News Topic - Alberta

Ruling today on bail hearing publication bans
Alberta’s highest court is expected to rule this morning on whetherjournalists can tell the public what is said during bail hearings.
Canada.com  –  Sep 3, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Carbon-offset credits yield bucks for farmers
The Emission Credits Corp. said today it has sold 107,000 tonnes ofcarbon-offset credits to Alberta emitters, and earned about $1 millionfor farmers in the process.
Canada.com  –  Sep 3, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Man dies in Alta. oilsands tailings pond
An oilsands worker has died at a toxic waste pond at the same industrial site in northern Alberta where two Chinese workers died last year.
Canada.com  –  Sep 3, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Shirley McClellan named to Horse Racing Alberta
Former Alberta deputy premier Shirley McClellan has been named chairwoman of the board of Horse Racing Alberta.
Canada.com  –  Sep 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Alberta and Saskatchewan cabinets to meet
Alberta and Saskatchewan will hold their first-ever joint cabinet meeting next week in Lloydminster.
Canada.com  –  Sep 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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RCMP hunting fugitives in community near Alta.-Sask. border
RCMP canine units, tactical squads and a helicopter were searching a community near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border on Wednesday for four men who escaped last month from a Regina jail.
Canada.com  –  Sep 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Ex-Canadian soldiers to be compensated for A-tests
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Hundreds of former Canadian soldiers will receive compensation for being assigned to participate in atomic bomb tests by the U.S. and British militaries in the 1960s, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday....
AP  –  Sep 3, 2008 12:42 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Canada to compensate former soldiers involved in US and UK atomic bomb tests during 1960s
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) _ Hundreds of former Canadian soldiers will receive compensation for being assigned to participate in atomic bomb tests by the U.S. and British militaries in the 1960s, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Newsday.com  –  Sep 3, 2008 12:42 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Alberta Lagging Behind in Cancer Drug Approval
Read full story for latest details.
Canada NewsWire  –  Sep 2, 2008 11:39 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Canada offers to compensate nuclear test veterans
Reuters - CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada said on Tuesday it would spend up to C$24 million ($22.4 million) compensating veterans forced to be exposed to Cold War-era nuclear blasts but never recognized for their sacrifices.
Yahoo!  –  Sep 2, 2008 11:18 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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