Alberta

Fuelling Conflict: The Tar Sands and the Military Industrial Complex

Why the tar sands are important for anti-military campaigning The extraction of dirty oil from the Canadian tar sands is having an immense regional and global environmental impact and driving the planet towards catastrophic...

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Husky calls report of refinery restart "premature"

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Husky Energy Inc said on Friday it was puzzled why an Ohio regulator reported its 160,000 barrel a day Lima refinery was restarting after maintenance, calling it "premature."

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Most know salt is bad, few shake habit

EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Most Canadians say they know too much salt isn't healthy, but many don't do anything to reduce their salt intake, researchers say. Anna Farmer and Diana Mager of the University of Alberta say...

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Underage Alta. girl given drugs, forced into prostitution, allege RCMP

RED DEER, Alta. - A man in central Alberta is accused of providing illegal drugs to an underage girl and forcing her into prostitution. RCMP in Red Deer say that during an investigation this week i...

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Reaction positive to no-homework deal

CALGARY — To assign or not to assign, that is the question. Since news broke of one Calgary couple negotiating a no-homework deal with their kids’ school board, the very relevance of homework itself has come under the...

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CF gets three directors on Terra board, complicating hostile Agrium bid

CALGARY - Agrium Inc.'s (TSX:AGU) reluctant U.S. takeover target, CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CF), is making headway in a hostile bid of its own. Illinois-based fertilizer producer CF says it successfully got three of its...

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Hugs, not harassment: Facebook groups slam day of violence against redheads

TORONTO - Have no fear, redheads - it appears this Nov. 20, you were more likely to be hugged than harassed, consoled rather than kicked. The day had been dubbed by some as Kick a Ginger Day, a nod...

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Calgary police chief says new law that lets EMS share info with cops is necessary

CALGARY - Calgary's police chief says a proposed legislative amendment that would clarify the ability of paramedics to share information related to crimes with police is necessary. Chief Rick Hanso...

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Konrad von Finckenstein 'sick' and Jim Shaw 'tired'

Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw For The Globe and Mail CEO of Shaw Communications says it's time to move on from fight between broadcasters, cable and satellite firms After almost a week of hearings into the future of...

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Children, parents line up for H1N1 shot

Alberta expanded its swine flu immunization program on Friday to all children under 18, their immediate family members and caregivers living with them. Lines were not long in Calgary at mass vaccination clinics, even though...

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