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Not-so-sweet tweets

S ometimes an apology doesn't really seem like an apology. A tweet attack was lobbed this week against Premier Ed Stelmach by the chief of staff for the Danielle Smith, leader of Wildrose Alliance Party. Stephen Carter seemingly mocked Stelmach's manner ...

From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

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They like us

T he majority of people who live in the key oil and gas producing regions in Western Canada said they are fans of the energy industry, according to a survey released today. The Ipsos Reid poll of 1,152 adults who reside in the Western Canadian ...

From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  19 Nov 2009

Food banks see surge in demand

J ames McAra has been on the front line of Alberta's economic collapse witnessing what few thought possible: the food bank business is the only thing booming here lately. The chief executive officer of the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank Society said as ...

From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  17 Nov 2009

Calgary police look to surveillance tape in anti-Semitism case

F reshly obtained video surveillance will be the key to solving what could be prosecuted as a hate crime in connection with disturbing anti-Semitic graffiti that dotted Calgary over the weekend, police said Monday. Swastikas and slogans including “kill ...

From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

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Alone and adrift on an ice floe, teen refuses to give up

A s another polar bear season dawned in Nunavut, 17-year-old Jupi Angootealuk and his uncle, Jimmy Nakoolak, a seasoned hunter, set out to prowl not far from their home in Coral Harbour. The pair had hunted the dangerous white carnivores before on the ...

From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  9 Nov 2009

Second worker let go over Flames furor

A second Alberta health-care worker has been fired for allowing 150 people connected with the Calgary Flames hockey team to jump the queue and receive H1N1 vaccinations at a special clinic last week. Alberta Health Services, the board that oversees ...

From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  7 Nov 2009

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Second Alberta Health employee fired

A second Alberta health care worker has been fired in connection with the influenza vaccination clinic held for Calgary Flames players, officials and their families, the province announced Friday. Alberta Health Services, which oversees health care ...

From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  6 Nov 2009

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Alberta Premier faces leadership vote

F or a person many consider to be one of Canada's dullest politicians, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has a knack for finding himself at the centre of high political dramas. The latest pivots around a mandatory secret-ballot vote on his leadership at a ...

From KATHERINE O'NEILL AND DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  5 Nov 2009

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Flames flu flap

T he flu flap around the special H1N1 influenza vaccination clinic for the Calgary Flames continues. The fired Alberta Health Services worker, who has been called a scapegoat and sacrificial lamb by the public and opposition parties, may not be the only ...

From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  5 Nov 2009

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Health care worker fired over Flames flu shot fiasco

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From DAWN WALTON, Globe and Mail,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Calgary Flames,  National Hockey League

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