Mother blames herself as killer faces life term
Alanna Westergard tells court she haunts for Derek Lynes four and Phelan Layng three after Robert Cooper is found guilty of two counts of second degree murder. Justice Arthur Lutz says Cooper smothered the boys with bags out of frustration as Westergard, his live‑in employer, rejected his advances. A mandatory life sentence with parole eligibility from ten to twenty five years is to be imposed.
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Calgary
Alanna Westergard
Robert Richard Cooper
Derek Lynes
Phelan Layng
Arthur Lutz
Cooper
Westergard
Lutz
Alberta judges get pay raise after Supreme Court ruling
Alberta must pay its 106 provincial court judges a base salary of 152000, up from 125000, after the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the government appeal. Justice Minister Dave Hancock called the decision disappointing and noted the change follows an independent commission report. Brad Nemetz of the Alberta Provincial Judges' Association welcomed the ruling, expressing relief at improved relations with the government.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Supreme Court of Canada
Dave Hancock
Hancock
Brad Nemetz
Alberta Provincial Judges’ Association
Bomb threats shock Medicine Hat schools prompt security boost
Two bomb threats at Medicine Hat High School and Alexandra Junior High led to evacuations and a security drawdown. Police detonated and investigated a suspicious package at Hat High as students received a day off and staff prepared for exams amid heightened surveillance and ongoing inquiries.
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Dave Beresh
Beresh
Medicine Hat High
Alexandra
Hat High
Sue Moench
Murray Morton
Morton
Rob Gale
Gale
Mitchell Mullis
James Benn
Mike Bednar
Lindsay Fraser
Medicine Hat High School
Walkerton water warning spurs government firestorm
Ontario environment minister faced criticism over an internal memo seen as a road map to Walkerton tainted water tragedy. Opposition says the document warned in 1997 about lab shutdowns and weak monitoring, noting private labs lacked obligation to notify health officials.
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Torontontario
Walkerton
Ont
Dan Newman
Dalton McGuinty
Newman
Hi Jack triggers hijack scare at Oakland Airport
A whispered greeting above a mic caused officials to treat a corporate jet as hijack risk at Oakland International Airport. Police and federal agents mobilized, a SWAT team arrived, and the plane returned to the tower with pilot ID checked. The delay lasted only minutes.
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Waterford Township
Mich
Jack
Detroit
Rick Crigger
Oakland International Airport
Waterford
Oakland County Sheriff’s Department
FBI
Crigger
Calgary hosts World Petroleum Congress amid protest prep
Police train for protest scenarios as 3000 delegates from 87 countries gather in Calgary for the World Petroleum Congress. Officers discuss negotiation options and non lethal devices while activists plan peaceful demonstrations alongside environmental and social issue groups.
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Calgary
World Petroleum Congress
Carol Harrington
Murray Stooke
John Sellers
Ruckus Society
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