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2 hrs ago | The Chronicle Herald

Ford showcases 2013 F-150 lineup in Alberta

DRUMHELLER, AB The Ford F-150 pickup has been the best-selling vehicle in Canada for 47 consecutive years; not just the best-selling truck, but the best-selling vehicle overall.

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Related Topix: Ford F-150, Ford, Truck, Ford Super Duty, Canada, Toyota Tundra, Toyota

2 hrs ago | Alberta Venture

Alberta's Best Workplaces: The Winners

Each year, the province's top HR managers come together for the conference, which features speakers, workshops and of course, the awards dinner.

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Related Topix: Canada

4 hrs ago | WTOP-FM Washington

Truck in Wash. span collapse hauled drilling equip

A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River.

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA, Vancouver, WA, Canada, Burlington, WA, Sedro-Woolley, WA

4 hrs ago | Canada.com

Wife of Canadian trucker doesn't think husband could have cause bridge collapse

The wife of an Edmonton-area trucker being linked to a dramatic bridge collapse in Washington state says her husband was taking all the necessary precautions.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News,

4 hrs ago | Boston Herald

APNewsBreak: Co. says it has permits to cross span

A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River.

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA, Vancouver, WA, Canada, Burlington, WA, Opinion

8 hrs ago | CBC News

Rain, snow in K-Country prompts rescue of school campers

A group of campers from an Edmonton junior high school called for help after bad weather hit their campsite west of Calgary in K-Country. A group of wet and cold school kids and their adult supervisors from Edmonton had to be rescued from Kananaskis Country on Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Canada

9 hrs ago | Lethbridge Herald

Sneak peek at new U of L rez

Herald photo by Ian Martens University of Lethbridge president Mike Mahon talks with housing services manager Terri Thomas in one of the living areas Thursday at the new Aperture Park Phase III residence construction project.

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13 hrs ago | Lake Cowichan Gazette

SPOTLIGHT: Science whizzes, a royal meeting

Janice Pang, a Grade 9 student at Coquitlam's Pinetree secondary, and Kelvin Zhang, a Grade 7 student at Port Coquitlam's Maple Creek middle, were part of Team BC that headed to the Canada-wide Science Fair in Lethbridge, AB, last week.

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Related Topix: Canada, Family, Kids

Thu May 23, 2013

Edmonton Journal

Province warns rain may cause minor flooding in southern Alberta

The province is warning of rising water levels in southern Alberta following a heavy rainfall, with more precipitation expected throughout the week.

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Edmonton Journal

Staples: Alberta is rich, but not its towns and cities

After years of research, Don Good, a Peace River businessman and town councillor from 1998-2010, has come up with a big part of the explanation.

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Related Topix: Canada

Globe and Mail

Premiers' meeting points to detente between B.C., Alberta

Premiers Christy Clark of B.C. and Alison Redford of Alberta. Premiers Christy Clark of B.C. and Alison Redford of Alberta.

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MacLeans

CRTC hits Alberta's Wildrose Party with $90,000 fine for robocalls in 2011, 2012

Here at Maclean's, we appreciate the written word. And we appreciate you, the reader.

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Daily News

Coroners' service identifies Alberta doctor as victim in B.C. diving incident

A physician from Lethbridge, Alta., has been identified as the scuba diver who died in Kootenay Lake near Kaslo, B.C., last week.

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Edmonton Journal

Brazeau County wildfire prompts evacuation order

An out-of-control wildfire fuelled by strong, gusty winds in Brazeau County has forced an evacuation order for area residents.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Weather,

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,

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

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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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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