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BlogHer (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
After our trip to the northern territories we're going to head back in a south-westerly direction and hit Alberta. Home of the current Prime Minister. The oil sands. The West Edmonton Mall. Dinosaurs. The Calgary Stampede. Oh yeah, and as they like to remind other Canadians - no provincial sales tax. But most importantly it's the home to some great Alberta bloggers.
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Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former Edmonton McClung MLA, who was unseated by David Xiao in the last election has announced his leadership intentions. Check it out: www.elsalhy.com, And then there were two.
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday
Residents of four violence-plagued Alberta reserves are being asked to hand in illegal or unwanted firearms in the first gun amnesty that's ever targeted a specific community.Alberta Justice, the RCMP and band leaders from the Hobbema area south of Edmonton hope the amnesty will reduce violent crime on the reserves where a toddler was wounded in a drive-by shooting in April.
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TO411 Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Alberta government is set to unveils plans for a film studio in Calgary to woo Hollywood producers. "All indicators are in place that the province needs and supports a Calgary studio. It's certainly an initiative that has a lot of momentum," Alberta film commissioner Jeff Brinton said Wednesday. Rural Alberta has long played host Hollywood Western shoots such as "Brokeback Mountain" and last year's...
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Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
The Alberta Liberals' worst kept secret became official this morning when Deputy Leader and Calgary Currie MLA Dave Taylor officially announced his bid for leadership of the limping party. Since he was first elected four years ago, Taylor - a...
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Source: Reuters (Adds comments from Syncrude, Greenpeace, updates with arrest of 11 protesters) CALGARY, Alberta, July 24 (Reuters) - Greenpeace protesters targeted a waste-water pipe at a Syncrude Canada Ltd oil ...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- 07/25/08 -- Kodiak Energy, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KDK)(OTCBB: KDKN) ("Kodiak" or the "Corporation") announces a progress update on the previously released acquisition of Brink Energy Ltd. ("Brink"), a private Alberta junior oil and ..
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: Reuters CALGARY, Alberta, July 24 (Reuters) - Protesters blocked a pipe to a waste-water pond at an Alberta oil-sands mine operated by Syncrude Canada Ltd on Thursday and demanded a halt to rising production ...
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Market Wire - Energy and Utilities (Free subscription) | yesterday
HOUSTON, TEXAS AND CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Wescorp Energy Inc. (OTCBB: WSCE), an oil and gas technology solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Flowstar Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary, has signed an agreement with a Canadian-based oil and gas operator to deploy well head measurement and communication equipment and associated IFMWorks web host services to an operating gas field....
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The word going around the IndyCar paddock Thursday in Edmonton, Alberta, was that people can hardly wait to see Marco Andretti's new driving uniform for next month's race in Sonoma, Calif. Earlier this season, Andretti, right, showed up in an Indiana Jones-themed uniform while his Andretti Green Racing car was used as a moving billboard for the movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Stantec (TSX: STN) (NYSE: SXC) executives, Tony Franceschini, President & CEO, and Don Wilson, Senior Vice President & CFO, will hold a conference call to discuss the second quarter 2008 results on Thursday, July 31, 2008, commencing at 4:00 PM EDT (2:00 PM MDT, 1:00 PM PDT). The call will last about 30 minutes. Once Tony and Don have completed their remarks, a structured...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
(TSX Venture Exchange - POH) EDMONTON, July 24 - Strong cash flows are financing expansions in the Planet Organic Health Corporation's (POH) various divisions. The first evidence of that is the opening this fall of...
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Market Wire - Travel and Hospitality: Airlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Media and interested members of the public are advised that WestJet (TSX: WJA) will hold its analysts' conference call on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 9 a.m. MT (11 a.m. ET), following the release of its 2008 second quarter financial results.
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Quillblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some book-related links: A true memoir about a fraudulent life (The New York Times) Alberta libraries push for cash (Calgary Herald) Past editors of the Los Angeles Times Book Review protest folding (Editor & Publisher) World’s oldest bible goes online (Vnunet.com) Barack Obama and John McCain in comic book form (MTV.com) Amazon not so good for smaller publishers – who knew? [...]
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Calgary police are considering publicly releasing the names and photos of members of organized crime groups if they pose a threat to the safety of the public.
