May 22, 2008


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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
ENVIRONMENT
Devil in danger
Penguin ‘mothers’ make daily care a labour of love
SCIENCE
Phoenix set to land on Mars
BUSINESS
Talisman spending $1.3B
Oil rises above $130
Motorists not amused as Victoria Day gasoline prices average near $1.30 a litre
Foreign interest in securities growing
Travel to Canada hits record low
SPORTS WIRE
Garnett leads Celtics to Game 1 victory
Bulls win draft loto
Falcons banking on Ryan
Five reasons why Pittsburgh is in Cup final
Wings return, six years later
Morrow emerged as Stars leader
Gatin-out: Olympiques first team eliminated from contention at the Memorial Cup
Women ski jumpers to plead their case
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Accepting help
Kennedy has brain tumour
Quake death toll rises to 41,353 officials say
Consul general meets with Mexican police
Obama wins Oregon; Clinton wins Kentucky
NATIONAL NEWS
WTO plan causes concern
Greenhouse gas plan moves ahead
Food price fears fuelling hoarding?
Wedding spies aim to cancel marriages of convenience
Immigrant parents more protective of children's health?
Top court urged to strike down law that forced blood transfusion
Churchill hydro plan could be off if Innu insist on reparations: Williams
Man accused of murdering aide faces theft charge in another case
Tot run over by lawn mower shows how quickly accidents happen
Cardiologist, surgeon tell inquiry Taser can cause cardiac arrest
LET'S TALK TAXES
LOCAL & REGIONAL NEWS
Looking at the ‘big picture’
City adopts Ideas for the Future to plan housing projects
Contract OK’d
GP tops Shamrock Campaign yet again
City set to take on Red Deer in activity challenge Thursday
GP and Edmonton airports keep growing
Rural Crime Watch halted in Beaverlodge
Volunteer group to tackle cleanup project Saturday
New sheriffs having an immediate impact
Valhalla school pressing ahead
Health centre A-OK
Police to increase presence in area schools
Teen killed in B.C. was from Edmonton, so was accused
PROVINCIAL NEWS
Cracking down on off-roaders
Land-use policy will divide province into six regions
Serial pedophile says he did not realize the power he held over kids
Police seek to track man on the lam
Weekend rife with mishaps
COLUMNS
WEDNESDAY'S GUEST
EDITORIAL
A grim outlook
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Health-care concerns
What’s happening to Alberta?
LOCAL SPORTS
Tough break for local rider
Women’s soccer hits the pitch
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
BUSINESS
Fraud sqaud pitfalls
Tax cuts stimulating economy: Flaherty
Microsoft, Yahoo drawn back to bargaining table
ENTERTAINMENT
Tradin’ pigskin for pork loin
100 years of Jimmy Stewart
Prince Caspian seizes box office crown
Chesney entertainer of year fourth time running
NATIONAL NEWS
A deadly weekend
Drugged-driving study hits ERs
No fat maybe, but yoga ... forget it!
AIDS groups say they’re in the dark about federal plans for funding cuts
Death of student in ’copter crash highlights danger of headphones
Residents say death has forever changed town
Saskatchewan moving to elect senators
Trans-Canada open after two-day closure
Adult cases taking longer
PROVINCIAL NEWS
It’s a whole new ball game
Youngster mauled by Rottweiler
Zoo’s elephant keeper injured
Hamlet’s residents back home but still wary of fire danger
Rowdy off-roaders trash camping area
Man injured in hang-glider crash
Two survive airplane crash
Motorcycle mishap kills passenger
Wabamun spill hazards still exist
AEUB disbanding story clarification
SPORTS WIRE
Lefty Lester tosses no-hitter
Family of injured ball player sues bat company
Hargreaves gives Champions League final a Canadian connection
Detroit joins Pittsburgh in Stanley Cup final
No, Canada
Who says sports photography isn’t dangerous?
HEALTH
Hypertension improvement, but...
Hospitals up for hygiene audits
COLUMNS
SLICE OF LIFE
WORLD ISSUES
LOCAL SPORTS
New-look Cougars set to defend WBL title
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
‘Pure and utter cowardice’
Canadian tourist gunned down in Mexican resort
Quake wake’s focus shifts to five million homeless
Junta allows neighbours to oversee cyclone relief efforts
Bootleg brew kills 36 Indians
Kennedy remains in Boston hospital
EDITORIAL
Nuke probs at Chalk River
LOCAL & REGIONAL NEWS
RV traffic pumped?
