Manitoba plan to sell teen cellphones draws concern
Beyond Borders warns Manitoba Telecom Services Evolve plan lets teens obtain prepaid service without parental approval increasing risk of cyber predators. Norman Boudreau says lack of parental control is unacceptable while MTS cites parental guidance and multiple Internet access points.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Beyond Borders
Manitoba Telecom Services
Evolve
Norman Boudreau
Boudreau
MTS
Teens charged after attack outside Shaftesbury High School
Three Winnipeg teens aged 17 and 18 have been charged after an assault outside Shaftesbury High School last Friday. The victims included a student who was struck with the butt of a pellet gun and sprayed with a mace-like spray. Police say there is no gang connection and the charged youths do not attend the school.
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Winnipeg
Shaftesbury High School
Blair Good
Shaftesbury
Manitoba named climate change leader again
The Climate Group recognizes Manitoba for leadership in greenhouse gas reductions with Ontario and Quebec noted ahead nationally. New Flyer Industries in Winnipeg is cited for hybrid bus manufacturing and hydrogen bus testing with the province. Manitoba is highlighted for geothermal heat pump installation and clean hydro power generation as a low carbon leader.
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Manitoba
Climate Group
United Kingdom
Ontario
Quebec
New Flyer Industries
Canada
Disgraced banker freed on parole after big Canadian fraud
Nick Lysyk, a former Bank of Montreal manager who stole 16.3 million through 64 fake loans from 1996 to 2002, was released on day parole after 14 months in Grande Cache Institution. He lives in Alberta in a halfway house. details of his home return were not disclosed.
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Nick Lysyk
Grande Cache
Alberta
Brian Beresh
Lysyk
Edmonton
Beresh
Bank of Montreal
West Edmonton
Klein family vows crystal meth battle shapes legacy
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and wife Colleen launch a task force to curb crystal meth use. The 12 member panel includes educators pharmacists drug-addiction experts RCMP and union leaders as they study action plans and possible restrictions on cold remedies.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ralph Klein
Colleen
Colleen Klein
RCMP
Quebec Hunters Fined for Illegal Deer Hunt in Saskatchewan
Seven hunters from Quebec were fined over 7200 for shooting deer in eastern Saskatchewan and using Manitoba licences. They were convicted of tagging deer illegally and taking more than their legal limit. An investigation followed tips about activities in Porcupine Provincial Forest near Somme. Six received one year licence suspensions, one two years. a $5000 rifle was forfeited.
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Sask
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Porcupine
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