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Flaherty’s pricey budget flight irks critics

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is facing the ire of opposition critics who say the minister isn't leading by example, after it was revealed that he used a private jet to sell his belt-tightening budget Friday.
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5Mar/10Off

Students stand on guard for anthem

A Grade six class in St. Albert has started a campaign to stop the federal government from making changes to the national anthem.
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5Mar/10Off

Station should apologize for call-in: advocate

A women's advocate wants an Edmonton radio station to apologize for a call-in program inviting listeners to say which sports personality they would most like to punch in the face.
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5Mar/10Off

1 charged, 1 sought, in ID theft operation

Edmonton police are looking for one man and have laid 117 new charges against another in relation to an alleged identity theft operation they uncovered last summer.
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Promising breakthrough drug could help those with celiac disease

Celiac disease prevents people from eating gluten -- found in a variety of foods, from soups to baked goods -- but now a revolutionary treatment could improve the lives of patients who can't eat gluten.
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5Mar/10Off

Harper gov’t says Canadian anthem lyrics won’t change

After strong reaction poured in from across the country about modifying the lyrics to "O Canada," the Harper government says it will not go forward with a review of the song's lyrics.
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5Mar/10Off

Grande Prairie prepares for Arctic Games

Organizers of the 21st Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, Alta., are getting ready to welcome thousands of young athletes from around the circumpolar North.
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Man struck by train and killed near Edson

A male was struck and killed by a train on the outskirts of Edson Thursday evening.
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5Mar/10Off

Toddler died weeks after being put in foster care

A toddler at the centre of a homicide investigation was placed in foster care just weeks before her death.
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5Mar/10Off

Foster mom convicted of manslaughter granted new trial

An Edmonton foster mother who was convicted of killing her three-year-old foster child has been granted a new trial.
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