Abottsford blaze kills five in family home
Natasha Buttar, 23, died after helping relatives escape a house explosion that killed her parents Gurnam and Gurmit Buttar and three others in Abbotsford British Columbia. Nine of ten residents were kin. three women died in hospital while a 12 year old girl and others escaped. Natasha and seven others were treated for burns with CPR efforts credited to Rajinder Buttar.
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Abbotsford
B.C
Sonny Sidhu
Sidhu
Rajinder Buttar
Natasha Buttar
Gurnam Buttar
Rajinder
Surjit Kaur Buttar
Gurnam
Gurmit Singh Buttar
Sukhjit Kaur Rai
Natasha
Gurmit
Canada
Lieut
Jordan Jones
Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service
Meds rush to clinics as teens seek antibiotics after rave
About 100 to 200 teenagers crowded two Edmonton clinics on December 9 to receive free antibiotics to prevent meningococcal infection after two attendees from Club Therapy fell ill. One 18 year old remained in serious condition while another was stable.
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Edmonton
Capital Health
al Gratzfeld
Hatters Embrace CPR Holiday Train Charity
Hundreds of Medicine Hat residents watched CPR’s Holiday Train adorned with six thousand lights travel from Montreal to Port Coquitlam, stopping an hour to collect cash and food for local food banks. Tom Jackson entertained as communities raised funds over 17 days versus five last year.
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CPR
Sheri Kopp
Colin
North Railway Street
Montreal
Que
Port Coquitlam
British Columbia
Vancouver
Cheryl May-Thorson
Medicine Hat and District Food Bank
Hat
Vicky Glass
Glass
Ciarra
Food Bank
Kara Biddell
Biddell
Tom Jackson
Darcie Park
Park
Alberta Premier pledges more rebates to ease energy costs
Premier Ralph Klein says Alberta will use budget surplus to enlarge the 20 dollar per month electricity rebate and extend protections as electricity and natural gas prices rise. He notes a forthcoming cabinet decision and hints at higher rebates. Opposition leaders blame deregulation for the energy crisis.
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Edmonton Iberta
Ralph Klein
Klein
Ched Radio
Alberta
Nancy MacBeth
MacBeth
New Democrat
Raj Pannu
Pannu
Santa Granted One Night Flight Permit Across Nation
The U S Transportation Department issues a special operating permit for Santa Claus to travel on the night of December 24 25 to rooftops nationwide. The elderly, underpowered sleigh with eight tiny reindeer and a possible ninth with a glowing nose is described as very early vintage yet noted for a spotless safety record.
State cleans up after killer twisters in Alabama
After a band of twisters struck Alabama killing at least 12, Gov. Don Siegelman toured the damage calling it one of the worst tragedies in state history. Tuscaloosa suffered 11 deaths with up to 400 structures damaged or destroyed as three other counties reported fatalities and injuries.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Don Siegelman
Siegelman
Ted Sexton
National Guard
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Scott Adcock
Myrtle Bowden
James
Joe Hayes
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Cypress Centre
Western Canada
Medicine Hat
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