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  1. That Is the Sound of Ed Stelmach Taking Off the GlovesRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | Examiner.com

    ... well be in order. As for Stelmach's allegedly-cozy relationship with teachers, he may also want to remember that the Alberta Teachers Association is the group behind the Stop the Cuts campaign. Furthermore, Wildrose Alliance Danielle Smith opposes ...

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  2. Website calling for health minister's axing garners hundreds of hitsRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Calgary Sun

    A website created last week by the Alberta Liberal caucus calling for Premier Ed Stelmach to replace Health Minister Ron Liepert has already received messages from more than 325 Albertans.

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  3. The Futility of the Provincial Liberals

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Examiner.com

    ... benches for the extent of the foreseeable future, it only becomes plainly evident that the Liberal Party of Alberta has simply begun to wallow in its own political futility. For any Albertans longing for more competitive politics -- or even for just ...

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  4. Alberta Look Out - Here Comes the Wild Rose Alliance

    Friday Dec 11 | NowPublic

    The Conservative Party in Alberta has been in power since 1971 . Some of the noteworthy leaders were Peter Lougheed, Don Ghetty and Ralph Klein , who retired recently to make way for Ed Stelmach.

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    Related Topix: Ralph Klein, Canada

  5. Roy Clancy 'Ever-greening' of Alberta

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Calgary Sun

    ... job back. The doctor declined, a move that eventually led him into politics and his current role as leader of the Alberta Liberals. Swann must have been chuckling Monday when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled greenhouse gases endanger ...

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    Related Topix: Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Opinion

  6. Drumbeat: December 6, 2009

    Sunday Dec 6 | The Oil Drum

    Shale Storm: How an energy revolution in the United States is battering natural gas prices and squeezing Albertans Pleskie's troubles stem from a dramatic slowdown in Alberta's natural gas business, driven largely by an emerging new resource: shale gas.

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  7. Signal FailureRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | The Globe and Mail

    ... is driven by Albertans who wish to escape the frigid weather: The Interior's booms and busts correspond exactly to Alberta's. This latest hiccup is just a pause in the inexorable flow of people to a place where they want to live . Build the ...

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    Related Topix: CanWest Global Communications, Media, Television, Canada, Toronto, ON, Ontario

  8. Southern Albertans: help plan the future of the region

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Canada Views

    A plan is being developed that will guide land-use decisions in Southern Alberta for decades to come.

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    Related Topix: Calgary, AB, Alberta, Cochrane, AB

  9. Vaccine eligibility widens

    Nov 20, 2009 | Calgary Sun

    ... It appears that the second wave is easing off," said Dr. Gerry Predy, senior medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services. Though this wave of the pandemic may be concluding, officials are anticipating a third will hit in the next several ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

  10. Dion wading into dark Western clouds over carbon tax proposalRead the original story

    Jun 29, 2008 | Leader Post

    Federal Conservatives and Liberals are accusing each other of purposely stoking resentment in Western Canada as Stephane Dion prepares to sell his national carbon tax proposal in Alberta, heart of the country's energy industry and bastion of Conservative political support.

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta, Stephen Harper, Tax

  11. Last weekRead the original story

    Apr 11, 2009 | Red Deer Advocate

    A total of 615 people have been hospitalized in Alberta from H1N1 influenza as of Tuesday, including 76 Central Albertans.

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    Related Topix: Canada, Alberta, Lacombe, AB, Fire, World News, World News, Prince Charles, Richmond, VA

  12. Opposition Leaders React to PC Support for Stelmach

    Nov 5, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... fight of Premier Ed Stelmach's political life. Now that the fight is firmly behind him -- and unequivocally won -- Alberta's opposition leaders are beginning to weigh in. Liberal leader David Swann was much less diplomatic . Afterward, he blasted ...

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    Related Topix: Joe Handley, Canada

  13. Alberta health official fired over Calgary Flames getting special flu vaccineRead the original story

    Nov 5, 2009 | Red Deer Advocate

    ... Leafs. "Like most Albertans, I am deeply offended that this circumstance has occurred," Ken Hughes, chairman of Alberta Health Services, said in a news release. "(It) was a serious error in judgment." Hughes did not release the employee's name or ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  14. Alberta fires staffer over flu shot scandalRead the original story

    Nov 4, 2009 | Sportsnet.ca

    ... and beyond. "Like most Albertans, I am deeply offended that this circumstance has occurred," Ken Hughes, chairman of Alberta Health Services, said in a news release. "(It) was a serious error in judgment." Hughes did not release the employee's name ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Sports, NHL Hockey

  15. AHS apologizes for Flames shotsRead the original story

    Nov 4, 2009 | CANOE

    ... and beyond. "Like most Albertans, I am deeply offended that this circumstance has occurred," Ken Hughes, chairman of Alberta Health Services, said in a news release. "(It) was a serious error in judgment." Hughes did not release the employee's name ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  16. Good to be home, says Corb Lund

    Nov 4, 2009 | Red Deer Advocate

    ... Georgia, Virginia, New York, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario. "It's good to be home!" exclaimed the Alberta alt-country singer, who performed with his four-piece Hurtin' Albertans band at the Centrium in the home-stretch of an ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine Hat, AB, Canada, Alberta, Calgary, AB, Red Deer, AB, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Moose Jaw, SK

  17. Alberta Virginia BlackwellRead the original story

    Nov 2, 2009 | Aiken Standard

    Alberta Virginia Blackwell, 82, of New Holland Road, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Nov.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  18. Coalition could revive western alienationRead the original story

    Dec 3, 2008 | Canada.com

    ... west-ern alienation. The hostile takeover bid by the opposition coalition in Ottawa sparked mass outrage Tuesday in Alberta, with politicians and business leaders warning it could trigger a new wave of regional discontent. Some oilpatch veterans ...

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    Related Topix: Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News, Joe Handley, Canada

  19. Minister offers apology

    Oct 28, 2009 | Calgary Sun

    ... administer the vaccine will also receive their first supplies by early next week. Dale Cooney, deputy registrar with Alberta College of Pharmacists, said many are ready to be recruited to help with the H1N1 vaccines. "The government has told us ...

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  20. Alberta's Wildrose is growing like a weed

    Oct 27, 2009 | The Toronto Star

    After all, only 18 months ago he won 72 out of 83 seats for the Alberta Progressive Conservatives thus ensuring another four years for the 37-year-old dynasty.

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    Related Topix: Ralph Klein, Canada, Joe Handley

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