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6 hrs ago | National Post

Jurors surprise with 2008 Giller shortlist

Giller 2008 shortlisted authors : Joseph Boyden, Rawi Hage, Marina Endicott, Anthony De Sa and Mary Swan.

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15 hrs ago | CTV Calgary

Election profile: Calgary Centre-North

CTV Calgary is talking to campaign volunteers as part of its coverage leading up to election day.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Morocco, Canada, Travel, Canada Travel, Alberta, Canada Travel,

Mon Oct 06, 2008

680News

Report card from community groups urges more action to fight child poverty

Not enough is being done to combat child poverty in Canada, which is virtually at the same level as it was in 1989, says a quality-of-life report card released Tuesday by an organization representing community ...

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CBC News

U of C research suggests more air pollution may raise risk of appendicitis

Links have already been drawn between air quality and both lung and heart disease, and now University of Calgary researchers suggest high air pollution levels may increase the risk of appendicitis as well.

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Related Topix: Appendicitis, Health, Canada, North America, World News, Science / Technology

Canada.com

Calgary woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of stepfather

A city woman pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in the 2007 stabbing death of her stepfather.

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The Hill Times

Liberals sat on plagiarism charges for three months

The Liberal war room knew about and sat on the plagiarized Stephen Harper speech for three months, according to Liberal Party spokesman Daniel Lauzon.

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Related Topix: Stephen Harper, US Politics, US News, George Bush, Canada, North America, World News

Sun Oct 05, 2008

C-Health

Wait-time insurance condemned as latest assault on public health care

A health insurance policy that sends people facing long waits for surgery to private clinics or the United States is the latest flash point for critics warning Canada is on a slippery slope toward for-profit ...

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Sat Oct 04, 2008

TheSpectrum.com

Monson announces five new LDS temples

Thomas S. Monson, president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced Saturday morning the building of five new LDS temples throughout the world, including one in Rome.

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Related Topix: Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Philadelphia, PA, Canada,

Fri Oct 03, 2008

CTV.ca

Former PM Martin hits the campaign trail for Liberals

He's no longer party leader or even running for office, but former prime minister Paul Martin unloaded a scathing salvo on his former nemesis Stephen Harper at a Liberal rally in Calgary.

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Related Topix: Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News, Travel, Canada Travel

Calgary Sun

Air liability flying under radar

Sun, September 28, 2008 As organized criminals allegedly take advantage of slack security at Calgary's airport, there seems to be no one agency claiming responsibility for ensuring measures are in place to ...

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Thu Oct 02, 2008

Sympatico Finance

Clock winding down for Winners, HomeSense shoppers to file claims in data theft

Customers who believe they were scammed after shopping at Winners and HomeSense stores in Canada are running out of time to seek compensation from the retailers' parent company, TJX.

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Calgary Sun

Residents defiant as 'dozers loom

As officials with the Tsuu T'ina First Nation prepare to raze a run-down housing complex, a handful of Natives are vowing to stare down bulldozers unless they are given the same rights as other residents.

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Wed Oct 01, 2008

CBC

Year-long Calgary drug, gang probe nets 34 arrests

Calgary police displayed on Wednesday some of the firearms and drugs seized during the investigation.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Canada, North America, World News

Sympatico Finance

Interest rate cuts could be on their way as economy slows: economists

The Canadian economy is slowing to a crawl and the stock market lost about $100 billion of value this week, prompting economists to predict that further interest rate cuts could be on the way to boost consumer ...

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Canada, Home, Mortgage, North America, World News, Stephen Harper

Winnipeg Sun

Canada turns its back on victims

'If you compare what the U.S. is doing to what Canada is doing, it's shameful' "This is a bigger issue than just one NGO can handle." -- Sherilyn Trompetter, assistant executive director of Changing Together In ...

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Related Topix: Canada, US News, Prison

Suburban Newspaper

OPINION - How much diversity is too much?

Diversity is what Canada is about. So what's the problem with polygamy? Diversity is diversity, right? You're either for it or against it!" $"/>You squirm in your chair, feeling awful.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Opinion

Tue Sep 30, 2008

680News

Canadian troops in Kandahar to get early screening of Paul Gross war epic

"It has taken an uncommonly long time to bring this movie to the big screen but we are finally able to present it to the Canadian public and in some small way pay homage to the sacrifice of our forefathers in ...

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Mon Sep 29, 2008

FLA Jobline

Information Scientist - NOVA Chemicals - Calgary, AB

The FLA Jobline lists library openings at the professional, technical and clerical levels, primarily in Calgary, Alberta, but also in other areas of the province.

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The Hill Times

Economy suddenly tops election campaign issues

As the U.S. braces for what's being described as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, economists say a federal deficit could be on the way if Canada faces an economic downturn and at the same ...

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

Sun Sep 28, 2008

Penticton Herald

U.S. and Canadian bitumen export policies put pressure on oilsands to clean up

CALGARY - A Tory election pledge to ban bitumen exports to countries with looser emissions targets than Canada will compel our country to clean up its own act, as a movement to stop "dirty oil" from flowing ...

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Related Topix: Canada, US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, Stephen Harper, 2008 Presidential Election

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