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  • Eight players pose for the camera in their jerseys, with their coach and a basketball.

    Women Wanted to Work, and Win: The Grads Take Flight

    Renée Englot

    In 1932, Edmonton had the best women’s basketball team in the world: the Edmonton Commercial Graduates. But it looked like they’d have to miss a charity game that May in Calgary – they’d never be able to get there in time after work. Until, that is, the Grads’ coach rallied supporters to strap some seats into the back of two little aircraft and make history.

  • The Mountifield House

    Lawrence Herzog

    Designed by renowned local architect James Edward Wize and built in 1905, the Mountifield House was one of Oliver’s earliest…