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Off the wall: The astonishing 3D murals painted on the sides of buildings by a trompe l’oeil artisAt first glance, it looks as if some natural disaster has shaken away the walls of these buildings to reveal architecture hidden for thousands of years. |
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Harper Government Launches $1-Billion Clean Energy Fund, Invests in New Technology, Creates JobsCanada will further demonstrate its leadership in the development and advancement of clean energy technologies thanks to the launch of the $1-billion Clean Energy Fund, announced today by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, during an address to the University of Alberta. |
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Local boy, Ont. teen, link up to create safe water chains around worldEdmondton, Alberta, Canada - It was a crucial meeting to discuss helping the 1.1 billion people on Earth who don't have clean drinking water. |
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Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the airCalgary, Alberta, Canada - University of Calgary climate change researchers say they are close to figuring out how to commercialize the capture of carbon dioxide directly from the air with a simple system that could be set up anywhere in the world. |
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Calgary woman recovering after robotic arm removes brain tumour
A surgical team in Calgary on Friday extolled the virtues of using a robotic arm to perform groundbreaking surgery to remove a woman's brain tumour.
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Want a Happy Marriage? Be Nice, Don’t NitpickCalgary, Alberta, Canada - Thermostat settings. Dirty socks. Toothpaste caps. Our little habits make our spouses crazy. But no two people are ever truly compatible, so quit nitpicking each other, relationship experts advise. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Alberta goat farmers milk Lotto 6/49 for record-breaking $14.6 M jackpotSt. Albert, Alberta, Canada - Two goat farmers from Alberta say their record-breaking lottery jackpot will be shared with their large family. |
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Hiker survives 60-metre tumbleCanmore, Alberta, Canada - A hike in the mountains near Canmore nearly proved deadly for a man in his 20s who fell between 30 and 60 metres downhill. |
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Firefighter survives bulldozing near Fort McMurrayFort McMurray, AB, Canada - A firefighter battling a blaze near Fort McMurray was run over by a bulldozer and survived the ordeal thanks to the spongy northern Alberta terrain. |
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- Harper Government Launches $1-Billion Clean Energy Fund, Invests in New Technology, Creates Jobs
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- ‘Ethical’ stem cell creation hope
- Woman returns $97,000 found in restroom
- Local boy, Ont. teen, link up to create safe water chains around world
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