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11/6/2009
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has told Tory delegates who will vote on his leadership this weekend that he has the courage to take bold stands and not back down. Stelmach leadership is being questioned by some party veterans but he says playing it safe is not what he's about and he's not afraid of criticism. In a speech Friday night at the party's annual general meeting in Red Deer, Stelmach told the crowd that he won't back down from his principles because ``Progressive Conservatives battle through adversity together.'' Stelmach is facing a mandatory leadership review vote Saturday by 1,300 Tory delegates. Recent polls suggest that Tory popularity among Alberta voters is sinking fast in the face of a challenge from a new right-wing party, the Wildrose Alliance. Stelmach's government won a lopsided majority last year, but has been harshly criticized on several fronts including its handling of the H1N1 pandemic.
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11/6/2009
A forty one year old man from Rocky Mountain House has been charged in relation to that fatal shooting of a teen involving a pen gun.
It was back on September 7th when the boy was in a car with another teen when the gun went off.
He was rushed to hospital, but later died.
The man facing charges, including criminal negligence causing death and careless use of a prohibited device, is the father of the surviving teen.
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11/6/2009
Two men have been arrested and charged after they were observed breaking into unoccupied homes and construction trailers along Skyview Springs N.E, around 11pm Thursday.
When they were arrested, police found break and enter tools in their possession, and say evidence also linked them to a separate incident at the same location a one month earlier.
Since July, there have been over forty cases of break and enters in new and developing communities, and police credit increased police presence and awareness by builders and residents for Thursday night's arrests.
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11/6/2009
On Tuesday November 10th, Alberta Health Services will begin offering H1N1 vaccine to two new groups of individuals at high risk of developing severe illness related to influenza.
As this process continues, no high risk groups will be removed from eligibility - only new groups added.
On November 10th, the two new groups will be:
• both parents or one parent and one caregiver of infants under six months of age;
• children under 10 as of November 1st with chronic health conditions (e.g. diabetes);
The following two groups will continue to be eligible as well:
• children over six months and under five years as of November 1st
• pregnant women
Infants under the age of six months are at high risk for severe illness and cannot be immunized.
In order to reduce their risk of exposure to the virus, vaccine will be provided to both parents, or to one parent and one caregiver. Proof of the infant’s age (Health Care card, birth certificate or other valid documentation) must be provided by each caregiver.
Parents and caregivers need not bring their infants with them, but caregivers attending clinics alone will need photo ID and a letter from the parent or guardian confirming ...
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11/6/2009
The University of Calgary's Harvey Weingarten marked his final major public speech as president of the institution in a big way - on the receiving end of a $39-million donation for the school's Brain Institute.
Weingarten is stepping down in January, and issued his final U of C "report to the community" Friday, accepting the donation from well known Calgary businessman Harley Hotckiss.
The cash is going into an endowment fund for the brain institue named in honor of Hotchkiss.
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11/6/2009
Fire officials say an electrical cooking appliance is likely the cause of that massive fire in Evergreen that damaged three homes Thursday night.
The fire originated on the deck of one of the homes where three electrical appliances were stored.
Damage is pegged at $525 000.
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11/6/2009
A second staff member, involved in the decision to provide Calgary Flames players and their families with H1N1 vaccinations, has now been fired.
Alberta Health Services says a Flames medical representative approached an Alberta Health Services staff member on October 27th about holding an H1N1 immunization clinic.
That request was forwarded to a more senior staff member, who in turn took it to a supervisor and the request was approved.
Approximately 150 vaccinations were provided to the Flames, family members and other Flames personnel.
However, Alberta Health says use of the vaccine was not discussed or authorized above the level of the individual who authorized its use.
No further disciplinary action is being considered at this time.
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11/6/2009
Profits are up at Canada's biggest energy company.
Calgary-based Suncor says it made $929 million in the third quarter of this year - up 14 per cent from the same time a year ago.
It's Suncor's first quarterly financial statement since it formally merged with Petro-Canada last August 1st.
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11/6/2009
Employment in Alberta decreased by 15,000 in October, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.4 percentage points to 7.5 per cent.
Since October 2008, Alberta's employment has fallen more than three per cent - the steepest rate of decline among all provinces.
Nationally, the jobless rate rose to 8.6 per cent in October, a surprise to economists who expected a gain.
If there was good news, it was a marginal increase in full-time employment -most job losses came in the part-time category.
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11/6/2009
Two familes have lost their homes after a massive 2-alarm blaze in Evergreen Thursday evening.
Fire crews were called just before 10pm to the 100 block of Everoak Gardens southwest.
Three homes were ablaze.
Fire spokesman Jeff Budai says investigators are still trying to pinpoint the fire's origin and are not sure how it started.... though high winds appear to be a factor.
There is no damage estimate but Budai says the homes are almost completely destroyed.
Everyone inside the homes were able to make it out safely.
30 firefighters battled the blaze.
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