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10Mar/10Off

Photos of dying ducks delivered to legislature

The delivery of copies of photos of dying ducks to the legislature Wednesday kept alive the controversy over what Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has seen of those troubling pictures.
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10Mar/10Off

Yasmin/Yaz birth control pill users launch lawsuit

A group of Canadian women are filing a lawsuit against the makers of Bayer's popular oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin, alleging they were not adequately warned about higher than usual risks for stroke and other health problems.
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10Mar/10Off

Indian status coming for thousands of Canadians

More than 45,000 Canadians could be recognized as status Indians under changes the federal government plans to make to the Indian Act, CBC News has learned.
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10Mar/10Off

Parkdale parents try to prevent school closure

People in the inner-city neighbourhood of Parkdale get the opportunity Wednesday night to try to convince school board officials not to close their school.
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10Mar/10Off

Jean heading home after emotional tour to Haiti

Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean is set to return home to Canada after an emotional tour of her quake-ravaged homeland in Haiti. Jean capped off her trip with a visit to the Dominican Republic Wednesday to thank that country for their help in the aftermath of January's earthquake.
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10Mar/10Off

Alberta to release medical mistakes report

Alberta's health minister has directed the province's health agency to release a full report on medical errors at Calgary's children's hospital within 10 days.
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10Mar/10Off

Haim remembered as ‘beautiful, tormented soul’

Toronto-born actor Corey Haim was remembered by one of his best friends as a "wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul," as news of the former teen heartthrob's untimely death spread around the world Wednesday.
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10Mar/10Off

NHL GMs recommend ban on blindside head hits

NHL general managers have wrapped up three days of meetings with a framework for a penalty for hits to the head.
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10Mar/10Off

Website called out for being too costly

The City of Edmonton is accused of wasting taxpayer dollars after its website, Edmontonstories.ca, was nominated for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's Teddy Awards, which spotlights the worst government waste.
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10Mar/10Off

Two local bars and one restaurant fined for fire code regulations

Two Edmonton nightclubs and one city restaurant have been fined for violating fire code regulations during routine inspections.
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