Alberta to raise auto insurance fees for higher injury benefits
Alberta motorists will pay an extra 15 per year for auto insurance as benefits for accident injuries double. Medical expenses rise to 10000, funeral expenses double, wages cap 300 weekly. Alberta lags BC but cites market expectations. changes take effect October 1.
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Edmonton Journal
Alberta
Louise Bremness
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Treasury
Bremness
Insurance Bureau
British Columbia
Owl Survives 8000-Volt Jolt at Calgary Substation
A three month old great horned owl named Flash survived an 8000-volt jolt that briefly cut power for 9000 customers. City staff found him at a substation and he is treated by Rockyview Wildlife Recovery with feather loss but no broken bones.
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Flash
City of Calgary
Eric Cameron
Calgary
Willie Smits
Smits
Rockyview Wildlife Recovery
Alberta school boards challenge province over residential tax base
The Alberta School Boards Association leads a court challenge at Edmonton Queen's Bench to restore boards right to levy residential taxes. The 1994 changes restricted tax powers and drew further actions by Public School Boards Association and other groups. Dr Roy Wilson argues limits hinder local control and school funding.
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Alberta School Boards Association
Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench
Public School Boards Association of Alberta
Alberta Catholic School Trustees Association
Lethbridge Roman Catholic Separate
Calgary Board of Education
Wilson
Roy Wilson
ASBA
Hat
Motorcyclist injured as dog darts from parked cars
Darrel Coupland, 37, felt minor injuries after his motorcycle struck a female black lab that darted from between two parked cars on the 600 block of 12th Street Northwest around 7 p.m. The dog was destroyed due to injuries. Motorcycle damage is estimated at $1,000.
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Darrel Coupland
12Th Street
N.W
Barry Unreiner
Coupland
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Alberta study links breast cancer risk to lifetime activity
Alberta researchers announce a three year study led by Dr Christine Friedenreich to interview 2400 women 1200 with newly diagnosed breast cancer and 1200 controls to assess how all types of physical activity from lifetime and recent years relate to breast cancer risk. Results expected in 1998.
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Alberta
Toronto
Christine Friedenreich
Alberta Cancer Board
Friedenreich
The
Breast Cancer Research Initiative
Sne Saia
Canada
Hat man jailed for cultivating marijuana in Medicine Hat
Leonard Benjamin Schwabe of 2802 16th Ave SE was convicted of cultivating a narcotic and possession of a narcotic in Medicine Hat Court of Queen’s Bench. Justice David Wilkins sentenced him to 60 days in jail to be served on weekends, after police found eight hydroponic cannabis plants and related equipment in his basement following a Crime Stoppers tip.
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Medicine Hat
Leonard Benjamin Schwabe
Schwabe
16Th Ave
Medicine Hat Court of Queen’s Bench
David Wilkins
Bill Cocks
Three month weekend jail for marijuana cultivation
Carman Theresa Dronsfield 36 of 421 First Street Southwest pleaded guilty in Medicine Hat Court of Queen's Bench to cultivating and possessing narcotics. Police found 23 marijuana plants in a locked home with a street value of 20 000 to 23 000. She received a three month intermittent sentence and had no prior criminal record.
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Carman
Theresa Dronsfield
Dronsfield
Fi St. S.W
Medicine Hat
Lotto 649 and BC Keno Numbers Reported
Wednesday draws in Canada list Lotto 649 numbers 17 25 27 30 32 36 with bonus 49 BC Keno shows numbers 10 12 24 25 30 31 40 31. Extra and Pogo draws also noted with sequence 12 35 40 96 and 15 17 27 36 37 39 bonus 6 and Plus 269282.
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Toronto
Kamloops
B.C
British Columbia
Winnipeg
BC-49 Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Wednesday draw lists numbers 4 6 23 40 46 with 48 as the additional number and a bonus 5.
Pick 3 Ning Number For Wednesday Western Canada
The Wednesday Pick 3 number for Western Canada is 535. If there is any discrepancy with the official winning numbers, the official list takes precedence.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Alberta hikers may apply for draws via 1 900 number
Alberta Environmental Protection launches a 1 900 service for hunting draws. Starting June 5, applicants can call 24 7 to apply, with an estimated three minute call costing about 5.55 dollars. For more info call 403 427 8636. The system bills through the applicant’s phone.
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Edmonton
Alberta Environmental Protection
Government Rite
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