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www.edmontonjournal.com (via @FACLC) - February 24, 9:26 PM

Homosexuality still treated as mental illness in doctors’ billing codes

Alberta doctors continue to bill the province for treating homosexuality as a mental disorder akin to bestiality and pedophilia, despite assurances from the former health minister in 2010 that the “incorrect and unacceptable classification” would ...
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calgary.openfile.ca - May 9, 12:55 AM

What if Alberta used the French-style, two-ballot electoral system? - Open File (blog)

Open File (blog)What if Alberta used the French-style, two-ballot electoral system?
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www.edmontonjournal.com - May 21, 1:35 PM

With Keystone and Gateway in political limbo, pipeline advocates turn to Canada’s East Coast

The movement to ship Alberta bitumen to Canada’s eastern provinces is gathering momentum as plans to build the Gateway and Keystone lines languish in political limbo.
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www.theglobeandmail.com - May 21, 1:24 PM

Raw resources: remembering history in order not to repeat it

38 years after the federal Liberals introduced a federal budget that challenged provincial resource royalty taxes some critically important issues still need to be hashed out...
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www.stalbertgazette.com (via @ppilarski) - May 19, 1:16 AM

Blended ministry important to Alberta | Local News | St. Albert Gazette

"We want to make sure that the desire to promote enterprise and business doesn’t interfere with academic freedom."

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daveberta.ca (via @davecournoyer) - May 19, 1:11 AM

assembly housekeeping: new staff, new speaker, & new public accounts committee chair.

Tweet (#ableg #wrp #ablib New Post: Assembly Housekeeping: New Staff, New Speaker, & New Public Accounts Committee Chair.)...
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www.calgaryherald.com (via @JohnnieOil) - May 19, 1:09 AM

Canadian crude price discounts here to stay: analysts

A consensus is emerging that waves of increasing crude output in Western Canada and the United States will regularly outstrip market access, keeping Canadian crude prices volatile for years to come.
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www.edmontonjournal.com - May 19, 1:05 AM

Redford tweet labels NDP leader Mulcair as 'divisive, ill-informed' - Edmonton Journal

Redford tweet labels NDP leader Mulcair as 'divisive, ill-informed'Edmonton Journal@ThomasMulcair continues to make divisive, ill-informed and false comments #ableg — Alison Redford (@Premier_Redford) May 16, 2012Redford went into further detail in...
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www.calgaryherald.com - May 15, 9:33 PM

CNRL charged with failing to report hydrogen sulphide leak

Provincial regulators have charged Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. with failing to immediately report a hydrogen sulphide release from the company's Horizon bitumen upgrader two years ago.
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blogs.edmontonjournal.com - May 15, 9:25 PM

True Awards of Valour | Edmonton Journal

Donald Ethell, Alberta's 17th lieutenant-governor, has a lot of letters after his name: Donald Stewart Ethell OC OMM AOE MSC CD LLD(Hon) He's a decorated military hero, a peace-keeper, a humanitarian.
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metronews.ca - May 15, 9:16 PM

Alberta school designs to evolve under new minister

Bringing with him experience working on Alberta’s infrastructure portfolio, the new education minister is looking at pushing the boundaries of school design in the province.
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www.theglobeandmail.com (via @StephenJNichols) - May 12, 1:21 AM

Booming Fort McMurray’s college is at a crossroads

Keyano cuts arts programs, considers change to focus on trades and technology (#ableg #education RT @WernerPatels: Booming Fort McMurray’s college is at a crossroads http://t.co/xguX3sYf via @globeandmail iPad...
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www.edmontonjournal.com (via @PrairieStorm2) - May 10, 10:06 PM

Diversify economy, Alberta urged

Alberta must diversify its economy or put tomorrow’s prosperity at risk, the University of Alberta president said Thursday.
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www.theglobeandmail.com (via @Urban_Su) - May 10, 10:03 PM

