I agree for the most part with what the other guys have been saying here, with a junior position its likely that you don't have a great deal of leverage and if you push to hard they'll move down to the next in the list of candidates. It dosen't hurt to ask if the offer is negotiable, but make sure that you do some due dilligance and try to find out what other people in other organizations are making, going to the Alberta Salary Survey site can't hurt either.
When you get more senior, you'll find that you are expected to negotiate, currently I'm in negotiations with 6 different companies, and to some extent I can play the competitors against each other.
Experience does have its benefits.
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