Positive news from Alberta
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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Skies to be swept for alien lifeHat Creek, California - The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. |
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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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A New Way to Fight Cancer?Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - There are no magic bullets in the fight against cancer: that's the first thing every responsible scientist mentions when discussing a possible new treatment, no matter how promising. |
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National news
- Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissions
- Another city in BC bans shark fins
- Vancouver council makes ‘historic’ move toward shark fin ban
- Nanaimo latest B.C. municipality to ban shark fin
- Quebecers cut plastic bag use in half
- City council votes 13-2 to ban sale, possession of shark fins
- Shark fin ban gains momentum in Metro cities
- Toronto joins growing list of municipalities to ban plastic bags
- Cancer deaths on the decline in Canada
- Broadcasters ordered to dial down TV ad volume
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