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• Edmonton airport hotel promised by 2012

  It's been four years since the initial announcement, but Marriott promised Friday there will be a hotel at Edmonton's international airport by 2012.

• Alta. Premier to meet with Pelosi over oilsands

  Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, shown here on Wednesday, will meet next week with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

• Edmonton airport upgrade 25% under budget

  Travellers wait to get onto their flights in the international departures area at the Edmonton International Airport in Leduc, Alberta, on Dec.

• Edmonton jetSet parking a first for airports

  Travellers can check in at the same time they park at Edmonton International Airport under a new service officially launched Friday.

• Tour Dates: Primus to Play Frizzle Fry in LA

  Primus has returned to the road with a bang this year - I know from experience - and they're continuing on with that energy by bringing their seminal Frizzle Fry to the stage once again on September 16th in Los Angeles.

• Local headed to TIFF to showcase film

  Local filmmaker Hans Olson will be heading to Toronto this month to showcase his film Champagne during the Toronto International Film Festival.

• Resident finds objection "ridiculous"

  I was very upset to see that Greyhound has now put in an objection to the C-Line bus service planned to commence on August 30th.

• Assessing critical habitat: Evaluating the relative contribution of habitats to population

  Heinrichs, J. A., D. J. Bender, D. L. Gummer, AND N. H. SCHUMAKER. Assessing critical habitat: Evaluating the relative contribution of habitats to population.

• Another man charged over latest Edmonton slaying

  Kim Cardinal puts a card in a memorial on Sunday at 107A Avenue and 100 Street where her former boyfriend James Lee Catholique was found slain.

• Llamas surprise Edmonton homeowner

  A southwest Edmonton man was caught off guard Thursday when he discovered three llamas munching on his lawn.