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Canadian News Headlines and Alberta News Headlines are obtained from the CBC's RSS News Feeds and are automatically updated every 15 minutes, 7 days a week by CBC news. 

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N.S. man dies swimming during Earl
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:09:33 EDT
Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over Nova Scotia but brought heavy rain and intense wind, knocking out power to thousands.

Earl causes N.B. travel disruptions
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:33:52 EDT
Tropical storm Earl caused less havoc than feared in New Brunswick, but disrupted plane and ferry schedules.

Earl brings strong winds to P.E.I.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:46:25 EDT
Tropical storm Earl hit central and eastern P.E.I. on Saturday afternoon, bringing intense wind and heavy rain.

Sister fight leaves 1 dead
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:11:18 EDT
An 18-year-old woman is dead and her 21-year-old sister is charged with manslaughter after a fight at their Winnipeg home.

Collision with moose kills Sask. motorist
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:53:46 EDT
A moose on the highway led to a crash that killed one person, police say.

Parents hoping to get their children a spot in a French immersion school in the Lower Mainland are finding spots tough to come by, and the problem could get worse, advocates say.

Air show cancelled because of weather
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:36:09 EDT
The Toronto Air Show was cancelled Saturday due to the weather, a spokesman for the organization said.

Toronto businessman slain, police say
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:33:29 EDT
Someone killed Toronto businessman Paul Maasland, whose body was found in Bracebridge, the Ontario Provincial Police say.

Dustin Paxton must undergo a psychiatric evaluation as he awaits trial on charges of forcible confinement and assault in two separate cases, a Calgary judge says.

Earl packs less force than feared in U.S.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:10:47 EDT
Earl swooped into New England waters Friday night as a tropical storm after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it caused flooding but no injuries and little damage.

It could be days before a fuel tanker carrying 9.5 million litres of diesel is dislodged from a sandbar in the Northwest Passage.

Sex charges linked to Facebook photos
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:01:36 EDT
Police allege a 24-year-old man had illicit sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar, B.C., and posted photos of her on her Facebook site.

Order of Canada honours conferred
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:27:29 EDT
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean presides over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony in Ottawa, bestowing the honour on four companions, 19 officers and 30 members.

Shotgun threat over mine intolerable: Hawes
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:14 EDT
The B.C. government says it won't tolerate threats of violence from a First Nation community over a proposed copper and gold mine near Williams Lake.

The B.C. government is using a new piece of legislation that allows it to recover medical expenses to sue the pilot and others involved in a fiery balloon crash that killed two people and injured several others.

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Alberta Headlines
Workplace safety violators warned: Lukaszuk
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:03:49 EDT
Companies that violate workplace safety laws can expect tough treatment from the province, Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk warns.

Alberta man charged with killing father
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:16:57 EDT
An Alberta man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his father, the RCMP said Saturday.

Alberta woman, 81, missing on trip to B.C.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:24:19 EDT
An elderly woman has disappeared on a road trip to British Columbia from Alberta, RCMP say.

Alta. premier to meet Pelosi over oilsands
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:52:45 EDT
Premier Ed Stelmach is scheduled to meet with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, next Wednesday in Ottawa.

Police issued a warning Friday after thousands of OxyContin tablets were taken from a west Edmonton business a week ago.

Man dies in crash with school bus
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:58:18 EDT
A 44-year-old man died Friday morning after his pickup truck collided head-on with a school bus on the Saddle Lake First Nation near St. Paul, Alta.

Flooding at Kingsway Mall caused by a water main break has led to the closure of some stores at the Edmonton shopping centre.

Penguins pick up Comrie
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:02:07 EDT
The Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday announced the signing of free agent forward Mike Comrie to a one-year contract.

Alta. to review foreign worker program
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:11:25 EDT
The Alberta government is reviewing a program that brings temporary foreign workers to the province, officials say.

Alta. boy, 13, hit by school bus
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:33:02 EDT
A 13-year-old boy from Sherwood Park, Alta., is in hospital Friday with serious injuries after being hit by a school bus earlier in the morning.

Drinkers of Alberta's biggest independent beer brand say they are not happy about a shortage of their favourite brew.

'Flower planting' arrests spark $1.2M suit
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:44:11 EDT
A couple has filed a $1.2-million lawsuit against the RCMP and officials in an Alberta village alleging they were falsely arrested and handcuffed in a dispute that started when they planted flowers at their summer campsite two years ago.

A city report is recommending Edmonton bars on Jasper Avenue stay open two hours longer to ease congestion at last call.

A 28-year-old woman is facing 15 charges, including impaired driving causing death, in a crash that killed two women in April.

Man burned in Edmonton house blast
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:04:13 EDT
A man received first-degree burns to his face and hands when an explosion in his basement shook homes in Edmonton's northend Thursday night.

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