News Topic - Alberta

Report: Canadian asteroid weighed 10 tons
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The asteroid that lit up western Canadian skies and startled thousands of people last week weighed about 10 tons, a University of Calgary researcher said.
United Press International  –  Nov 26, 2008 1:43 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Canadian couple drowns in Mexico
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Mexican police are investigating the drowning deaths of an Alberta, Canada, couple found washed ashore on a beach near an Acapulco resort.
United Press International  –  Nov 26, 2008 12:43 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Sudden impact was recent, too
Alberta scientists discover asteroid-impact crater a mere 1,100 years old
The Globe and Mail  –  Nov 26, 2008 09:36 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Kings no match for Flames
CBC - How the Los Angeles Kings must dread visiting Alberta.
Yahoo!  –  Nov 26, 2008 06:38 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Libs want to sic ethics czar on health board
No sooner had Alberta’s new ethics commissioner been sworn in than theLiberal party requested a review of the appointments to the province’snew health superboard.
Canada.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 06:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Steinke, girlfriend smiled at Alta. triple-murder news coverage: Witness
A front-page newspaper story about the murders of a southern Alberta couple and their son brought a smile to the face of their 12-year-old daughter and her 23-year-old boyfriend as they fled the province, an underage witness testified Wednesday.
Canada.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 06:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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NHL: Calgary 6, LA Kings 2
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Rene Bourque scored two goals Tuesday as the Calgary Flames downed the Los Angeles Kings 6-2.
United Press International  –  Nov 26, 2008 05:55 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Western Fireball Weighed 10 Tonnes
A fireball that lit up the skies of Alberta and Saskatchewanlast Thursday evening was a chunk of low-flying asteroid thatweighed about 10 tonnes before it struck Earth's atmosphere,according to a University of Calgary investigation.
Canada.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Superboard rife with conflicts: Taft
The Alberta Liberals called on the government Tuesday tosuspend their appointments to the new health superboard because ofwhat they view as potential conflicts.
Canada.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Secret to workplace happiness? Remember what you love about the job, study urges
Urging employees to rethink their jobs was enough to drop absenteeism by 60 percent and turnover by 75 percent, a new University of Alberta study shows
EurekAlert!  –  Nov 26, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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