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Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
More records set at Castrol Raceway: McMillen shoots to top of Top Fuel charts; Hoover holds off Lang Despite a sudden downpour during the afternoon session and chilly temperatures throughout the day, the IHRA still saw record crowds during the SMS Equipment Night of Fire at the River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV Saturday night at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton,...
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Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Hoover resets track records at Castrol Raceway EDMONTON, AB - On a night where records seemed to fall left and right, Pro Modified driver Ed Hoover made the biggest splash of them all with a new track mark for speed and elapsed time in front of a packed house Friday the River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Going...
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Rants From The Rookery (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's the end of days..... Edmonton, Alberta (AHN) - The woes of Alberta's farmers continue to multiply. Even as they struggle financially with losses arising from one of Canada's worst drought, parts of the province are under threat of a grasshopper attack. The farmers expressed apprehension that the insect may even damage whatever crop will be spared by the ongoing dry spell. Areas where farmers have...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
MONTREAL, July 3 (UPI) -- A Canadian man drove into Montreal Friday to deliver 2,500 pairs of white underwear to homeless men as part of his cross-country Underwear Tour. Brent King, 41, is an engineer who lives in Calgary, Alberta. He told The Gazette newspaper the idea of driving a motor home from the west coast to the east coast was a result of learning last fall homeless shelters list underwear...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) This July, there's something to suit everyone's taste on the Edmonton events calendar. For those who dig jazz, whether it's cool, slow and blue or red hot and hoppin', there's the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, which runs through Sunday, July 5th. Acts at the festival so far have included John Abercrombie Organ Trio and Branford Marsalis Quartet. Once the musical...
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The Daily Kitten (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada These three beautiful kitties were part of a litter of four (their brother Midnight is hiding somewhere) from our barn cat, Gizzie. Cinder was the big man on campus, fearlessly swatting at our 140lb akita Bear and trekking into the vast depths of our basement. Rumour was ...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
The first of two reviews in this week's edition of The Lancet discusses the standards of health and lifestyles of Indigenous people. It is the work of Professor Michael Gracey, of the Unity of First People of Australia, Perth, WA, Australia, and Professor Malcolm King, of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) North American Energy Partners Inc. ("NAEP" or "the Company") (TSX: NOA)(NYSE: NOA) today announced that it has signed a three-year earthmoving and mine support services agreement with Shell Canada Energy. In an unrelated matter, the Company also announced that it has entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with its lenders, which extends...
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Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
On Jun 28, the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, a group of Edmonton-based queer activists recreated their city’s first Pride march, hoping to reclaim the spirit of Stonewall. The Queer Recruitment Army, along with 40 other people, marched the original Edmonton Pride route from Corbett Hall on the University of Alberta [...]
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Gossip Craze (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
toronto several canadian nationals have been deported from china following protibet protests in beijingsteve andersen from edmonton and a tibetangerman was arrested by plainclothes police officers after they unfurled a tibetan flaga short time after the arrests mike hudema a spokesman for greenpeace in alberta was arrested with four other people from edmonton
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Ismailimail (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
EDMONTON — Hordes of people dressed in red and white waving — and wearing — flags filled Edmonton streets and parks today in celebration of Canada’s 142nd birthday. Beginning at 7 a.m., thousands showed up to the Alberta legislature grounds where some special guests served up a free pancake breakfast, courtesy of the Ismaili Muslim Community [...]
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 1 (UPI) -- Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, who led Tampa Bay to a Stanley Cup title five years ago, signed a four-year contract Wednesday with Edmonton. Khabibulin, 36, posted a 25-8-7 record with Chicago last season. Nikolai is a world class goaltender who has proven himself throughout his career as one of the best in the game, Edmonton General Manager Steve Tambellini said. He...
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Canadian Online Health News (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
EDMONTON - The Alberta Medical Association is warning the provincial government not to make too many changes to the health care system too soon. AMA president Dr. Noel Grisdale says rapid budget cuts could short-circuit the ability of the system to deliver health services.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
EDMONTON. Alberta (AP) -- The Edmonton Oilers are turning to another veteran goaltender.