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Blood Reserve plans support team for Haiti |
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Written by Sherri Gallant
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 |
The plight of Haiti’s quake victims has plucked at the heartstrings of both young and old on the Blood Reserve, and the community’s lone physician is organizing a medical relief trip to depart in March.
Dr. Esther Tailfeathers has amassed people from the Blood Tribe Dept. of Health that includes Registered Nurses, paramedics, support staff and others.
“Once I announced it to the people I thought would be interested, it just snowballed — everybody wanted to come,” Tailfeathers said.
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Plugged into the future |
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Written by Sherri Gallant
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 |
Fully electric cars will be at city dealerships in a couple of years, and salesmen are already hearing from customers with an interest in shrinking their carbon footprint or saving big on gas.
But in Alberta, where electricity for the most part comes from coal-fired generating plants, will plugging in to the grid each night really help the environment? Otto Lenz, manager of the city’s electric utility, says motorists should be asking themselves some key questions before making a decision on a new vehicle.
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Ghost town tour explores internment camps |
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Written by Delon Shurtz
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 |
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The camps are long gone, but the memories may still burn strongly for many Japanese Canadians who were forced into Second World War internment camps in British Columbia.
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Women's football team tackling first season |
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Written by Delon Shurtz
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 |
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Kathy Fenz loves football. Not wussy touch or flag football, but no-holds-barred, in-your-face, down-and-dirty tackle football. And she doesn’t just love to watch it — she’s a die-hard Edmonton Eskimos fan — she loves to play it.
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Author chronicles parents’ lives under Nazi rule |
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Written by Sherri Gallant
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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Gabriele Quinn knew her parents were raised in Nazi Germany, but it was only three years ago she learned their families — her grandparents — had been resisters, hiding Jewish families during the war.
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