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 Greek election set for June 17
Greece will go to the polls for the second time in less than two months on June 17, as fears grow of more instability over the country’s eurozone future.
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 Jury deliberates fate of young woman accused of killing her mother
CALGARY — The death of Leanne Mahingen was either an intentional act by her daughter during a drunken argument or fight, it was an accident, or somewhere in between, a jury was told on Tuesday. And that is what the nine-woman, three-man jury will now have to decide after Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Robert Hall turned the trial of
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 Marathon hockey game ends today
CHESTERMERE — As the hours ticked off at the Oilympics Hockey Marathon, the pace has slowed down considerably. Playing hockey for more than 200 hours will do that to the body.
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 Forest fire threatens homes near Bonnyville
Residents of a dozen homes in the Forsythe Lake area are under a voluntary evacuation order, Bonnyville RCMP said late Monday afternoon, as shifting winds changed the direction of a nearby wildfire.
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 CBE delays decision on disciplining tweeting trustee
After meeting behind closed doors, Calgary public school trustees have decided to delay until next Tuesday a decision on whether fellow trustee Sheila Taylor should be disciplined. Taylor is facing the prospect of being stripped of her role as audit committee chairwoman because of a five-month-old tweet she deleted the next day and her refusal to sign a letter in her capacity as audit chairwoman.
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 Luxury home sales booming in Calgary
CALGARY — Growing confidence in Calgary’s residential housing market has spilled over into luxury properties with first-quarter sales over the $1-million price point, the best on record since 2007, says a report released Wednesday by RE/MAX. The Upper-End Market Trends 2012 report said 115 homes changed hands in the first quarter, up from 106 during the same period in 2011, 67 in 2010, 35 in 2009, and 86 in 2008.
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 SUV slips off jack, pins Cochrane man underneath
A Cochrane was seriously injured after the SUV he was repairing fell on top of him and briefly pinned him to the ground. Paramedics were called to the community of Glendale in Cochrane northwest of Calgary just after 1 p.m. with reports that a man had become trapped under a large vehicle, said EMS spokesman Adam Loria.
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 Extra funding expands Calgary domestic violence project
A project that pairs police officers and social workers on domestic violence cases is expanding. Calgary police and local agencies have received an additional $400,000 from the province to keep the domestic conflict response team operating another year and expand its reach to different parts of the city.
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 'You, sir, are a monster,' enraged judge tells Rafferty
The powerful and angry words of the judge presiding over Michael Rafferty's case rang through the courtroom Tuesday - "twisted," "deviant," "child rapist" - but it was the words of Victoria Stafford's brother that left the largest impact, even on the "monster" himself.
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 Transgendered beauty contestant takes a run at Miss Universe
Vancouver’s transgendered Miss Universe Canada contestant, Jenna Talackova, feels like she’s already triumphed by earning the chance to compete at the pageant. But make no mistake: she also plans on making a serious run for the ultimate prize.
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