China moving up Canada’s energy value chain

Increasingly, Chinese companies are investing in plants and technology – not just natural resources (RT @PrairieStorm2: China moving up Canada’s energy value chain http://t.co/LKwfXWwL via @globeandmail #ableg...
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allfacebook.com - May 21, 6:12 PM

HOW TO: Turn Three Small Brand Photos On Facebook’s News Feed Into One Big Photo - AllFacebook

Facebook analytics provider Wise Metrics came up with a neat trick for manipulating the way photos are displayed on users’ news feeds so that brands can draw more attention to their posts.
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www.dailytelegraph.com.au - May 21, 2:25 PM

Water use may be to blame for rising seas

SEA levels are indeed rising - but is the draining of water on land, not climate change, the main culprit?
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www.troymedia.com - May 21, 1:32 PM

Alberta’s Top Ten challenges | Troy Media

May 20, 2012/ Troy Media/ - Alberta does not lack for creativity. So why not apply some to these Top Ten challenges?
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www.calgarysun.com - May 19, 1:18 AM

Divine mixture of hits and myths on oath-taking day at legislature - Calgary Sun

CBC.caDivine mixture of hits and myths on oath-taking day at legislatureCalgary Sun"Frankly, that negative myth would have carried Danielle Smith to the premier's chair if it wasn't for the creation of another negative myth and that was Danielle Smith...
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edmonton.ctv.ca (via @1023nowradio) - May 19, 1:12 AM

Premier restates province won't contribute $100 million for downtown arena | CTV Edmonton

CTV Edmonton - Premier restates province won't contribute $100 million for downtown arena - Canadian Television (RT @RobWilliamsCTV: No #abgov money for #yeg downtown arena ..)...
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edmonton.ctv.ca (via @why_knot1) - May 19, 1:09 AM

Province releases recommendations for dealing with future wildfires | CTV Edmonton

CTV Edmonton - Province releases recommendations for dealing with future wildfires - Canadian Television (#abgov never short of reports with recommendations that are then largely ignored/shelved @ctvedmonton http://t.co/rD9HddXq...
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www.calgaryherald.com (via @PrairieStorm2) - May 19, 1:07 AM

Oilpatch won’t slow down despite drop in prices, agency predicts

While oil prices are expected to decline over the next 18 months, that won’t mean an Alberta oilpatch slowdown, says the chief economist of Export Development Canada.
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edmonton.ctv.ca - May 16, 12:18 AM

Fatal workplace incident near Bonnyville | CTV Edmonton

CTV Edmonton - Fatal workplace incident near Bonnyville - Canadian Television...
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www.edmontonsun.com - May 15, 9:29 PM

Mandel mum on details after Smith meet-and-greet

Mayor Stephen Mandel and Wildrose leader Danielle Smith have finally met face to face. The two met for at least 30 minutes Tuesday at city hall, both intending to “clear the air” after years of disagreeing over contentious Edmonton issues.
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www.winnipegfreepress.com - May 15, 9:19 PM

Alberta profits little from 'American way'

When he was Alberta premier Peter Lougheed created the Heritage Fund to safeguard Alberta's non-rene... - Columnists - Winnipeg Free Press.
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www.edmontonjournal.com (via @PrairieStorm2) - May 13, 12:10 AM

Lots to chew on regarding flat tax bite on Albertans

Now that the Alberta election is over, it may be a good time to review the issue of personal income taxes.
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www.vancouversun.com - May 10, 11:45 PM

Majority of oilsands ownership and profits are foreign, says B.C. analysis

More than two-thirds of all oilsands production in Canada is owned by foreign entities, sending a majority of the industry's profits out of the country, says a new analysis released Thursday by a British Columbia-based conservation group.
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blogs.edmontonjournal.com (via @Barnfeline) - May 10, 10:05 PM

NDP’s Mason and Notley get some help with critic roles | Edmonton Journal

  Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason is taking advantage of a newly increased caucus to spread around his party's critic responsibilities.
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