Mountie saves couple after truck struck by lightning
Al and Betty Perry credit Strathcona RCMP officer Brian Jamont with saving them when a lightning bolt struck their pickup on Highway 14 near Tofield. The truck filled with smoke, airbags deployed, doors and windows jammed, and Jamont smashed a window to free them. The Perrys survived and marked their 47th wedding anniversary days later.
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Calgary suspect in animal abuse case to undergo extended mental assessment
In Calgary, 19 year old Nicolino Ivano Camardi faces charges of wilfully causing unnecessary pain to animals after two pets were found abused and dead. A psychiatric assessment is extended by 30 days to determine fitness for trial. Camardi returns July 7 as the Crown pursues the maximum five year sentence.
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University of Saskatchewan group hails president's outreach on budget cuts
DefendUS organizers welcome new president Gordon Barnhart’s pledge to meet with students staff and alumni. He plans talks with the group and a later public meeting after reviewing the university finances and TransformUS plan aimed at saving about 25 million dollars to help close a 44.5 million dollar deficit by 2016.
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Prentice questioned over public health care stance
Edmonton reports that Jim Prentice faces scrutiny from Friends of Medicare and the NDP about his commitment to public health care amid past ties to a private clinic. Campaign aides say he has cut corporate links and will clarify his policy on private clinics if elected premier.
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Calgary clinic row heats Alberta leadership race
Azocar and NDP health critic David Eggen attack private clinics as undermining public medicare by diverting doctors from the public system. The controversy recalls a Helios Wellness Centre inquiry showing private patients receiving faster colon cancer screening than others. Ric McIver and Thomas Lukaszuk have yet to outline health care policies amid Alison Redford’s resignation.
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