Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall shuffles cabinet as veterans stay
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall reshuffles cabinet with most top portfolios kept by incumbents. Ken Krawetz remains finance minister and Don Morgan stays education while Don McMorris moves to Crowns and liquor authority as the party looks toward the 2016 election. Four ministers are dropped from cabinet: Ken Cheveldayoff June Draude Rob Norris and Randy Weekes.
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Saskatchewan
Wall
Regina
Brad Wall
Ken Krawetz
Dustin Duncan
Don Morgan
Bill Boyd
Lyle Stewart
Gordon Wyant
Jim Reiter
Christine Tell
Don McMorris
Crowns
Liquor Authority
McMorris
Saskatchewan Party
Tories
Ken Cheveldayoff
June Draude
Rob Norris
Randy Weekes
Manitoba mother charged after baby left in stroller
A 23 year old Manitoba woman was charged after a seven month old girl was found in a stroller in a Brandon street at about 3 a.m. The mother, said to be high on pills, was located nearby and released after the baby was taken to hospital and turned over to Child and Family Services. She faces a court appearance on July 31 for abandoning a child.
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Manitoba
Brandon
Child and Family Services
Tanker overturn spills magnesium chloride near Kamloops
A tanker carrying magnesium chloride overturned north of Kamloops, spilling about 30 000 litres into a ditch and field. The driver was airlifted in serious condition. officials say no waterways are affected and the chemical is 30 percent strength and not dangerous to humans.
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Kamloops
B.C
Environment Ministry
Rick Wagner
Wagner
Rewards points for pharmacy purchases in Alberta continue after stay
Sobeys received a stay from a Queen's Bench justice on a loan related to a rewards ban that had ended in April. The Alberta College of Pharmacists had stopped issuing points, arguing pharmacists are health professionals, not vendors. Sobeys argues loyalty programs boost patient adherence and cites public petition support and a survey.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Sobeys Inc
Queen's Bench
Alberta College of Pharmacists
Sobeys
Empire Co. Ltd
EMPA
Safeway
IGA
Alberta keeps leasing endangerd caribou habitat amid recovery plan
Alberta plans to auction another 500 hectares of caribou range near Grande Cache despite Ottawa’s recovery plan urging land should be undisturbed or restored. Environment Canada cites two-thirds of the herd’s range for recovery while critics say sales ignore science and public opinion.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Environment Canada
Grande Cache
Alta
Carolyn Campbell
Alberta Wilderness Association
New Democrat Environment
Rachel Notley
Alberta Energy
Diana McQueen
McQueen
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Gord Poirier
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