'It's my favourite thing of the whole year'

With jam-packed calendars and hectic shopping malls, it is easy to forget the joys of the season. So as Christmas draws near, Journal reporters wanted to treat readers to eight days worth of stories...

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Domestic life gets high-art treatment

The sweet smell of icing greets visitors to the University of Alberta's Fine Arts Building.

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AGA rolls out Canadian series

The old Edmonton Art Gallery could never land the paintings of Emily Carr.

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New technology helps children with disabilities walk

Dean Kopfensteiner walks slowly and deliberately across a bed of red and orange leaves. Wherever he steps, the leaves scatter to reveal a robot arm, then a leg and finally a whole transformer.

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Mactaggarts donate family home, land to U of A

Two of the most generous people in Edmonton’s history gave one more parting gift Monday — a riverside home and property worth $23 million.

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• University lands unique present
• Couple who donated Chinese collection to U of A tempted fate to be where they are today

Oil firms unite to tackle tailings ponds

In an unprecedented move, Alberta's seven oilsands companies have decided to share tailings research without regard to patents or costs in an effort to speed up reclamation of the vast ponds north ...

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Special of day at B's is caring

In many ways, walking into B's Diner feels like going home.

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