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13 hrs ago | Edmonton Journal

Axe man on the hunt for bandmates

Greg Wood: 'you have to be more than a one-trick-pony' Photograph by: Supplied, edmontonjournal.com Two years ago, Greg Wood was a guitarist without a full-time band.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Leamington Post

Remembrance Day Means So Much More

Remembrance Day means different things to different people. To mark Remembrance Day 2009, the Leamington Post sat down with four veterans, all with different perspectives, but the same common thread.

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Related Topix: Canada, North Korea, World News, Asia, North America, US Military, US Air Force,

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Red Deer Advocate

Tories must accept blame

According to Wikipedia, a oe a Mistakes were madea is an expression that is commonly used as a rhetorical device, whereby a speaker acknowledges that a situation was handled poorly or inappropriately but seeks to evade any direct admission or accusation of responsibility by using the passive voice.a So far, Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert and ...

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Related Topix: Canada, Opinion

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Coast Reporter

Roughly 700 union protesters rally outside the Alberta Tory meeting in Red Deer

Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the hotel in Red Deer, Alta., where Progressive Conservative delegates are voting on Premier Ed Stelmach's leadership.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

CBC

Stelmach faces leadership review vote

Decision time for delegates to Alberta's Progressive Conservative Party convention arrives Saturday morning, when they begin voting in a leadership review of Premier Ed Stelmach.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Red Deer Advocate

Ronald McDonald House day at the Red Deer Advocate

The Red Deer Advocate lobby became a makeshift coffee shop on Thursday. Ambassadors from the Ronald McDonald House organization were joined by the Red Deer Rebels at the Advocate office on Bremner Avenue in a special celebration of the $12-million house that will be built in Red Deer in coming months.

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Dose

Alberta Tories shrug off Wildrose's gains in poll

Alberta Tory cabinet ministers are shrugging off new poll results suggesting the upstart opposition Wildrose Alliance party is nipping at the heels of the government in terms of popular support.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

CTV Calgary

Gerard John Baumgarte appears in an Red Deer, Alta. courtroom on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

The Red Deer man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl pleaded guilty Tuesday in court.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Canada.com

Albertan accused of kidnapping, raping teen will make guilty pleas: Lawyer

The home of Gerard John Baumgarte in the Parkside Mobile Estates in Red Deer. Baumgarte is charged with the kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl and posing as a police officer.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Canada.com

Producers high on hog processing plant

Plans are progressing for a new hog processing plant in Saskatoon. Florian Possberg, president of Big Sky Farms Inc.

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Related Topix: Canada, Life, Food, Pork, Meat, World News,

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Victoria Star

Alberta health officials approve wage freeze for non-union staff; union opposed

The board of directors of Alberta Health Services has voted to freeze the wages of managers and non-union staff for two years, prompting an outcry from the province's largest union.

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Red Deer Advocate

New United Way blog will keep you updated on 2009 fundraising campaign

Have you ever wondered what happens to someone after they have been in a serious car accident, spent months in hospital and then are released with disabilities they will have manage for the rest of their lives? Or considered the challenges of overcoming an addiction and having a support network in place to help you move forward? Did you know that ...

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

CBC

Rural Albertans waiting longer for H1N1 shot

In the southern Alberta town of Okotoks, people lined up outside the Centennial Arena for an H1N1 shot on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Canada, Medicine, Influenza

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Telegram

Canadians encouraged to get vaccinated: U.S. deals with shortfall of H1N1 vaccine

Mahala Mowat, 4, of Red Deer, Alta., reacts as she gets a flu vaccine administered by David Thompson Health Region R.N. Karen Taylor.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Leader Post

Defence of free speech must be absolute: advocate

There's not much that seems to faze Alan Borovoy when it comes to his infallible belief in a person's right to free speech in Canada.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Red Deer Advocate

Red Deer boxer faces drug charges

A Red Deer boxing champon faces several drug-related charges following an investigation by police.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

National Post

Man love, at least one beer and country

Hey ladies, please come to the show! Corb Lund says singing about oil rigs and cowboy stuff brings out a lot of dudes.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Country, Kris Kristofferson

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Edmonton Sun

The Canadian cowpoke

Alberta son Corb Lund rides out of the West with a new U.S. record deal, a new album and a Canadian tour.

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Related Topix: New West, Country, Canada,

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Canada.com

Victims applaud death penalty policy

The fathers of two Montana men killed by Ronald Allen Smith 25 years ago say they are relieved the Canadian government won't intervene on behalf of the Red Deer man to prevent his execution.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Death Penalty, Prison, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer

Regina Leader Post

Upstart Alberta conservative party to pick new leader

Leadership contenders for the Alberta Wildrose Alliance Party , Danielle Smith and Mark Dyrholm.

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