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Woman attacked with machete

A woman was attacked by a man dressed in black with a machete near her south end apartment Wednesday night.
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Stelmach defends higher health spending

Premier Ed Stelmach says the province is increasing the amount it spends on health because healthcare is the number one priority for Albertans.
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American retailers boycott fuel from Alberta’s oilsands

Two American retailers - Bed, Bath and Beyond, and Whole Foods - say whenever possible, the companies will use fuel from alternative sources, rather than relying on fuel from Alberta's oilsands.
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Volkswagen Golf GTI named ‘car of year’

The Volkswagen Golf GTI sped to the front of the lot Thursday morning when it was named Canadian Car of the Year at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto.
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Man fighting brain cancer in dispute with gov’t over drug costs

An Edmonton man has been battling against 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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Edmonton students celebrate 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s freedom

More than 1,000 local students participated in the kick-off to GETfest 2010, a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's freedom at the Shaw Conference Centre Thursday.
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Premier defends decision to boost health spending

Premier Ed Stelmach is defending his decision to boost health spending by billions of dollars, a day after the government tabled its 2010 budget, which included record spending and a record deficit.
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Caution urged on Rossdale demolition

Epcor has a duty to ensure possible human and archeological remains are preserved when it demolishes part of the Rossdale power plant, people at an open house said Wednesday night.
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Is the worst over for H1N1? WHO to decide soon

A group of World Health Organization experts will meet this month to decide whether the world has turned the corner in the fight against the global swine flu pandemic, a senior official said Thursday.
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Car of the year, green cars named at Auto Show

The Volkswagen Golf GTI sped to the front of the lot Thursday morning when it was named Canadian Car of the Year at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto.
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