Principal Faye Weisenburger slain in Spirit River
In Grande Prairie Alberta a 53 year old school principal was found murdered in the Spirit River library. Darcy Wade Jakubowski 34 charged with second degree murder after an autopsy showed strangulation. The community mourns as Spirit River Elementary plans to close for a day while RCMP pursue clues including missing running shoes.
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Grande Prairie
Alta
Alberta
Faye Weisenburger
Darcy Wade Jakubowski
Weisenburger
Spirit River
Ray
Elliott
Jakubowski
Gerry Mazer
RCMP
Mike Stewart
Stewart
Sales tax a hot issue in Saskatchewan maple creek voters urged
Canadian Press reports Maple Creek business owner Leah Goeble says Saskatchewan shoppers cross into Alberta to avoid the nine per cent PST. Opposition parties in the June 21 election promise tax cuts to curb the cross border flow and boost local commerce. Conservative Bill Boyd supports cuts to keep Saskatchewan dollars from leaving.
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Leah Goeble
Saskatchewan
Maple Creek
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Goeble
Wes
Home Hardware
Canada
NDP
Roy Romanow
Bill Boyd
Boyd
Provincial sales tax overview prompts debate on rates
The article lists provincial sales tax rates across Canada with Alberta and the Northwest Territories as zero. Ontario eight percent. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick eleven. Saskatchewan nine. Manitoba seven. Newfoundland twelve. Quebec sixty five?. Prince Edward Island and Yukon zero or two percent for toeing treaty purchases. It notes Liberal plans to cut four points over four years and critiques by Goeble and Romanow on affordability and competitiveness.
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Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Goeble
Boyd
Medicine Hat
Romanow
Reform Party
B.C
Three major parties field full slates in Saskatchewan election
Regina CP reports that the New Democrats Liberals and Conservatives each field 58 candidates as nominations close. Four independents are listed in Athabasca Battleford Cut Knife Saskatoon Riversdale and Saskatoon Fairview. Premier Roy Romanow Liberal Lynda Haverstock and Conservative Bill Boyd seek re election in their ridings.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
New Democrats
Liberals
Conservatives
Natural Law Party
United Aboriginal Peoples Party
Myron Kuziak
Aboriginal Party
Natural Law
Kuziak
Athabasca
Battleford Cut Knife
Saskatoon Riversdale
Saskatoon Fair
Roy Romanow
Lynda Haverstock
Saskatoon Greystone
Bill Boyd
Kindersley
Shortened hospital stays raise quality of care concerns
Calgary Herald reports healthcare executives worry shorter hospital stays may erode care quality. Canadian Healthcare Association president Carol Clemenhagen cites lack of firm evidence and warns against sending patients home without adequate support services. Conference in Calgary gathers 800 executives to discuss Canada’s shifting system and Alberta’s role.
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Dave Pommer
Calgary Herald
Canadian Healthcare Association
Carol Clemenhagen
Clemenhagen
Calgary
Canada
Canadian College of Health Service Executives
Canadian Long Term Care Association
Alberta
Baby Ts ignite debate over edgy slogans
Shimmering pastel baby T-shirts carry bold slogans like Maneater and Hole. Supporters say the wearers reclaim pejorative terms and express feminism, while critics worry the messages flood media with confusing, offensive, or sexualized language for teens.
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Egory Herala
Marianne Amodio
Clothin
Amodio
Janet Lavoie
Alberta
Coalition Against Pornography
Lavoie
Former Saskatchewan Conservatives face fraud charges in court
Three ex Saskatchewan Conservative politicians appeared in court on fraud related charges. Grant Hodgins chose trial as Joan Duncan and Michael Hopfner set dates for hearings and delays. RCMP have charged over a dozen current and former Tory MLAs with misuse of caucus communications allowances.
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Regina
Grant Hodgins
Hodgins
Grant Devine
Joan Duncan
Michael Hopfner
Cat Knife
Lloydminster
RCMP
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Cheryl Spinner
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Madison County
Clint Eastwood
Streep
LAN
Oper
Prici
Christina Ricci
Bill Pullman
Romerie
Chimson
Smark Cinemas
Neiqowetes
Johnny Mnemonic
Reeves Dolph Lundgren
Ings Deve
INEO
Prince George
S.F. Scott Mig. Co
Uta
St. 8
Tories
Edmonton
Christopher van der Hoek
van der Hoek
Court of Queen’s Bench
Erwin Simon
Doug Christie
Simon
Denise Easterby
Roy Wilson
Alberta School Boards Association
Halvar Jonson
Barni Mackay
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Estevan (Cp
Arvi Hanninen
Estevan’s
Hanninen
Estevan
Albert
Kingsway
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