in the battle against novel coronavirus, says a University of Alberta study that shows why it is effective. Read More
  
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• St. Albert's Perreault family dazzles on national TV - St. Albert Today

  27-02-2020 16:00 via stalberttoday.ca
  
  St. Albert's Perreault family dazzles on national TV  St. Albert Today
  
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• Edmonton weather: Oh yay it's warmer so all our problems are solved

  27-02-2020 15:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Don't let politics diminish our democracy

  27-02-2020 15:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As the Speaker of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly, one of my top priorities is to defend, maintain, and build public trust in our democratic institutions. Read More
  
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• Alberta budget 2020: Province planning to balance books

  27-02-2020 14:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s budget day in Alberta. Read More
  
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• Thursday's letters: Plowed bike paths keep people active

  27-02-2020 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Please keep plowing those dedicated bike paths. For me it is a wellness issue. Read More
  
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• Keith Gerein: City efforts to control short-term rentals must be surgical, not invasive

  27-02-2020 11:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  For the last couple of years, I have lived across the street from a bungalow that operates exclusively as a short-term rental. Read More
  
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• 37 photos of the game that pushed St. Albert into the Class 1-A substate finals - The Daily Nonpareil

  27-02-2020 09:00 via nonpareilonline.com
  37 photos of the game that pushed St. Albert into the Class 1-A substate finals  The Daily Nonpareil
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers start well but run out of gas in a 3-0 loss to the red-hot Vegas Golden Knights

  27-02-2020 08:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When you are playing the 2nd of back-to-backs on the road, you can’t trail and chase. You just can't. Especially not against a good team and a good goalie. Read More
  
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• St. Albert snaps Exira/EHK win streak, 20-year state tournament drought - KMAland

  27-02-2020 07:08 via kmaland.com
  
  St. Albert snaps Exira/EHK win streak, 20-year state tournament drought  KMAland
  
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• St. Albert girls beat Exira/EHK to advance to state basketball tournament - The Daily Nonpareil

  27-02-2020 05:45 via nonpareilonline.com
  St. Albert girls beat Exira/EHK to advance to state basketball tournament  The Daily Nonpareil
  
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• Finance minister's budget aims to attract investment, jobs

  27-02-2020 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The UCP government's second budget will stay the course in trying to attract investment and private sector jobs, says Finance Minister Travis Toews. Read More
  
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• Emergency workers prepare for fictional tornado swarm heading for Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer

  27-02-2020 01:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  There were 112 hail storms last year — more than double the number in 2018 — and the province set a record for the number of lightning strikes, around 602,000 strikes. Read More
  
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• The need for speed on city committee agenda

  27-02-2020 01:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two proposals to cut speed limits on Edmonton's residential streets don't go far enough to improve road safety, argue residents who poured into council chambers Wednesday. Read More
  
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• High Level traffic stop results in seizure of cocaine, Khat

  27-02-2020 00:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A traffic stop in the town of High Level resulted in charges laid against two people and the seizure of cocaine, Khat and drug paraphernalia. Read More
  
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• Legislation could help mobile home tenants resolve landlord disputes

  27-02-2020 00:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A bill that could make dispute resolution services easier for people who live in mobile homes was introduced by the provincial government Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Two men facing second-degree murder charges in city's fifth homicide of 2020

  27-02-2020 00:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two men are facing second-degree murder charges in relation to the death of a 35-year-old man found injured in west Edmonton. Read More
  
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• Three to See Thursday: Arts march, Danny Hooper and 1917

  27-02-2020 00:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  March for What Matters: Much has been said about politics becoming the new entertainment — but when it comes down to it, there’s nothing as invigorating and empowering as getting out there and having your own voice heard. Joining the March for What Matters is a contingent of artists known as the Alberta Arts Matter Coalition, who will be joining the walk to the legislature and stating their case, and once there, most excellent musicians Dana Wiley and Jay Gilday will be performing a
  
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• Cappies reviews: St. Joseph's High School's production of High School Musical

  27-02-2020 00:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
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