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Gallery: Pics and Sticks Charity Hockey Classic

Canadian country stars Gord Bamford and Brett Kissel take on former NHL stars and the stars of country music in a friendly game of hockey at the Leduc Recreation Centre on Sept. 8, 2010.

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Edmonton Rush does well in the lacrosse draft

Edmonton Rush general manager-coach Derek Keenan had plenty of smiles after Wednesday’s National Lacrosse League draft in Toronto where he figures the team managed to steal a few good players despite not having a pick until the third round.

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Former Oiler Jason Smith arrested in Calgary for domestic assault

Former National Hockey League defenceman Jason Smith is facing criminal charges after being arrested for domestic assault. Smith, 36, a former Edmonton Oilers captain for five seasons who retired from the Ottawa Senators in 2009, is charged with two counts of assault and one count of unlawful confinement against his wife and teenage daughter.

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U.S. politicians put Canada on the defensive over oilsands

Officials from the federal and Alberta governments found themselves on the defensive Wednesday as they headed into a dinner with a senior U.S. official who arrived for a series of meetings with key stakeholders on the climate and energy files.

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Man guilty of brutal beating of StarPhoenix columnist

A man was found guilty on Wednesday of beating a Saskatoon StarPhoenix columnist so badly he was hospitalized for two months with a brain injury.

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Eskimos need to ‘man up’ to turn season around: Fiacconi

Aaron Fiacconi has seen a lot in his nine seasons in the CFL, including playing every position on the offensive line, but he could never have imagined the Edmonton Eskimos going through the type of year they are right now.

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Century Park parking lot fills up fast

LRT cars were packed Wednesday morning as university students returned to class, but things were “pretty tame” compared to what transit officials were expecting, the city’s transportation boss said.

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Doctors, nurses tell Quebec euthanasia hearings to reject assisted suicide

Of the six people she knew who had quietly ended their lives, Sara Susan Raphals, 89, was closest to her ailing husband, who swallowed a carefully hoarded stash of pain relief pills.

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Police hunt for local suspects in Ont. nurse's murder

Shock has turned into fear in an Ontario community where a 42-year-old nurse was found murdered earlier this week.

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Poison's Bret Michaels comes to Edmonton in October

It was acceptable in the ’80s ... and now it’s acceptable for Edmonton. Scottish DJ and singer Calvin Harris will make his first visit to our fair city — as one of the performers at Hot 107’s Switch Party on Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Edmonton Expo Centre.

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State funeral Saturday for Quebec minister Bechard

A state funeral will be held Saturday for Quebec cabinet minister Claude Bechard, Premier Jean Charest said Wednesday as he paid tribute to the young politician who died Tuesday.

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First Nations artifacts to be repatriated to B.C.

Nearly 300 historically significant Nisga'a artifacts collected in northwestern B.C. in the early 20th century — some described as "masterpieces" of native art — are to be repatriated next week by officials from two major Canadian museums.

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RCMP drug bust nets tomatoes and dahlias

RCMP have apologized to a Vancouver Island couple for mistaking their tomatoes and dahlias for pot plants.

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Calgary scientist develops controversial tools aimed at reducing climate change

A Calgary researcher has developed two new approaches to the controversial science of geoengineering — a tool its proponents say could one day prevent global warming, but which some environmental groups dismiss as a coverup of political inaction.

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Squabbling stalls historic meeting over anti-HST petition

Partisan bickering overshadowed a historic meeting between B.C. politicians to discuss what to do with the first successful petition in the province's history to challenge new legislation.

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Sri Lankan migrant in B.C. deemed potential security risk

One of the 492 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived in Canada last month allegedly travelled to foreign countries with a delegation of Tamil Tigers, a hearing into his detention heard Wednesday.

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Stelmach, feds under U.S. microscope over oilsands

Officials from the federal and Alberta governments found themselves on the defensive Wednesday as they headed into a dinner with a senior U.S. official who arrived for a series of meetings with key stakeholders on the climate and energy files.

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Mental health leaves cost economy $51 billion: Study

Mental illness is linked to more lost work days than any other chronic condition, costing the Canadian economy $51 billion a year in lost productivity, a new report shows.

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Mental health leaves cost Canadian economy $51 billion: study

Mental illness is linked to more lost work days than any other chronic condition, costing the Canadian economy $51 billion a year in lost productivity, a new report shows.

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Committee endorses Edmonton cattle drive for rodeo

The revived River City Roundup received a big “yee-haw” Wednesday when the city’s executive committee recommended council put $60,000 into the event.

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