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3/11/2010
10:45 pm
An important life-saving procedure has been demonstrated at City Hall.
Time springs forward this weekend and, as always, it means you should be making sure your smoke detector is in working order.
So, in an effort to reinforce the message, Mayor Stephen Mandel joined the Fire Rescue mascot, Sparky the Dog, in demonstrating just how easy it is to do.
But, Captain Peter Mickelsen, a fire prevention officer, tells iNews880 there are those who just don't seem to be getting the message and it may cost them their lives one day.
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3/11/2010
9:10pm
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Devan Dubnyk is still in search of his first career NHL victory after a 5-4 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Thursday night, Montreal's fourth straight win.
Despite allowing a combined eight goals in 65-minutes of game action, the goalies put on a clinic in the five-round shootout with only Andrei Kostitsyn finding the back of the net. With the game on his stick, Oilers forward Sam Gagner was unable to beat Jaroslav Halak to keep the shootout going and Dubnyk fell to 0-7-2 in his career.
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3/11/2010
8:15 pm
Around 60 people arrived at the Alberta Legislature Thursday night to remember a toddler whose death is being investigated as a homicide.
They lit candles and embraced one another while paying tribute to the 21-month-old girl who died at the Stollery Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, March 3rd.
She arrived there two days earlier after an alleged incident at a Morinville-area foster home. But RCMP have yet to make any arrests and have refused to talk about the findings of the medical examiner.
Family members, however, say they were told the girl’s death was consistent with brain injuries caused by shaken ...
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3/11/2010
3:30pm
STATEMENT BY MAY FAMILY
MARCH 11, 2010
On October 24th, 2009, our beautiful son, Isaiah James May, arrived into the world and into our lives.
As all parents, we had looked forward to this moment with great anticipation.
And notwithstanding the events surrounding his birth, we held out hope that there would come a time when we might see his smile and hear his laugh.
Over these last four months, we have cherished every moment with our son.
We have marveled at the perfection of his hands and feet and face, at the color (sic) of his eyes and the ...
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3/11/2010
3:45pm
Details have been released about the death of an addax at Valley Zoo, last weekend.
An addax is a member of the antelope family.
In a release from the zoo Thursday, the six-year-old animal died after inhaling regurgitated food into her lungs after it was sedated.
The addax had escaped from a holding pen near the back of the public area of the zoo, as it was being cleaned. It got out through a gate which was left open, which is against proper zoo procedure.
After being sedated and recaptured, the zoo says the animal appeared to be doing fine but ...
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3/11/2010
3pm
The Alberta government has announced much-anticipated changes to its royalty rates.
Speaking in Calgary Thursday afternoon, Energy Minister Ron Liepert announced a reduction in the rates, bringing them more in line to what they were before changes were made last year.
The reductions are projected to bring in another $700 million a year in re-investment in the province. It's also expected to create another 13,000 jobs in the near future.
The competitiveness review also focussed on making regulatory changes that will cut down on red tape and barriers.
The government will also look at how to deal ...
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3/11/2010
1:55pm
It's a sad end to the story of the five-month-old boy we've come to know as "Baby Isaiah."
Alberta Health Services called a news conference Thursday afternoon, at which time it was announced Rebecka and Isaac May of Rocky Mountain House made the difficult decision to drop their court battle against AHS and Stollery Children's Hospital to keep their son on life support.
"Isaiah James May passed away at 12:11 this (Thursday) afternoon," said the Mays' lawyer, Rosanna Saccomani. "He was in the arms of his parents, Rebecka and Issac May. He was surrounded by his extended family -- ...
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3/11/2010
1:50pm
It's official.
The province has signed off on the creation of the Capital Region Board. Its mandate is to manage the impacts of development on our land, water and air, as well as to promote the efficient use of land with an eye to conservation and stewardship on both private and public property.
Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel says Thursday's acceptance by the province isn't about financing any major projects.
"The endorsement of the plan is the endorsement of the plan," says Mandel. "The plan, itself, creates direction which our region will move. This is all about planning, co-operating, and building ...
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3/11/2010
1:35pm
The federal government wants input on random breathalyzers to help cut down on impaired driving.
The federal justice committee cites statistics from other countries, saying the practice reduces the number of impaired-driving related incidents. But, in doing so, the government may be infringing on your rights.
"We want to make sure the government and police have a reasonable grounds for asking for that information," says Linda McKay-Panos with the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre at the University of Calgary. "Anything that's an arbitrary sort of search and seizure, we're looking at an infringement of our personal space."
Ottawa says the ...
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3/11/2010
1pm
The province is re-introducing a contentious piece of legislation, aimed at changing some of the municipal election rules.
Municipal Affairs Minister Hector Goodreau says the changes focus on issues of major concern to anyone thinking about launching a campaign to run in Alberta's civic elections this fall.
"This bill will look at a couple things -- one, is residency requirements for the next municipal election this fall," says Goudreau. "That was a recommendation that came from a court decision about a year ago, so we'll be providing clarity in that areas, as well as responding to quite a number ...
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