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Alberta premier: Keystone XL rejection would mar relations

April 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

TORONTO Alberta’s premier says if the Obama administration rejects the Keystone XL pipeline it be would be a significant thorn in Canadian-U.S. relations. Continue Reading

Alberta brothers sentenced in murder of mother

September 17, 2012 in West Central Tribune

MORRIS The youngest of three brothers involved in the murder of their mother was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison.
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18-year-old pleads guilty to charges in the murder of his mother

August 8, 2012 in West Central Tribune

MORRIS Jacob Seth Cobb pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the December 2010 murder of his mother, 50-year-old Tamara Lee Mason.
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Alberta, Minn., teen pleads not guilty to charges in 2010 murder

March 20, 2012 in West Central Tribune

MORRIS Jacob Seth Cobb, 17, appeared in Stevens County District Court for an omnibus hearing Tuesday, where he pled not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his mother, 50-year-old Tamara Lee Mason.
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Survey: Nearly 1 in 10 Alberta men say hitting woman OK if she angers him

March 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

An Alberta survey measuring men’s attitudes toward domestic violence also found that 16 percent say domestic violence is a family’s private matter and 39 percent say a parent slapping a child’s face should be considered family violence. Continue Reading

Alberta trade envoy: Fate of Keystone XL oilsands pipeline known after U.S. November election

February 2, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Alberta’s trade envoy to Washington said on a radio show in Calgary that there is still hope for the proposed $7-billion Keystone XL oilsands pipeline. Continue Reading

Alberta, Minn., teenage son certified to stand trial as adult in mother’s murder

November 25, 2011 in Morris Sun Tribune

An 17-year-old boy has been certified to stand trial as an adult in the December 2010 death of his mother.
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Alberta hockey player, 16, dies after puck hits him in neck

November 14, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

The South Side Athletic Club announced the tragic news in a statement posted on their website Sunday night, following several hours of conflicting reports on the teen’s status. Continue Reading

Keystone pipeline restarts following ‘mechanical issues,’ but no spill, company says

November 9, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

A pipeline that carries tar sands oil from Canada through eastern North Dakota and six other states was temporarily shut down for “mechanical issues,” the pipeline’s owner said today. Continue Reading

Conservation groups plan lawsuit to block Keystone XL oil pipeline

October 5, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

The lawsuit to be filed today in federal court in Nebraska contends that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law by allowing Canadian pipeline operator TransCanada to start preparing the route for its Keystone XL pipeline. Continue Reading