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10Mar/10Off

City asks province for help with noise pollution

The city is looking to the province to get some help with noise pollution. Mayor Stephen Mandel has sent a letter to the province asking it to write legislation that would help police crackdown on noisy vehicles.
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10Mar/10Off

Commonwealth grass will soon be history

Workers will start ripping up the grass at Commonwealth Stadium next week after council unanimously approved a deal Wednesday to split the cost of installing artificial turf with the Edmonton Eskimos.
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10Mar/10Off

City council approves artificial turf for Commonwealth

City council has voted in favour of eliminating the grass at Commonwealth Stadium and replacing it with artificial turf.
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10Mar/10Off

Budget surplus actually $17M: council

Council is backtracking on the $33.7-million surplus it reported last week for the 2009 budget year.
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10Mar/10Off

City 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

Hockey Alberta to offer online parenting resource

Hockey Alberta announced Wednesday it will be offering a multi-media program for parents to help them improve their family's experience in the game of hockey.
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10Mar/10Off

Canadian actor Corey Haim, 80s heartthrob, found dead

Toronto-born actor Corey Haim, who appeared in such 1980s films as "The Lost Boys" and "Lucas" has been found dead, according to Los Angeles police. He was 38.
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10Mar/10Off

Tories pressed for answers on Jaffer sentence

Opposition critics are pressing the Harper government to comment on the plea deal former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer entered into for a careless driving offence, after he had charges of cocaine possession and drunk driving dropped against him.
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10Mar/10Off

Crosby’s golden gear found, misplaced not stolen

Sidney Crosby's missing stick and glove have been found. Hockey Canada says Crosby's missing Olympic equipment were misplaced rather than stolen.
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10Mar/10Off

Pool users scrambling to find MacEwan replacement

The pending closure of the pool at Grant MacEwan University has left schools, swim clubs and seniors who use the facility scrambling to find alternative arrangements.
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