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1 hr ago | Castanet.net

Liberals demand answers on scandal

Sen. Mike Duffy arrives on Parliament Hill for a meeting of the Senate Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Stephen Harper, New Jersey,

4 hrs ago | Calgary Herald

CBE chief superintendent's $15,000 trip to New Zealand comes under scrutiny

CBE chief superintendent Naomi Johnson racked up $1,110.92 in international data roaming charges on her tablet while on a taxpayer-paid trip to New Zealand.

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Related Topix: New Zealand Travel, Travel, Pacific Travel, Canada

9 hrs ago | Lethbridge Herald

The (air)show must go on

Airshow president Brent Botfield speaks to reporters Wednesday at the Lethbridge County Airport during an announcement the Alberta International Air Show will now be held every second year instead of annually.

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Related Topix: Canada, US Military, US Air Force

Wed May 22, 2013

Calgary Journal

Alberta Vice: Comparing our province's - sins' to the rest of Canada

Albertans have been seen as smug, cocky and self-satisfied by other Canadians. But, in some ways, Albertans don't have much to be satisfied about.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News,

AVHerald

Air Canada B763 over Hudson Bay on May 13th 2013, turbulence injures flight attendant

An Air Canada Boeing 767-300, registration C-FCAE performing flight AC-898 from Edmonton,AB to London Heathrow,EN with 142 people on board, was enroute at FL360 over the Hudson Bay at about N61.3 W90 at about 06:30Z, when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing injuries to a flight attendant, who was unable to continue duties.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 767,

The Globe and Mail

In a grassland graveyard, pupils pay tribute to Alberta's long-lost native children

Students in Grades 4 to 6 at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School pause for a moment of silence at the site of the Dunbow Industrial School Cemetery on May 22, 2013.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News,

Canada.com

Lens from glasses used in prisoner hostage taking at Edmonton courthouse: police

Police say a female prisoner used a lens from a pair of eyeglasses to take a fellow prisoner hostage at the Edmonton courthouse.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Lethbridge Herald

Racism in Alberta causing social ills

Herald photo by Ian Martens Cheryl Currie, an assistant professor of public health at the University of Lethbridge, speaks at the Southern Alberta Housing and Homelessness Research Forum Tuesday at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Red Deer Advocate

Central Alberta MPs decline comment on records

By Myles Fish - Red Deer Advocate Published: May 21, 2013 8:14 AM Updated: May 21, 2013 10:16 AM Three Central Alberta MPs didn't respond to requests for comment on a story about their speaking records in the House of Commons.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News,

Red Deer Advocate

Abandoned campfires cause more wildfires

Only days after an out-of-control wildfire threatened the hamlet of Nordegg, abandoned campfires caused 11 small wildfires in the Rocky Mountain House Wildfire Management Area on Monday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Home Listing, Home, Canada,

Red Deer Advocate

Man pulled from Gull Lake after boat capsizes

Bentley firefighters work alongside Lacombe Fire Department and Parks Alberta to locate and retrieve a boater who had become separated from his capsized sailboat and spent over an hour in the water.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Canada,

Michigan Radio

A three-story high pile of pet coke next to Detroit River, where will it go?

It's a three-story pile of black petroleum coke that could cover an entire city block and it's the byproduct of oil sands bitumen drilling in Alberta, Canada.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News

Brandon Sun

Housing slowdown to worsen, cost 150,000 jobs, says mortgage group

Canada's housing market is slowing dramatically in terms of both sales and construction, dragging down economic growth and putting some 150,000 jobs at risk in coming years, a mortgage industry association warns in its spring report.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, North America, Canada, World News,

NJ.com

Hitchhiking murder suspect's parents refute some of his claims

On the viral YouTube video that propelled him to a measure of fame, the disheveled itinerant dubbed "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker" describes himself as a "home-free" surfer and musician with roots in West Virginia.

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Related Topix: Canada, Union County, NJ

CBC News

Wildfires in Strathcona County and Spruce Grove

The high winds and warm temperatures which caused Edmonton to impose a fire ban on Tuesday afternoon are keeping firefighters busy outside of the city.

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Related Topix: Canada, Weather,

Journal of Commerce

Historic church renovation reaches new heights

The $500,000 historic restoration of Morinville, Alberta's St. Jean Baptiste Church will require about 30,000 pounds of scaffolding that will rise 100 feet into the air.

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Related Topix: North America Travel, Travel, Canada Travel, Alberta, Canada Travel, Canada,

Tue May 21, 2013

Canada.com

Dog bite reports spike fourfold

The bulk of reported dog bites in Calgary last year came from bigger and medium-sized breeds such as the pit bull.

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Related Topix: Canada

Peace Arch News

Back-to-back sellout days at the rodeo

By Kevin Diakiw - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: May 21, 2013 3:00 PM Updated: May 21, 2013 3:26 PM Despite some foul weather on Friday, the Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair managed to see sellout crowds for the next two days.

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Related Topix: Helena, MT, Canada,

Canada.com

Rock slide closes Spray Lakes Road near Canmore

A rock slide closed Highway 742, also known as Spray Lakes Road, near Canmore. A rock weighing several tonnes slid down the scree slope and ended up on the highway.

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Related Topix: Landslide, Canada

The Winnipeg Free Press

Federal Court dismisses union challenge against B.C. foreign workers

Two unions may have lost a Federal Court battle disputing a mining company's plan to bring in 201 temporary foreign workers from China, but they're celebrating the spotlight they've shone on the problems associated with the employment program.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News,