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- Greece faces further obstacles in bailout deal
- Trial opens 2 years after US breaks up militia
- US envoy to hold talks with NKorea in Beijing
- Zambia team returns home after African Cup win
- Bombers target Israeli diplomats in Georgia, India
- Emergency food flown into stranded European towns
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April 01, 2011
The University of Alberta’s Mixed Chorus will celebrate its 67th annual Spring Concert Saturday, as well as Dr. Robert de Frece’s 25th year of conducting.
March 31, 2011
As a fun way to raise money for the Alberta Cancer Foundation, a Boobfest party will be held at D’Lish Urban Kitchen & Wine Bar in support of the Weekend To End Women’s Cancers.
March 30, 2011
West Edmonton Mall will host the second annual Taste of Bourbon Street today from 4 to 9 p.m.
March 28, 2011
If you are looking for an evening out and a way to help those in Japan — tonight is your night.
Metro Minute at symphony concert
March 25, 2011
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) is celebrating 60 years of spectacular music with a free concert Friday.
Metro Minute with Workshop West
March 24, 2011
A play about one of Edmonton’s most intriguing young playwrights begins tonight.
Metro Minute with climate change
March 23, 2011
What better way to spend the noon hour than filling up on climate-change news?
Metro Minute with watercolour class
March 22, 2011
If you have ever been interested in the art of watercolour painting, discover it tonight with an experimental studio class at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
Metro Minute with water week
March 21, 2011
Edmonton Water Week 2011 runs from today through to Saturday with multiple events each and every day.
Metro Minute at sportsmen’s show
March 17, 2011
The 2011 Edmonton Boat and Sportsmen’s Show will run today through Sunday at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
Metro Minute at humane society
March 16, 2011
The Edmonton Humane Society is hosting Wish Upon A Whisker Wednesdays, an adoption promotion aimed at finding older cats a home.
Metro Minute with Zoroastrian event
March 15, 2011
Edmonton’s Zoroastrian community will be celebrating the Nowruz festival today from noon to 1 p.m. in the City Room at city hall.
Metro Minute at seminar for homes
March 14, 2011
The city is encouraging residents in older digs to get professional advice before undertaking any big renovations.
Metro Minute with Roller Grrrls
March 11, 2011
The Northern Light Theatre and the E-Ville Roller Derby are hosting The Roller Grrrls Fundraiser Saturday at the Kingsway Air Hangar (11410 Kingsway Ave.)
Metro Minute with Amber Mac's acts of kindness
March 09, 2011
If you see a lovely blonde with an impressive cache of techno-savvy running around with stores of cash and spreading random acts of kindness, we’re sorry to disappoint you, but you’re not on the set of The Matrix 4.
Metro Minute with Guillaume Tardif
March 07, 2011
Internationally renowned violinist Guillaume Tardif will perform today at City Hall – the same concert he will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York later this month.
Metro Minute with cab history
March 04, 2011
Think of all the times you’ve hailed a cab. The ticker tape running through your mind probably consisted of two things: Getting to your destination on time, and seriously, how could they let that creepy Bachelor Brad back for another season?
Metro Minute with Longboard Auction
March 04, 2011
The University of Alberta’s Student Design Association is hosting a longboard auction and poster sale at Avenue Theatre (9030–118 Ave.) Friday night.
Metro Minute with Science and Cinema
March 03, 2011
Science and Cinema will be showing the award-winning Temple Grandin at the Metro Cinema (9828–101A Ave., Zeidler Hall, Main Floor, Citadel Theatre) this Thursday.
Metro Minute with Tales of Maya Skies
March 02, 2011
The Telus World of Science (11211 142 Street) hosts the Tales of the Maya Skies, a show about how the ancient Mayans built their cities and temples to align with the sun, moon, and stars.
Metro Minute with the folk art of Quebec
March 01, 2011
Heart And Soul: Quebec Folk Art runs until May 8 at the Royal Alberta Museum (12845 102 Ave.).
Metro Minute with mixed-use trails
February 28, 2011
There are an abundance of approved motorized, non-motorized and mixed-use trails in Alberta, and the provincial government wants feedback on a new map showcasing them for trail users.
Metro Minute on the Mill Creek Adventure Walk
February 25, 2011
As part of the Winter Light Festival, the Mill Creek Adventure Walk will take participants on a magical adventure.
Metro Minute with Celebration Square
February 25, 2011
The curtain is set to close on Celebration Square, but not before two more big names take the stage.
Metro Minute with Oscar party at The Drake
February 25, 2011
It happens every year. We sit around the week before the Academy Awards, squeezing our eyes shut in meditative silence as we ponder the same existential questions. “How,” we ask ourselves. “How will they ever outdo last year’s show? Can we ever top 2007’s Taco Night Oscars party?”
Metro Minute with Freedom To Read
February 24, 2011
The annual Freedom To Read Week runs through to Saturday, an event that reminds Canadians of their intellectual freedom and the right to read what they want to — especially work that may be considered unconventional.
Metro Minute with free yoga
February 23, 2011
Active Edmonton and CBC’s Live Right Now initiative is offering free yoga today from 12:10 to 12:55 p.m. at city hall. Just in time for lunch, this yoga session will balance your mind and body so you can continue your day rejuvenated.
Metro Minute with Shipwrecked!
February 22, 2011
The Atlas Theatre presents Shipwrecked!, a play about the adventures of Louis de Rougemont, a 19th-century British explorer.
Metro Minute at Silver Skate Festival
February 17, 2011
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