Teachers honoured for fitness promotion
It’s all about the right choices, says St. Joe’s valedictorian
Attack nets murder charge in FSJ
‘Loud and clear’
County pushing for areas to be declared provincial parks
Bad Heart Straw Church up for designation as a historic site
Former Storm captain wins off the ice
Jobs aplenty for students
RCMP busy on long weekend
No fire ban, yet
Friday, May 16, 2008
RELIGION
A ‘Loving Gift’
Church using $500 gasoline raffle to temp worshippers
Opposition mounts to Bush visit at university with Baptist tradition
Sikh group wants anti-bias action after turban set afire
LIFESTYLES
The trials of being Mr. Mom
Celebs on cutting edge
Swiss have a leg up on North Americans
Picking a purrrfect pet
A stretch for kindergartners?
TRAVEL
Edmonton fest celebrates senior artists, ’creative side of aging’
Self-drive birding tour explores sites in Northwest
Unspoiled paradise
SPORTS WIRE
Big Brown going for second leg of Triple Crown
Wet Perry shares lead at AT&T
Sorenstam smoking at Sybase
Redknapp gets his chance
Manchester rampaged by soccer hooligans
Spurs stay alive
Edmonton gymnast captures silver at World Cup
Drivers finally get some time on the track at Indy
Streaky Jays sweep through Minnesota
No goalie controversy for Rangers ... yet
Kitchener kicks off Memorial Cup
Gatineau star giddy about opportunity
Heaney, James and Granato first women to be inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame
Canada and Sweden gushing with mutual respect as they
SCIENCE
Scientists find baby supernova
LOCAL SPORTS
Boyd on fast track to Hershey Provincials
Coming of age
Kelly paying a visit to the Swan City
YOUTH
Stage parents told: Keep the kudos, but can the advice
Time for students to cram ...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
China OKs quake rescuers
Junta hamstrings cyclone relief efforts
Pope defends traditional marriage
Two Canadians wounded in Afghan attack
Economic doo-doo deepening
Case made for funding in-vitro fertilization
Bush takes it on the chin from Obama, fellow Democrats
Kangaroo cull revival raises Aussie hackles
Parents of teen killed by tiger sue city
Palestinian cause No. 1 priority for bin Laden
COLUMNS
Spring springs eternal
Brian Harms run a measure of progress
You’re damaging your brain with practical skills
NATIONAL NEWS
Tories do secrecy turnabout
Canadians will accept carbon tax: Dion
Harper is set to apologize for abuse at native schools
Feds will match aid donations to China, Myanmar
Drug spending soars
Court rules today on youth justice
Teen tethered in cell awarded $60K
Coloroso book pulled
Elderly man with dementia found safe, loyal dogs at his side
Ontario Court rules father brainwashed boy against mother
Bernier and staff spent tens of thousands on airfare: Report
Violent incidents up as youth crime climbs three per cent in 2006
Emergency contraception coming out from behind counter
PEOPLE
Spector’s ‘Wall of Sound’ engineer dies at 80
PROVINCIAL NEWS
High winds fan wildfires
Teen detox centre forced
ATV crash kills toddler
Power line route concerns still not eased
Large crowds expected for soldier’s funeral
Student job office still not open
Calgary Zoo gorilla gives birth
PCH, no more
COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY
Consumer interest in GPS heats up
Nintendo hopes to appeal to enthusiasts with Wii Fit
EDITORIAL
Holy health-care, Batman!
BUSINESS
Alberta getting company in oil boom
Union locks up GM
Slippage
Delay of at least a year dealt to proposed Mackenzie gas pipeline
CIBC counters claims of unpaid overtime with employee affidavits
Investors favour safer funds in April
Paramount looking to sell some assets
‘Cracks are appearing’ in housing market?
LOCAL & REGIONAL NEWS
Coal boom could net $1B investment for northeast B.C. by ’10
Security in place
Caution urged for motorists as highway work continues
‘A real moment of pride’
Awards doled out for helping people with disabilities
Lab tech’s efforts to aid African
Health board ‘stunned’ by move
Man killed in Savanna-area single-vehicle mishap
Moore worries about GP project
Extremely dry, windy conditions spawn weekend fire warning
ENVIRONMENT
Thanks for nothing
CONSUMER
Hybrid Prius Toyota winner
Low-tech summer fun
FASHION
No more short shrift for shorter men
ENTERTAINMENT
Help a child learn to read now, it lasts a lifetime
Giffin’s ‘‘Love the One You’re With’’ tops Amazon.ca books list
Kid In The Hall bares it all
Acting becoming a Foley family affair
From 9/11 to Hitler, Verdi staging a real shocker
Bonaduce bouncing back
Narnia revisited
HEALTH
Got a sweet tooth?
Drug in question
‘It’s an amazing thing to hear your first sound’
Got wheels? Get a helmet!
Doctors told to check up on heart device patients

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