http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Social Life"  in "Alberta" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:47:12 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 64445 | Talisman Centre to partially close in 2010 http://en.redtram.com/go/236300509/top100/ 236300509 As a popular Calgary recreation facility heads into a year-long closure for repairs, most of the staff at the Talisman Centre are preparing for lay offs. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:15:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236300509/top100/ 64445 | Flames lose 3rd straight game http://en.redtram.com/go/236300499/top100/ 236300499 Calgary Flames backup goalie Curtis McElhinney stemmed the tide as long as he could in the third period, but T.J. Oshie of the St. Louis Blues roofed a puck into the net for the game winner in a 4-3 result Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:15:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236300499/top100/ 64445 | Canada tops U.S. again in women's hockey http://en.redtram.com/go/236300490/top100/ 236300490 Jayna Hefford of Kingston, Ont., scored a pair of goals to pace the Canadian women's hockey team in a 6-2 win over the U.S. in Tuesday's exhibition game. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:15:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236300490/top100/ 64446 | Stony Plain Road a go as LRT routes approved http://en.redtram.com/go/236296390/top100/ 236296390 Edmonton city council approves the proposed southwest and west routes of the LRT in a vote Tuesday afternoon. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:54:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296390/top100/ 64446 | Alberta couple nurses hurt moose, calf http://en.redtram.com/go/236296374/top100/ 236296374 A couple in central Alberta is keeping an injured moose and its calf fed through the winter with donated fruits and vegetables. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:53:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296374/top100/ 64446 | Oilers dealt blow by Kings http://en.redtram.com/go/236296365/top100/ 236296365 Sean O'Donnell scored the winner short-handed with 4:33 remaining as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:53:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296365/top100/ 64446 | Woman faces charges in south side stabbing http://en.redtram.com/go/236296357/top100/ 236296357 A 25-year-old woman has been charged after a stabbing early Monday morning in south Edmonton, police say. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:53:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296357/top100/ 64446 | Rooming house stabbing victim identified http://en.redtram.com/go/236296349/top100/ 236296349 The victim of a fatal stabbing death in a downtown rooming house in Edmonton has been identified as 29-year-old Jonathan Blaine Nepoose, police said Tuesday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:53:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296349/top100/ 64446 | 15 rail cars leave tracks in Fort Saskatchewan http://en.redtram.com/go/236296340/top100/ 236296340 A derailment near Shell Canada's Scotford refinery, about 40 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, caused 15 cars to leave the tracks in the railyard, CN Rail said Tuesday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:52:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296340/top100/ 64446 | Prentice won't rule out oilsands emission breaks http://en.redtram.com/go/236296327/top100/ 236296327 The Conservative government has not ruled out giving special breaks to oilsands companies when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Jim Prentice says. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:52:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296327/top100/ 64446 | Alberta smashes week-old power use record http://en.redtram.com/go/236296316/top100/ 236296316 Chilly Alberta has already broken a power use record set just last week. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:52:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296316/top100/ 64446 | 'Ask Premier Ed' not social media, blogger says http://en.redtram.com/go/236296311/top100/ 236296311 Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach's first foray into the world of social media is getting a thumbs-down from an Edmonton blogger and social media expert. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:52:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296311/top100/ 64446 | Food bank donations way down http://en.redtram.com/go/236296299/top100/ 236296299 The Edmonton Food Bank is blaming the recession and the recent cold snap for much lower donations this Christmas. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:51:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296299/top100/ 64446 | Tories pondered weaker emission targets for oil and gas http://en.redtram.com/go/236296290/top100/ 236296290 The Conservative government has considered abandoning some of the greenhouse gas reduction goals set out in its 2007 green plan and allowing weaker targets for the oil and gas sector, documents obtained by CBC News suggest. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:51:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296290/top100/ 64445 | Downtown condo building floods http://en.redtram.com/go/236280210/top100/ 236280210 Ice on the Bow River and a rising water table are being blamed for a parkade flood that created a big mess for residents of a downtown Calgary condo building. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:27:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236280210/top100/ 64445 | Special-needs bus stolen from Calgary parking lot http://en.redtram.com/go/236280204/top100/ 236280204 A Calgary bus company that transports children with special needs says it will be difficult to replace one of its stolen buses. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:27:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236280204/top100/ 64445 | Bankrupt Silver Dollar Casino sold http://en.redtram.com/go/236280199/top100/ 236280199 Calgary's Silver Dollar Casino has been bought by Colorado-based Century Casinos, Inc. in a $10.6-million US deal. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:27:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236280199/top100/ 64445 | Near-frozen man 'not a train-hopper' http://en.redtram.com/go/236280194/top100/ 236280194 The near-death experience of an Edmonton man who caught a ride on a train near Wetaskiwin, Alta., last week shows he was "obviously not a train-hopper," says a man whose passion is grabbing illegal rides on the rails. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:26:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236280194/top100/