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  1. Ex-Mountie wants long gun registry eliminatedRead the original story

    5 min ago | Red Deer Advocate

    ... used in the commission of an offence." Red Deer lawyer Walter Kubanek, who has run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the past, agreed with Hutton that the split is along urban and rural lines and less along party lines. Kubanek said the gun ...

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    Related Topix: Stephen Harper, Rocky Mountain House, AB, Canada, Alberta, North America, World News

  2. Rod Hay making another title run at CFRRead the original story

    7 min ago | Red Deer Advocate

    By Dianne Finstad - Rodeo Published: November 12, 2009 8:36 AM Updated: November 12, 2009 8:43 AM Rod Hay left Rexall Place Wednesday night in Edmonton with an extra spring in his step, and some serious jingle in his jeans.

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  3. Two of four ain't badRead the original story

    7 min ago | Red Deer Advocate

    ... any victories on Monday. Similarly, the Green Party must be starting to realize that they may have little future in Canada with their candidate placing last in the B.C. riding of New Westminster-Coquitlam a ' a province that the Greens have long ...

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    Related Topix: North America, World News, Stephen Harper, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Opinion

  4. Stimulus cash bypassing high jobless areasRead the original story

    7 min ago | Red Deer Advocate

    Canada's high jobless regions are losing out as billions in federal stimulus money flows into areas that have been spared the worst of the recession, an analysis by The Canadian Press suggests.

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  5. Quebec alone supports registryRead the original story

    7 min ago | Red Deer Advocate

    ... believed the registry has helped reduce gun crime. Outside Quebec, it was a different story. Majorities in Atlantic Canada (50 per cent), British Columbia (51 per cent), Alberta (64 per cent) and Manitoba-Saskatchewan (61 per cent) said it's a good ...

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  6. Riel's polarizing saga no longer absent from citizenship guideRead the original story

    9 min ago | The StarPhoenix

    ... will be front and centre in an updated citizenship study guide to be released Thursday. Riel's inclusion in Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, provided in an exclusive excerpt to Canwest News Service, points to ...

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  7. Edmonton Research Park Reveals Its Second Featured Innovator ShirWin...Read the original story

    10 min ago | PRWeb

    ... employee company in August of 2000. ShirWin CEO, Debra Greig says she chose to locate her business at the Alberta, Canada ERP, the leading Edmonton research centre , because it "offers excellent opportunities for collaboration with similar, ...

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  8. Past blackouts showed best, worst of NYCRead the original story

    12 min ago | WGNO

    ... and its worst. The first blackout started at 5:27 p.m. Nov. 9, 1965. A faulty relay at a power station in Ontario, Canada, triggered overloads in the Northeast power grid, wiping out electricity across the entire Northeastern part of the United ...

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  9. Global News: Canada Remembers, 1-hour specialRead the original story

    13 min ago | The StarPhoenix

    OTTAWA a ' Canada's veterans and soldiers serving in Afghanistan were honoured from coast to coast and across two oceans Wednesday on Remembrance Day a ' including with a ceremony in the nation's capital attended by Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

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    Related Topix: North America, World News, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario, Asia, Afghanistan, World News, Prince Charles, Cornwall, ON, Stephen Harper

  10. Michael Platt Fate of hall of fame uncertainRead the original story

    15 min ago | Calgary Sun

    ... Hall were given to an upstart group in Merritt, who promised to build a grand museum and restyle their little town as Canada's Country Music Capital. It was a premature move and now the flies have come home to roost. The Merritt group, called the ...

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    Related Topix: North America, World News, British Columbia, Merritt, BC, Canada, Opinion

  11. Charles, Camilla head homeRead the original story

    15 min ago | Calgary Sun

    Prince Charles and wife Camilla are on their way home after an 11-day Canadian tour.

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    Related Topix: World News, World News, Prince Charles, North America, Stephen Harper

  12. Tears for fallen comradesRead the original story

    15 min ago | Calgary Sun

    ... of our heroes can best show our gratitude by standing up for the values they continue to defend by nurturing in Canada an enveloping culture of respect, of harmony, of inclusion, a great country worthy of their great sacrifice," he said. "This is ...

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  13. Charles and Camilla wrap up 12-day royal visitRead the original story

    24 min ago | CTV.ca

    Home : Canada : Charles and Camilla wrap up 12-day royal visit Charles and Camilla wrap up 12-day royal visit Viewer A look back at some of the royal highlights as Prince Charles and his wife Camilla wrap up their 11-day visit to Canada on Thursday and head home to England.

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    Related Topix: North America, World News, World News, Prince Charles, Canada, Ontario, Cornwall, ON, Stephen Harper

  14. Charles, Camilla depart after 11-day visitRead the original story w/Photo

    27 min ago | CBC

    Prince Charles has a laugh with a crowd of children as he and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, depart from the Ottawa International Airport on Thursday following an 11-day visit to Canada.

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  15. 'They helped shape our country'Read the original story

    29 min ago | Woodstock Sentinel Review

    ... of our heroes can best show our gratitude by standing up for the values they continue to defend by nurturing in Canada an enveloping culture of respect, of harmony, of inclusion, a great country worthy of their great sacrifice," he said. "This is ...

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    Related Topix: North America, World News, World News, Prince Charles, Stephen Harper, Woodstock, ON, Canada

  16. Cost of swine flu vaccine program hits $1.5B: reportRead the original story

    32 min ago | CTV.ca

    It appears that the plan to have every Canada vaccinated against swine flu is not coming cheap.

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, North America, World News, Medicine, Influenza, Joe Handley, Canada, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

  17. Dinosaur Jr. lives -- but only on a 'case by case basis'Read the original story

    35 min ago | Canada.com

    Though they've reunited, Dinosaur Jr. bassist Lou Barlow says the old wounds still exist.

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  18. More employers rethink retirement plansRead the original story

    41 min ago | Canada.com

    ... over five years, many companies can now do it over 10 years with some stipulations, while regulators across Canada have been studying a potential revamp of the whole regulatory pension structure, says Mr. Vandersanden. Federal and provincial ...

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    Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Pension, North America, World News

  19. Senesco Technologies to present data on its multiple myeloma drug...Read the original story

    43 min ago | Medical News

    ... Therapeutics Conference. Ms. Taylor is a member of the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The conference will take place from Sunday, November 15th through Thursday, November 19th, in Boston, MA. Ms. Taylor's ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Health

  20. Canadian PM, Manmohan to sign trade accords; n-deal unlikelyRead the original story

    44 min ago | Toronto News.Net

    Toronto News.Net Thursday 12th November, 2009 India and Canada will sign new trade agreements during Prime Minister Stephen Harper's three-day visit to India from Nov 16.

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    Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, North America, Stephen Harper, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai, India