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No independent agency, but increased monitoring in oilsands
EDMONTON - A long-awaited new plan from the federal and Alberta governments on how to gauge the environmental effects of the oilsands will watch for more contaminants, in more places, more often.
But monitoring will be run — at least at first — by bureaucrats instead of an independent agency.



SPORTS NEWS

Carlos Condit, left, of Albuquerque, N.M., gets up as Rory MacDonald, of Kelowna, B.C., lays in the octagon as the referee stops the fight during UFC 115 in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday June 12, 2010. Condit will meet Nick Diaz at UFC 143 on Saturday night
Carlos Condit survives the bumps, ready to fight Nick Diaz for interim title
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre used to say he trained to meet an army so no one man could ever defeat him.
Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit must knows how he feels.



BUSINESS NEWS

No independent agency, but increased monitoring in oilsands
EDMONTON - A long-awaited new plan from the federal and Alberta governments on how to gauge the environmental effects of the oilsands will watch for more contaminants, in more places, more often.
But monitoring will be run — at least at first — by bureaucrats instead of an independent agency.



ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

FILE - In a Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997 file photo, television producer Don Cornelius holds a plaque on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the unveiling of his star in Los Angeles. Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show
'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius remembered for bringing black culture to masses
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.
But the "love, peace, and SOUL!" he wished viewers as he closed each show for decades escaped him as his life descended into marital trouble, illness and, finally, a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday.



HEALTH NEWS

No other Canadian dominated the headlines like Jack Layton in 2011, making him the clear choice for Newsmaker of the Year by editors and news directors participating in the annual survey of newsrooms across the country by The Canadian Press. Layton receive
Editors, news directors select Jack Layton as 2011's Newsmaker of the Year
OTTAWA - John Gilbert Layton wore dozens of different name tags in his decades of public service: activist, guitarist, father and finally, leader of the official Opposition.
Most knew the NDP leader by another name: Jack.