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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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9/2/2010
8:15pm
Rain, snow, sleet and hail may not stop the mail from getting through, but dive-bombing birds sure will.Canada Post has suspended mail service in part of the southwest Calgary community of Bayview because a hawk has been attacking the letter carrier.The hawk is so aggressive it even broke a bike helmet the female carrier was wearing to protect herself. A family of the birds is living in a tree in the community, but hasn't harassed any of the residents.Some people say they were told it's because the hawks think the carrier is a predator.Canada Post spokeswoman Theresa Williams says they'll try delivering the mail to the affected 150 homes again next week. (CFFR, ccg)
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9/2/2010
7:58pm
A precedent setting ruling has been made in Calgary court after anti-semitic slogans and swastikas were spray-painted on three sites, including the Holocaust Memorial in Calgary.A 17 year old youth was arrested following an intense investigation, including publication of surveillance video.On Thursday, the teen pleaded guilty to the first-of-its kind hate crime charges; ''incitement of hatred of an identifiable group'', in this case directed towards the Jewish community.The teen also pleaded guilty to mischief against a religious facility, a crime also motivated by hate. He will be sentenced in October. (CHQR, ccg)On the Net:CalgaryPolice.ca/Community-HateBias
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9/2/2010
7:23pm
Two teens, charged in a violent beating three years ago that left Blair Palmer with permanent brain damage, will not serve any jail time.Palmer, who was 18 at the time, was beaten with a baseball bat and other objects near a south west Calgary community centre on Sept. 3, 2007. He spent 10 days in intensive care at hospital and is still recovering from his injuries.Palmer's attackers had been charged with aggravated assault, but those charges were stayed when they pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of possession of a weapon and causing a disturbance. They were sentenced in a Calgary courtroom Thursday. One teen was given 12 months probation, the other received nine months. (CHQR, ccg)
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9/2/2010
6:30pm
The Alberta NDP is calling on the province to stop funding private schools.MLA Rachel Notley says it is not right for the province to be providing $171 million to private schools, that only allow rich kids to attend, especially at a time when public schools are faced with overcrowded classrooms.Notley says if the province put the money into the public system, parents would no longer have to shell out extra fees for various programs. (CHQR, ccg)On the Net:NDPOpposition.ab.ca/RachelNotley
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9/2/2010
5:30pm
Health-care researchers and professionals are coming together in support of keeping the manditory long-form census.The feeling among these groups is that cancelling the manditory part of the census will create a significant health risk for Canadians. Public health services use census data to make decisions regarding local health and the census also provides the basis of population-based research into medical conditions and diseases. The President of the Canadian Society for Epidemidology and Biostatistics, Dr. Colin Soskolne, says the long-form census has made Canada internationally renowned for it's ability to address public issues. "It helps us identify groups," Dr. Soskolne says. "Groups that require special targetted services and messaging, among many other things. It's fundamental to how we count and how we provide an evidence base for decision making. If you remove the manditory form, it then becomes ad-hockery into the future."The idea of a voluntary census, he says, is flawed, because it produces unreliable information."There is no basis for making comparison, and there is no basis for determining trends," says Dr. Soskolne. "The evidence that comes from voluntary surveys is inherently unreliable and biased."To date, 411 organizations have spoken out in favour of keeping the census ...
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9/2/2010
4:45pm
As Hurricane "Earl" barrels towards Canada's east coast, we're learning from a former Edmontonian how folks are bracing for it in the Maritimes.Former 630 CHED Radio personality Ron Zima, who now works with the Salvation Army in Halifax, says locals still remember Hurricane "Juan," which hit in late September of 2003. "Earl" is expected to be stronger, but Zima says he's quite unpredictable."The storm track at this point is still quite wide -- at this point about 100 miles wide," said Zima, late Thursday morning. "We have no idea exactly where the hard hit is going to be, or what sort of hit that would be. There's going to be a lot of rain. Folks are battening down the hatches."Zima says, in Halifax, people are buying up a lot of batteries and water in preparation for the big storm. (bp, ccg)On the Net:EMO.gov.ns.ca: Emergency Management Office
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9/2/2010
4:05pm
The theft of vehicles is a big issue in Edmonton.
Police say, last year alone, there were about 10,000 such incidents. They say 25-30% of those resulted from the thefts of licence plates.
But, the EPS believes they have an idea to curb this growing problem.
"One initiative we came up with, to make it harder to steal licence plates from vehicles, are these one-way screws," says EPS Supt. David Veitch. "These screws can only be put on one way, but can't be taken off."Veitch says it's important to stop licence plate theft, because it can lead to other crimes.(ks, bp, ccg)On the Net:EdmontonPolice.ca: Plate Screws
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9/2/2010
4:00pm
Four people in their twenties are facing charges after a drug seizure in south EdmontonThe RCMP and EPS executed a search warrant on a residence in the "Creeks Crossing" area, Tuesday night.Inside they allegedly found more than 1,800 Ecstasy tablets, cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana and small amounts of methamphetamine. They also reportedly seized about $3000 in cash.The three men and one woman, all from Edmonton, are currently out on bail.Trevor Warren PELZ, 26 years old, of Edmonton, AB has been charged with the following offences: Possession of a Controlled Substance (MDMA/"Ecstasy") for the Purpose of TraffickingPossession of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine) for the Purpose of TraffickingPossession of a Controlled Substance (Cannabis Marihuana) for the Purpose of TraffickingPossession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) - Simple PossessionPossession of a Controlled Substance (Psilocybin) - Simple Possession Jolene Elizabeth WARD, 20 years old, of Edmonton, AB, has been charged with the following offences: Possession of a Controlled Substance (MDMA/"Ecstasy") for the Purpose of TraffickingPossession of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine) for the Purpose of TraffickingPossession of a Controlled Substance (Cannabis Marihuana) for the Purpose of TraffickingPossession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) ...
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9/2/2010
4pm
RCMP say the man found dead on Carson Lake, northwest of Edmonton, was a resident of Bashaw.
He's been identified as Brant Martin Berglund, 47. His body was found early Monday after the Mounties responded to a call of an overdue fisherman on the lake.
Police are still awaiting toxicology test results before revealing details of the autopsy. However, neither alcohol or foul play are believed to have been factors.(bp)
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