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Harper urges Canadians to get loud and proud

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canadians should drop their normally quiet nationalist nature during the Winter Olympics to loudly and proudly cheer on Canada's Olympic athletes.
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11Feb/10Off

Not enough cash to cover wage increase for teachers: school boards

Several school boards are now worried there may not be enough money to cover expenses after receiving only a small pile of new cash in the province's recently released budget. The school boards' main concern is there is not enough money to cover a salary increase for teachers and support staff.
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Man fighting brain tumour now in battle with gov’t

An Edmonton man has been battling multiple brain tumours for the past 10 years. But now, Kent Pankow says he's going up against the Alberta government because the drug he needs to live is covered for other types of cancers, but not brain cancer.
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11Feb/10Off

Downtown plan not definite: Oilers owner

A proposal to redevelop Edmonton's downtown around a publicly-funded arena is not the only possibility that could be considered, Daryl Katz told Oilers Radio Network/630 CHED.
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11Feb/10Off

3 officers face disciplinary hearings

Three Edmonton police officers will face eight disciplinary charges next month, after being accused of rounding up homeless people into the back of a police patrol wagon in May 2005 and releasing them in another part of the city hours later.
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11Feb/10Off

Katz breaks his silence on funds for downtown arena

Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz finally broke his silence Thursday to reveal that the $100 million he promised for a new downtown arena has some strings attached.
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11Feb/10Off

St. Albert couple win $1M in lottery

A couple from St. Albert were shocked to discover recently that they had matched all six numbers on their Western 649 ticket, winning $1 million.
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11Feb/10Off

Morton seeks legislation to rebuild Alberta’s Sustainability Fund

Alberta's finance minister is calling for legislation in 2011 that would require the government to rebuild its Sustainability Fund.
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11Feb/10Off

School bus loses control and crashes into parked cars

It was quite the terrifying ordeal for some north Edmonton students Wednesday afternoon after the school bus they were riding in lost control and hit four parked cars.
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11Feb/10Off

Forensic team arrives at colonel’s Ottawa home

Forensic specialists with the Ontario Provincial Police have arrived at the Ottawa home of Col. Russell Williams, the former CFB Trenton commander accused of murdering two women and sexually assaulting two others.
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