Weather forecast fragment for Friday to Tuesday
Partly cloudy and mild with a high of 19 and low of 6. Morning showers clearing with a high of 17 and low of 5. Then mostly cloudy with a high of 14 and low of 1. Monday through Tuesday show mixed conditions with highs near 17 to 18 and lows from 3 to 4.
Notable historical trivia from a varied timeline
A compact survey notes events across decades including Kuwait granting women voting rights in municipal elections, a deadly Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Canada approving Sativex for MS, The Cult band break, Beatles exit Maharishi retreat, a 1982 Paul Simon Garfunkel note, and other cultural markers.
Education Week honours teachers in Alberta
Alberta Education marks Education Week from April 30 to May 6 2006 inviting K 12 schools to share events through the government site Education Week highlights and future dates. The campaign underlines Learning Its Yours for Life and Alberta’s commitment to a world class education system.
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Stolen TV sought by Medicine Hat police
Medicine Hat Police seek public help to identify a silver 27 to 30 inch Durabrand TV possibly stolen from a mobile home. Sgt Randy Youngman says they know the TV is stolen and are curious where it came from. Call 502-8912 with any information.
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Stabbing Incident Occurred in Princess Place Brooks
Police responded to a Sunday 2 30 a m stabbing in the Princess Place area of Brooks. A 30 year old man was found with multiple stab wounds. The suspect remains at large and tips are sought by Brooks RCMP.
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Alberta to slash power plant pollution by 2025 plan
Alberta Gov endorses Clean Air Strategic Alliance recommendation to cut sulphur dioxide 46 percent below 2003 levels and nitrogen oxides 32 percent by 2025. Legislation will allow emissions credits trading with incentives for industry. Alliance team includes industry health environmental groups and all government levels.
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Harper backs universal child care plan in budget reveal
CP reports six and a half year old Solomon Sitar squeezes the prime minister's nose at a Burnaby event as Harper ties universal child care to the budget. A separate Winnipeg item notes a 16 year old charged with assault after a skateboard beating left a 57 year old man unconscious outside a Sears mall. The victim was hospitalized with upper body injuries but stable.
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Pandemic fear could hurt testing in Canada
Dr Barbara Law chief vaccine safety for Health Canada warns that pandemic urgency could rush vaccines to market with insufficient testing and monitoring. She notes media sensationalism and lack of public education could inflate fears while systems must detect adverse events quickly.
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Floods and wildlife hit Saskatchewan crop harvest
Slightly more than one per cent of the Saskatchewan harvest was left over winter with about a third expected to be combined in spring while flooding and wildlife damaged the rest. Central and northern regions hold most leftovers. south areas need rain, central and north drying, with seeding reported in the southwest.
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Ottawa talks on U.S. corn import duty may lift prices
Canadian officials did not confirm a countervailing duty on imported U S corn Tuesday but expectations rise that the penalty will be imposed. Critics warn ethanol plants may relocate to the United States as corn prices in Eastern Canada could nearly double, hitting corn flakes and other products.
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Greenpeace fights UN toll on Chernobyl cancer deaths
Greenpeace released a report arguing more than 90,000 people may die from cancers caused by Chernobyl radiation, challenging the UN backed estimate of about 4,000. The 1986 plant explosion spread fallout across Europe, with severe impact in northern Ukraine western Russia and Belarus. The Chernobyl Forum previously cited fewer than 50 verified deaths and about 4,000 among the 600,000 responders.
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