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9/3/2010
12:57pm
Dustin Paxton has been ordered to undergo a 30 day psychiatric assessment.The 30 year old who was arrested in Edmonton, was back in court in Calgary Friday. He's charged with aggravated assault, sexual assault and unlawful confinement of his former roommate. The 26 year old had been starved, beaten and mutilated. Paxton is now facing charges of assault and forcible confinement of an underage girl. His new lawyer Jim Lutz says it's going to be a tough case. "We only know the first part of the case. It's going to be complicated because I think a lot of people ...
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9/3/2010
12:49pm
Edmontonians are being reminded to be safe behind the wheel this long weekend.The RCMP are stepping up safety efforts on the provinces roads over the next few days. They will be carrying out random check stops.Cpl. Eric Irani has a message for people getting behind the wheel."Plan ahead, and give yourself a lot of time to get to your destinations. Avoid speeding, distracted driving at intersections and of course impaired driving. And always wear your seat belt." Irani say road fatalities and serious injuries always increase on long weekends. (amm, ccg)
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9/3/2010
12:40pm
One person is dead and seven others injured after a two vehicle crash in central Alberta.It happened around 3:00am, about 20 km north west of Stettler. RCMP Sergeant Rowland Schmidt says both vehicles were travelling in the same direction. "One vehicle rear-ended another in the dark." The deceased is a 27 year old male who was driving the vehicle at the back-end of the collision. Police are looking into the possibility that both drivers were under the influence. The drivers knew each other.
None of the injuries to the other seven people are considered life-threatening. (jrw, ccg)
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9/3/2010
11:23am
You're going to see some sweet mustangs this weekend in Red Deer, and we don't mean horses, we are talking Ford Mustangs.It's the 31st Annual International Mustang Meet with 13 Mustang clubs from the Northwest US and Western Canada taking part.
The first order of the day Saturday is the Mustang Show and Shine at the Capri Hotel in Red Deer. Show organizer, Greg Babino, says you will see some great cars.
"You'll see a lot of the newer cars, like the Super Snakes, and we've got some pretty big Mach classes, like the Mach 1 class, that's between 69' ...
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9/3/2010
11:15am
UPDATE: A 13 year old male is seriously hurt after being hit by a school bus this morning. It happened in a rural subdivision near Sherwood Park. The boy, who is from Sherwood Park, was riding his bike at the time. He was taken by STARS to an Edmonton area hospital. The 67 year old female bus driver and the dozen students on board weren't hurt. Police say speed and alcohol aren't factors. The investigation continues. (jrw, ccg)
=====================School bus vs bike crash in Sherwood Park9:00amThere's been a serious crash between a school bus and ...
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9/3/2010
9:40am
Police are issuing an alert after a large quantity of very high dosage Oxycontin pills was stolen during an industrial burglary.The value of the stolen drugs could be as high as a quarter million dollars if sold at street prices. Oxycontin, often dubbed hillbilly heroin, is a commonly abused prescriptioin drug but police say the stolen pills are powerful enough to kill. They say a person taking just one of the high dosage pills could stop breathing.
Police reviewed surveillance video from the break-in and have issued an arrest warrant for Mahamed Aden Hassan, 24, (above). He's described as ...
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9/3/2010
7:30am
The investigation continued Friday morning after an explosion at a house in north Edmonton, Thursday night.The home is located at 109th Street and 135 "A" Avenue. Fire crews and police were called to the scene between 7:00pm and 8:00pm.
Edmonton Fire Rescue says it appears to have been caused by a propane problem. ATCO is looking into it.
Almost all of the windows in the home shattered. However, that's about the extent of the damage. The fire department says nobody was hurt. (bp, ccg)
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9/3/2010
4:44am
One of America's top politicians is expected to visit Ottawa next week to learn more about oilsands development.
US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, is expected in Ottawa next Wednesday and Thursday for a summit of G8 Speakers. The Toronto Star reports that while she's in our nation's capital, Pelosi will also hold several high-level meetings focusing on Alberta's energy-intensive oilsands. There has been rising environmental activism and allegations of toxic effects from the oilsands. (The Canadian Press, aw, ccg)On the Net:Speaker.govOilsands.Alberta.ca
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9/3/2010
3:13am
Alberta's municipal affairs minister is defending the $30 million cost to administer the province's $203 million flood damage assistance program.
Hector Goudreau says the bill covers a lot of expenses, including travel for officials, setting up offices, and hourly fees of employees. He notes that the program also covers more than just homeowners' losses, it also covers losses suffered by businesses, farmers and municipalities.
The province set aside the relief money in July to help compensate victims of flooding in Medicine Hat, the town of Irvine and Cypress County. (The Canadian Press, aw, ccg)On the Net:MunicipalAffairs.Alberta.ca
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9/2/2010
9:00pm
City police report plenty of drinking behind the wheel in August, despite the fact it was ''Impaired Driving Awareness'' month. The EPS Curb the Danger program fielded 783 calls.Police say 68 impaired driving charges were laid and 34 ''24-hour'' suspensions were handed out in Edmonton. Another 146 people were arrested through Checkstops and other enforcement.In the first eight months of 2010, police report 549 impaired offenses, 228 ''24-hour'' suspensions and over 6,000 calls from concerned citizens. (rw, ccg)On the Net:EdmontonPolice.ca: Curb the Danger
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