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March Madness Alberta style

Raymond Comets’ Jimmy Ralph battles for the ball with Grand Prairie Composite Tomahawks’ Lee Danderfer over a fallen Connor Ralph during Alberta Schools Athletic Association provincial 4A boys’ basketball action Thursday at Raymond High School. Comets, the top seed and defending provincial champion, won their opener 104-56. Herald photo by Ian Martens

 
Saskatchewan premier grilled for investing in U.S. sunbelt vacation home
Thursday, 18 March 2010
REGINA - The Saskatchewan NDP is accusing Premier Brad Wall of not living up to his Saskatchewan-first policy by investing in a vacation home in Phoenix, Ariz.
 
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Many seniors take five or more drugs
And many seniors living with some conditions, Juby warns, are not being prescribed the medications they need. “We know some chronic diseases, such as osteoporosis, are being under-treated.” Not surprisingly, the study found the most commonly used drugs are prescribed for the treatment of chronic conditions which plague people who live into their late 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond — especially cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure and heart failure.
 
Comets start with a win
Thursday, 18 March 2010
The defence didn’t rest for the Raymond Comets.    And after a 104-56 win over the Grande Prairie Comosite high school Tomahawks to kick off their 2010 Alberta Schools Athletic Association 4A provincial boys’ basketball run Thursday afternoon in Raymond
 
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Dubai’s Atlantis hotel frees female whale shark whose captivity had been criticized

Facebook feds go undercover: FBI, other agents dipping quietly into social media

McGill launches web program to let people create their own one-stop medical file

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Any sacrifice should warrant a medal

Men and women are injured and killed every year while serving Canada — not always in the...

Shooting compared to ‘Dumb and Dumber’

A man who accidently shot himself in the finger and another man in the chest reminded a Lethbridge...

Trade over human dignity

Doctors are donating their skills and lives. But more and more patients in the developing world are...

National
Saskatchewan premier grilled for investing in U.S. sunbelt vacation home

REGINA - The Saskatchewan NDP is accusing Premier Brad Wall of not living up to his...

Senior Mountie backs long-gun registry as Tory minister calls it wasteful

OTTAWA - The No. 2 Mountie came out in favour of the embattled federal gun registry Thursday - even...

Police probe Rizzuto links in brazen daytime shooting at Mtl clothing store

MONTREAL - A deadly daytime shooting that paralyzed Old Montreal was possibly linked to a violent...

World
Clinton and Netanyahu speak on phone, plan face-to-face meeting next week

MOSCOW - Hoping to defuse a fight between friends, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...

Congressman: US terror suspect called Jihad Jane co-operated in international probe

PHILADELPHIA - A woman accused of trolling the Internet as Jihad Jane and agreeing to marry a...

Amistad sails to Havana; a symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba

WASHINGTON - It will be the rarest of sights: a black-hulled, two-masted replica of a...

Sports
Smit's title helps Stanford take lead at NCAA women's swimming championships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Stanford's Julia Smit set a pool record in the 200-metre individual medley...

Canada beats U.S. 5-3 in penalty kicks following scoreless U17 semifinal match

ALAJUELA, Costa Rica - Canada earned a place at the FIFA under-17 women's World Cup after posting a...

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Entertainment
Polanski lawyers cite new evidence in appeal of ruling that director appear in LA court

LOS ANGELES - Roman Polanski's attorneys filed an appeal Thursday asking that a special counsel be...

Man arrested in Nevada on New York warrant alleging he used Internet to stalk Ivanka Trump

RENO, Nev. - A 27-year-old man accused of stalking Ivanka Trump has been arrested in Reno.

After sweeping Hollywood's awards season, Oscar winner Sandra Bullock plagued by private drama

LOS ANGELES - Sandra Bullock is on a career high. America's Sweetheart and "Miss Congeniality" was...

Business
Samsung sees strong 2010, aims for double-digit sales growth as economy expands

SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics predicted a strong 2010 as economic expansion in advanced...

China calls on U.S. to cool 'emotionalization' on currency, warns of yuan rise

BEIJING - China stepped up resistance Friday to U.S. pressure over currency, calling on Washington...

Fortress to acquire Quebec manufacturing facility from Fraser Papers for $3M

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Fortress Paper Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire a manufacturing facility...

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