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Battle of the Wild Rose Trevor Robb Edmonton Examiner The best players from Alberta's north and south gathered on the turf at Foote Field on a windy Monday afternoon to battle for the provincial bragging rights supremacy in the 2012 Football Alberta Senior Bowl All-Star Game.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Edmonton Examiner Region: Prairies Feed: Edmonton Examiner's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:11:00

ZIYAH in the CITY: Regret for Renney? I've grown up with the Oilers. They have been my favourite team for as long as I can remember. In fact, I genuinely believe I bleed copper and blue. The Oilers have seen quite a few changes in the past couple of years, especially in regards to coaching.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Edmonton Examiner Region: Prairies Feed: Edmonton Examiner's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:59

Film fest hopes to spark some real change The River Community Church is proud to present the second annual Reel Change Film Festival from May 24 until May 26 to help raise awareness of social justice issues right on our doorstep.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Edmonton Examiner Region: Prairies Feed: Edmonton Examiner's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:59

Four Dragons fighting For Luis Cofre, it's a checkmark on the bucket list. For Kara Frehlich, it's the first step on the ladder to what she hopes will be a world title.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:54

Rattie relished playoff run Ty Rattie is hoping the third time is a charm for his Portland Winterhawks next season. He's also hoping that he's in St. Louis when the 'Hawks finally lift the Western Hockey League's championship trophy.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:53

Boating safely With the ice long thawed on Alberta's lakes and with the passage of the Victoria Day Long Weekend, boating season is officially here. But the RCMP is reminding boaters that they'll be out enforcing laws and regulations on Southern Alberta lakes this spring and summer.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:52

Raiders show gridiron grit The Airdrie Northern Raiders could have quit. The midget football team could have hung it's collective head; the players could have dropped their helmets, shrugged off their shoulder pads and simply stopped turning up for practices and games.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:52

Passion for literature makes one great teacher Three years on the job at Bert Church High School, and teacher Andrew Smith is being named as one of the best teachers in the country. Smith, a grade 9 to 12 English teacher at the east side high school, has been named as one of the finalists in Canadian Family magazine's Great Teacher Awards.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:51

Teaming up with Team Diabetes A few years ago, Airdrie resident Leanne Roberts was taking in the Calgary Woman's Show when she met a group of people who called themselves Team Diabetes.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:50

AIWC struggles The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) could be facing closure in the coming months if donations don't pick up. The organization relies on donations to help keep their facility, located near Madden, up and running.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:49

AGAINST ALL ODDS Words escape Mike Jeffrey when he tries to find a way to thank the "miracle workers" who saved his father's life after he went missing in the thick, Tofino B.C. rainforest last month. "I don't know how you thank someone for saving a life," Jeffrey said from his Airdrie home on Friday.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:49

Boomtown -- Airdrie booming after first four months of 2012 A good selection of properties to choose from at a cost of 20 per cent less than Calgary has new home buyers flocking to Airdrie. The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) said for the first four months of the year, Airdrie's 38 per cent year-over-year sales growth outpaced Calgary's in the same period.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:48

Malfunction forces arena closure Airdrie ice users have been left scrambling for ice time, as the city has been forced to temporarily shut down Ron Ebbesen Arena. The City of Airdrie announced the temporary closure of the arena yesterday, citing an equipment malfunction.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:47

City Council News Plainsmen Arena Renos come in over budget Final numbers for the Plainsmen Arena renovations project have come in, and the project is over budget by close to $128,000, according to a city staff report.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:47

Airdrie's Canada Day Parade in jeopardy Every year on Canada Day, Airdrie residents get out their lawn chairs, blankets and Canadian flags, and sit on Main Street, waiting for the annual Canada Day parade to pass them by.[...] Category: News Province: Alberta Newspaper: Airdrie Echo Region: Prairies Feed: Airdrie Echo's Recent News RSS Feeds Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:46

Bombers' sponsorship revenue way up Unlike most of their CFL counterparts, the Bombers didn't have any press conferences this winter to announce major player acquisitions. Category: Sports Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Sports Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:33

Community feel gives Blue an edge over Jets Any concerns the Winnipeg Jets would secure most of the city's sponsorship dollars have been put to rest. Category: Sports Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Sports Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:32

Florida student pleads guilty to threat on Obama's life A college student pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to threatening in a Facebook post to kill President Barack Obama by putting "a bullet through his head." Category: News Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: World Date: 2012-05-23 20:10:07

Man sought in Fort Rouge sex assault [Photos] Police are asking for help solving a serious sex assault that happened in March. Category: News Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Winnipeg Date: 2012-05-23 20:09:56

Sawed-off guns, machetes seized Cops seized sawed-off shotguns, a sawed-off rifle and a pair of machetes -- all belonging to one man -- on Tuesday. Category: News Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Winnipeg Date: 2012-05-23 20:09:55

$20K in coke seized at checkstop A long-weekend checkstop led to a $20,000 cocaine bust. Category: News Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: Winnipeg Date: 2012-05-23 20:09:55

Gun trafficker gets 11 years A Manitoba judge has endorsed an 11-year prison term for a gun trafficker who traded crack for weapons and sold at least a few of them into the hands of criminals at deep discounts. Category: Opinion & Commentary Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: News Date: 2012-05-23 20:09:38

Bicycle, blood left on Higgins after crash [Photos] A person has died after a motor vehicle collision in the north Exchange District. Category: Opinion & Commentary Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: News Date: 2012-05-23 20:09:37

Victim's friend testifies in Botelho trial Jeremy Botelho had already punched Kelly Clay once earlier in the evening when he delivered a second blow that ended in Clay's death, jurors heard Wednesday. Category: Opinion & Commentary Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: News Date: 2012-05-23 20:09:36

Alligator found in Brampton backyard Here's something you don't often hear uttered in the GTA: "There's an alligator in my backyard." Category: Opinion & Commentary Province: Manitoba Newspaper: Winnipeg Sun Region: Prairies Feed: News Date: 2012-05-23 20:09:35

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