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4/17/2013
A SAIT student in Calgary is causing some questions to be raised about whether she should be allowed to take her medication at school. Lisa Kirkman takes medical marijuana to help alleviate the severe chronic pain she sufferfs from, and to manage a blood disorder. Kirkman says she takes the medical marijuana by using a vaporizer that makes a slight noise.Kirkman says she had more hassles with other students when she was smoking her medical pot outside. She explains that she's met several times with SAIT officials about the use of her marijuana vaporizer in public places on campus, but adds, a decision has not yet been made.
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4/17/2013
RCMP say charges will not be laid in relation to a possible shooting at the parking lot of Cross Iron Mills Mall back in December.A 42 year old man received minor injuries and police say he does not want to pursue the matter further.They also say that after forensic examinations of the scene and numerous interviews, it is undetermined if shots were actually fired at all.
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4/17/2013
More allegations of mis-spending within the provincial health department.Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith brought forward documents that show a former health executive was allowed to get private tests at public expense.Alison Tonge (TONG') was reimbursed $1,160 for diagnostic tests at a private Edmonton clinic in December 2011.Smith noted that the head of Alberta Health Services, Dr. Chris Eagle, approved the payments in January 2012.The health department says the claim was an employment-related expense as Tonge required the exam as a condition of becoming a resident of Canada and that it was part of the recruitment process.Tonge has since left Alberta and works for the National Health Service in England.
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4/17/2013
Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he is dismayed with news of cuts at Mount Royal University. "Surely there are alternatives. Sometimes tough times call for innovative thinking, a characterist that MRU has in abundance."Those words wrap up the introductory paragraph of the letter Mayor Naheed Nenshi has penned to the Mount Royal board, which is also being sent to Premier Alison Redford and Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk.Nenshi has said the province made a big mistake with its post-secondary education policy.He says the board needs to stand up to the province, rather than go along with the bad policy.Nenshi also questions whether proper consultation was done with the community.Another big concern: potential donors thinking twice about sending their money, only to lose it to provincial politics.
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4/17/2013
Mount Royal University officials are offering some clarification today to news of loomings cut to deal with the provincial budget. While students have been left in limbo, trying to figure out what classes they will be able to register for this fall, Mount Royal University has its own unanswered questions.They were left with a $14-million shortfall after the March budget.Several programs could be cut, but the school's Acting Provost Manuel Mertin says the real loss will be a drop in student intake for the nursing program as seats are being reduced by over 100.Other cuts are in the area of fine arts.Mertin says MRU was particularly hard-hit because the transition money, that was promised before the school rolled out its degree programs, never arrived.
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4/17/2013
A Calgary aviation consultant says Canadian consumers have the right to demand choice in the airline industry, but that choice could come at a cost.A poll conducted for the Consumers' Association of Canada has found 61 percent of respondents say foreign airlines should be allowed to compete with Canadian carriers. But Peter Wallis, with Calgary's Van Horne Institute, says there are agreements in place to allow for equal opportunity between each country's carriers and to just let the market prevail may result in the loss of direct, point to point service.The survey also found 77 percent of respondents believe that foreign airlines would give consumers more travel options and 69 percent believe they'd lead to lower costs.
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4/17/2013
There's confusion about whether a suspect has been arrested in the Boston Marathon bombings.
A law enforcement official told the Associated Press Wednesday morning a suspect was in custody and was about to appear in federal court. But less than an hour later federal officials began denying an arrest has been made. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, and almost 200 injured by two explosions just seconds apart near the finish line of the marathon on Monday.
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4/17/2013
An immigration detention hearing for a convicted sex offender has been delayed 24 hours.Louay Khalil has only been in Canada since 2006 but has racked up a number of sex assault convictions.His appeal of the deportation order was dismissed in February of last year, however he was charged with another sexual assault and the deportation had to be put on hold.He is back in immigration custody now, but a detention hearing Wednesday morning was postponed because documents going to be used against him we're not translated into Arabic.Border Services want Khalil held in custody saying he is a danger to the public and unlikely to show up for deportation.
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4/17/2013
A Southern Alberta teenager is dead after a crash on a rural road after she crashed into two horses. It happened on Highway 550 near Duchess at about 9:45 Tuesday night. RCMP say the 19-year-old woman, who was the only one in the car, died at the scene, after her small car collided with the two animals. Investigators say the weather was clear and the road was dry, but it was dark. No other vehicles were involved.
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4/17/2013
A Red Deer man will spend a year behind bars after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. 53-year-old Randy Adams was initially arrested in March of last year. Investigators had been looking into the discovery of a USB stick at a public place. That device had child porn images on it. RCMP raided a home and found computers and other electronic devices with similar images on them. In July, Adams pleaded guilty to one count of accessing child pornography. He has now been sentenced to 12-months in jail, as well as three-years probation. There are a number of conditions attached to the probation, including not being allowed to go to a public park, daycare, community centre or other place where children are likely to be. Adams will also be placed on the sex offender registry for ten years.
