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19Feb/10Off

Bill Hunter arena almost 50 per cent over budget

The Bill Hunter arena in West Edmonton hasn't even been opened and the project is already raising some eyebrows after it was revealed Friday the arena cost $5.8 million, almost 50 per cent higher than the original $4 million budget.
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19Feb/10Off

Police lay charges in fatal pedestrian crash

Police have laid charges against an Edmonton man in connection with a crash that left one woman dead.
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19Feb/10Off

Family pets perish in early morning house fire

An early morning house fire on the city's northeast side has claimed the lives of some family pets.
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19Feb/10Off

City tourism says Alberta Day at BC Place wasn’t a priority

It was the one day for our province to showcase Alberta to the rest of the world during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and while the City of Calgary took advantage of the opportunity our city's tourism department says it didn't see it as a huge opportunity to promote Edmonton.
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19Feb/10Off

Cap on municipal campaign donations draws fire

Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel will get his chance to vent his anger over provincial legislation putting a cap on municipal campaign donations when he sits down to talk with Municipal Affairs Minister Hector Goudreau.
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19Feb/10Off

Man dies after tractor falls through ice

A 52-year-old man is dead after his tractor fell through the ice while he was clearing off a dugout, RCMP said Friday.
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19Feb/10Off

Man falls through ice and dies

Edson RCMP were called to a rural residence Wednesday night after a tractor fell through the ice of a pond, about 20 kilometres east of Edson.
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19Feb/10Off

Edmonton Real Estate Market Weekly Update

Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 420 (417, 454, 358) # Sales: 231 (228, 200, 196) Ratio: 55% (55%, 44%, 55%) # Price...
19Feb/10Off

Minimum sentences can be lowered: top court

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that in some "exceptional cases" a judge can reduce a sentence below the mandatory minimum sentence legislated by Parliament if someone's charter rights have been violated.
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19Feb/10Off

Pets die in house fire

Firefighters from three different stations were called a house fire Friday morning near 89th Street and 120th Avenue in northeast Edmonton.
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