Alberta

Alberta mulls new health-care funding strategy

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert says he's open to a new way of having Albertans pay for health care.

Alberta easing paramedic witness rules

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Calgary police are applauding a provincial bill that would allow paramedics and other emergency personnel to disclose patient information.

Cap could delay Hawks signing 3 stars

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday

Chicago Blackhawks have to clear enough money room for next season EDMONTON, Alberta -- Something happened en route to the Blackhawks' announcement of the contract extensions of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith.

"September Marsh ii", acrylic landscape painting by Sharon Lynn Williams

Daily Painters International Art Gallery (Free subscription) | yesterday

"September Marsh ii", acrylic painting on watercolour paper, 16 x 12" $625 framed, FREE S&H I often take my plein air oil paintings and use them as a taking off point for acrylic or mixed media studio paintings. This painting was done in acrylic for my Mixed Media class as a demonstration of how acrylics can be used transparently, translucently and opaquely to underscore a theme....

EA Announces The "Return To Ostagar" DLC For Dragon Age Origins

QTEgamers (Free subscription) | yesterday

EA Has revealed the next DLC for Dragon Age: Origins. "Return To Ostagar" is set to come out on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC this Holiday in N.America and Europe. it will cost $4.99 on the PSN and PC, 400 MS Points on the Xbox 360 in N.America. "Return To Ostagar" is a new quest which takes the player to Ostagar and the battleground where the Grey Wardens were nearly wiped...

• Dragon Age Origins Downloadable Content - Gamers Daily News
• Dragon Age: Origins DLC dated and priced - El33tonline

Couple convince school to end homework for family

ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | yesterday

CALGARY, Alberta - Sherri and Tom Milley were exhausted by the weepy weeknight struggles over math problems and writing assignments with their three school-aged children. They were fed up with rushing home from soccer practice or speed skating only to stand over their kids tossing out answers so they could finish and get to bed. | read more

For Valour

The Torch (Free subscription) | yesterday

No excuse: I should have posted this earlier... Congratulations to all those recognized by the Governor General for either valour or meritorious service last week. Here are the citations for valour: Warrant Officer David George Shultz, S.M.V., C.D. Edmonton and St. Albert, Alberta Star of Military Valour On May 6, 2008, a Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team patrol was ambushed in the Zhari district...

Blackhawks Rout Flames in Playoff Rematch

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago's five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Calgary Flames 7-1 on Thursday night in a rematch of a first-round playoff series.

Third-period rally propels Oilers past Avalanche

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers made themselves right at home after losing four straight games on the road. Ryan Potulny and Patrick O'Sullivan scored third-period goals and the Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 on Wednesday night.

• Oilers rally to knock off Avalanche - MSNBC.com: NHL
• Oilers overcome deficit, score four straight vs. Avs - CBS SportsLine.com
• See the 5 articles on the same subject

Raeesa Merali receives scholarship for radio broadcasting

Ismailimail (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

NAIT Student Wins First Alberta Equity Scholarship September 4, 2009 – A student currently attending the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is the first ever recipient of the Alberta Equity Scholarship, an initiative started this year by the Alberta stations of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. Raeesa Merali, an Edmonton resident, is entering her second semester in [...]

BioWare Announces New “Return to Ostagar” Downloadable Content for Dragon Age: Origins

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), announced today that the Return to Ostagar downloadable content (DLC) for Dragon Age™: Origins will be available for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC versions this Holiday season in North...

Kirrin Resources Inc.: Kirrin Resources Announces $800,000 Flow-Through Offering

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Kirrin Resources Inc. (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: KYM) today announced that it has entered into an agreement in connection with an offering of up to 5,700,000 flow-through units ("FT Units") at a purchase price of $0.14 per FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $798,000 (the "Offering"). Each FT Unit will consist of one flow-through...

Travel Alberta: Travel Alberta Gives Media a "Sneak Preview" to The 2010 Winter Games

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Editors Note: There are four photos and a video associated with this Press Release.

Canadian Quantum Energy Corporation: Canadian Quantum Announces Record Date for 4 for 1 Forward Stock Split

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Douglas Brett, President and CEO of Canadian Quantum Energy Corporation ("Canadian Quantum" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CQM) is pleased to announce that a record date of November 20, 2009 has been set for the 4 for 1 forward split of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares, previously announced on October 19, 2009 and November 17, 2009....

Source Gold Corp.: Source Gold Corp. Completes Targeted Preliminary Exploration Program

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Source Gold Corp. (OTCBB: SRGL) is pleased to announce that we have completed our targeted initial and preliminary trenching program on our KRK West Property for the fall of 2009. We are currently processing 250 samples obtained through mechanical trenching which exposed several new mineralized areas as well as reopened mineralization where previous programs left off....

Culane Energy Corp. - Financial Analysis Review---Aarkstore Enterprise

aarkstore | 11/17/2009

Summary Culane Energy Corp. (Culane) is an oil and gas exploration and production company in Canada. The company is principally engaged in the drilling, development and production of petroleum and natural gas reserves in Western Canada. It is mainly focused on its exploration activities in the Killam, Nelson, and Redwater areas of Central Alberta. Culane predominately operates in Canada. It is headquartered...

Highpine Oil & Gas Limited - Financial Analysis Review----Aarkstore Enterprise

aarkstore | 11/14/2009

Summary Highpine Oil & Gas Limited (Highpine) is a public oil and gas exploration company. It is involved in the business of exploration, acquisition, development and production of natural gas and crude oil in western Canada. Currently, the company is focusing on the exploration and development efforts in the West Pembina Nisku and West Central Alberta Gas Fairway, both located in Central Alberta....

Exploring Calgary Storage Units

ujdfvanuj | 11/05/2009

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