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4/17/2013
While CBE administrators look at how they can trim their budgets in the wake of a 62 million dollar shortfall, they're also looking at the possibility of cutting funding to a 10 year old charity.Calgary Board of Education trustees launched EducationmMatters to raise money for school programs and student scholarships. But at yesterday's board meeting, Metro Calgary heard up until this point the charity has not been self-sufficient, requiring about 750 thousand dollars a year from the CBE for operating costs.The charity is just one of many possible cost-cutting areas that administrators are looking at as they try to balance the books for the next school year.
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4/17/2013
It was a grey day in London, in fact a very London day for the final farewell to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The ceremony attended by more than 2300 dignitgaries, including the Queen, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was traditional and dignified. It included music by British composers along with hymns and readings chosen by Thatcher herself.
The Bishop of London said Thatcher still evokes strong feelings, but today was neither the time nor the place to debate her political legacy.
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4/17/2013
RCMP have finally named their new puppies after receiving 5 thousand entries in a cross-Canada contest. The 10 German Shepherd's are the latest batch of potential service dogs for the Mounties being trained in Innisfail. All of the names had to start with the letter F.
The winning names are Frazer, Faro, Flixx, Force, Freya, Fantom, Finn, Francis and Flint. The kids who picked the names will each receive a certificate, and a photo of the puppy they named.
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4/17/2013
A little boy has died after drowning in northern Alberta's Spirit River. Mounties say search teams were looking for the boy since he was reported missing at noon yesterday. He was found four hours later by a person walking near the river. He was rushed to hospital , but was pronounced dead. R-C-M-P say the boy and his six-year-old brother had been playing near the water earlier in the day at a relative's property.
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4/16/2013
The city says the display is just an art exhibit, people with the art say it's just a display, however the Rain Coast Conservation society on its website says it's a lot more than that. Donated by artists, an exhibit by the Rain Coast Conservation society is an effort to stop Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline. That's what it says on the society's website. The city is getting some heat from politicians for the exhibit which is available for sale. City officials have been quoted as saying it's not a sale but an exhibit and that's what Rain Coast officials are also saying on the floor of the atrium at the municipal building. They've even gone as far as covering up the price tag on the art with blank white stickers. The exhibit is slated to be at city hall until Wednesday afternoon and even if forced out, the publicity surrounding the art exhibit is likely priceless for pipeline protestors.
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4/16/2013
Music performance, theatre arts, and journalism programs will all be chopped as Mount Royal University struggles with a 7.3 per cent cut in provincial funding. Metro Calgary says students and faculty were told Tuesday that some certificate programs are also being dropped, and the nursing program will take in 100 fewer students this fall. The popular Shakespeare In the Park program will also be cut after running this summer for the final time. Three staff members have been formally let go, and more layoffs may be in the offing. A committee will examine the proposals Thursday; they will then go to the board of governors for formal approval. All of the proposals will go before a committee Thursday and then the board of governors for formal approval.
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4/16/2013
With the world still reeling over the events this week at the Boston Marathon, the question arises....could something like that happen here?Kevin Brookwell with the Calgary Police Service says Calgary has about 600 major events a year, and the police assess the security needs for each one of them.Brookwell says each event is judged differently according to its policing needs.Still Brookwell says you can never be 100 per cent sure that something won't happen when large crowds gather. He stresses that the best source of information they have is Calgarians who alert police when they see something suspicious.
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4/16/2013
The Calgary Zoo's female elephants could soon have a new home. Last year the Zoo announced it was going to relocate the pachyderms because after 40 years, the zoo couldn't give the animals the space they required. The Calgary Zoo considered nine facilities and have reduced those to a shortlist with a decision coming in 4 to 6 weeks. Zoo officials are visiting sites to determine which place would be best for Kamala, Swarna and Maharani.The zoo says the elephants long term welfare is better served by being part of a large social group; something that can only be achieved at a place facility with more year-round space. A decision on a new home for Spike, the male elephant will be made with the Miami Zoo which still owns him. It was expected the elephants would be moved in 3 to 4 years but with Maharani's miscarriage in September, they could be moved a lot sooner.
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4/16/2013
If you smoke, it could hurt the value of your home when you list it.An Ontario survey suggests smoking at home can cut your resale value by up to 29 per cent. Edmonton realtor Darrell Cook agrees, saying many of his clients have walked out of a home when they smell the lengering effects of tobacco smoke.Cook says steam-cleaning the carpets, changing the curtains, and re-painting are all ways you can get rid of the smoke smell.
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4/16/2013
Parks Canada is introducing a new camping experience for those who want to get close to nature - but not too close.
Twenty new "oTENTiks" site will be opening in Banff and Kootenay National Parks this year, with ten more slated to open in Jasper in 2014. The structures feature a table, chairs and three beds for up to six visitors requiring visitors to show up with nothing more than their food, personal items and sleeping bags. Parks Canada will enforce strict rules to prevent people from eating or cooking in their tents, and will provide fire pits, cooking shelters, storage lockers and bear proof garbage bins.
Parks Canada is hoping to have the Banff and Kootenay sites open by mid to late summer. For this year they will be offered on a first come, first served basis. In 2014, bookings will be accepted through the Parks Canada Resesrvation System.
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