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Canadian Armed Forces Blogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
LAV IIIs are stripped down to bare bones for modifications at the General Dynamics Land Systems site in Edmonton. Edmonton, Alberta – The Army´s most important fighting vehicle, the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV III), is being refitted with new improvements and modifications. GDLS Edmonton has been working on the army´s fleet of LAV IIIs since 2006, making improvements including a new modified air brake...
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Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Edmonton, Alberta -- A move is afoot by Canadian student atheists and agnostics to have references to God removed from the University of Alberta's convocation ceremony. For more than 100 years, the chancellor's address to the graduates has included the call for graduates use their degrees "for the glory of God," the Edmonton Journal reported. Monday night, the U of A Atheists and Agnostics group petitioned...
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The Shotgun (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Alberta Health and Wellness officials issued a warning on Friday that cocaine being sold in Alberta could be laced with a dangerous substance that can harm an individual’s immune system. Seven individuals in Edmonton, Red Deer, southern and northern Alberta...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Canadian prosecutors say a foster mother in Edmonton has been convicted of manslaughter in the death of 3-year-old boy in her care. A jury Saturday found the 34-year-old woman guilty of causing the boy's death in January 2007, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday. Prosecutors, aided by the testimony of the boy's nanny, argued the boy died from a head...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- An immune suppression disease linked to tainted cocaine has been identified in at least seven people in the Canadian province of Alberta. Health officials said that even a minor infection can quickly become life-threatening in those with the disorder, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. We are advising anyone who develops a fever or other signs of infection...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Retaining long-term healthcare workers can be a challenge, but Canadian researchers say an intervention program can reduce turnover by 75 percent. Study co-author Val Kinjerski, a University of Alberta doctoral graduate, said the study focused on two groups of long-term healthcare workers from two facilities in Canada. One group of 24 employees attended a Spirit...
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14 Giants (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
(photo: Bruce Edwards / Edmonton Journal) Fragments of a huge meteorite that lit up the skies across Alberta and Saskatchewan last week have been found near the border city of Lloydminster. The lucky finders? University of Calgary planetary scientist Dr. Alan Hildebrand and graduate student Ellen Milley, who located the pieces yesterday.
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Fluoride News Tracker (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
805.pdf (application/pdf Object) Journal of the Canadian Dental Association: "...in an epidemiologic study of 19- month-old children in Edmonton, Alberta, a Canadian city with a diverse immigrant population and fluoridation of the water supply, children of foreign-born mothers were more likely to have ECC than children born to Canadian mothers."
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Ismailimail (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
An Edmonton doctor pushes the province to boost foreign aid Sheila Pratt , The Edmonton Journal Published: Sunday, November 16, 2008 In 1998, pediatrician John Godel was about to retire from the University of Alberta medical school and head for the West Coast. But his good friend and colleague, cardiologist Zaheer Lakhani, had other plans for [...]
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. ("Commercial" or "Company") (TSX: CSA) a Canadian distributor of resource management equipment products is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Rozina Kassam as Commercial's Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Kassam will succeed Mr. Eric Sauze, who will focus on the Chief Operations Officer position after fulfilling both roles since January...
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Market Wire - Travel and Hospitality (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Edmonton's accommodations offer 12,000 guest rooms to pick from. With a wide sampling of major hotel brands, suite hotels, trendy boutique properties and motels, Edmonton puts the fun into being sent to your room.
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA (MARKET WIRE) Ceapro Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CZO) today reported 47% increase in sales for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenues reached $871,000 compared with $591,000 in the same period last year. This was achieved despite a lower US dollar exchange rate for the first nine months of 2008 and an interruption in the supply of key raw material due to flooding in the...
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poppy (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Another fun looking fair, this time in northern Alberta (old stomping grounds) at the The Royal Bison Craft and Art Fair , running November 29 and 30th at the Old Strathcona Famer's Market (8426 Gateway Blvd), Edmonton, Alberta. (10 - 5 pm). Look for the works from artists such as Amanda Woodward who's selling her cute puff puff ornaments along with her Twelve Days of Christmas prints.
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Space Ref (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Edmonton�Meteorite craters might not be as rare as we think. A University of Alberta researcher has found a tool that could reveal possibly hundreds of undiscovered craters across Canada and around the world.
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Precious Kingdoms (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Narwhals "tusking" EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Canadian fishery officials gave Inuit hunters permission to kill as many as 400 narwhal whales trapped by Arctic ice miles from open water. Hunters reported spotting the whales last week and began hacking breathing holes in the ice north of Baffin Island near the village of Pond Inlet, the Edmonton Journal reported. Jayko Allooloo, president of...
