Albertans to get smart medicare cards in provincial reform push
Albertans will receive plastic credit card sized medicare cards within about a year replacing paper cards. Health reform advocate Dr Lyle Oberg says confidentiality will be protected with chip stored history and provider level access. Trevor Hodge notes 6000 sites and costs of 30 to 40 million yearly plus card costs 1 to 15 dollars each, with regional planning and potential savings in tests and X rays.
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Alberta Health
Trevor Hodge
Hodge
Oberg
Joe Blow
Calgary charity fundraiser guilty of fraud
A Calgary jury convicted Corinne Baker and her company Johnson Walker Advertising and Sales Promotion Ltd. on 20 charges of theft and fraud for directing charity funds into a Nigerian investment scheme. Baker admitted taking about 500000 but argued no criminal intent.
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Corinne Baker
Court of Queen’s Bench
Baker
Johnson- Walker Advertising and Sales Promotion Ltd
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Johnson-Walker
Bryan Newton
Arthur Channer
Teen’s home brew rhubarb wine nearly kills trio
Dustin Rarick, 14, of Magrath, lies critically ill in Edmonton after drinking homemade rhubarb wine with friends Greg Henry Jr. and Lorne McKelvey. Henry, who received an emergency liver transplant, was improving. McKelvey recovered and returned to school. Authorities seek the cause as Foothills Lab tests await results.
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Dustin Rarick
Magrath
Children’s Health Centre
University of Alberta Hospital
Edmonton
Rarick
Greg Henry Jr
Lorne McKelvey
Henry
McKelvey
Foothills Hospital
Liu Chan
Redcliff Days Weekend Festival Sets Downtown Kickoff
Redcliff prepares for a two day summer festival with sidewalk sales a baseball tournament beer gardens and a small rodeo on Friday starting at 9 a.m. The event continues through Saturday with an 8 a.m. pancake breakfast open house at the Redcliff Museum and family activities including crafts face painting and a penny carnival.
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Rita Thomas
Redcliff Legion
Thomas
Home Hardware
Lottery Winning Numbers Report From Canada Draws
Wednesday draw results from Lotto 649 Extra and BC games list multiple numbers for Toronto Kamloops and Winnipeg. BC-49 and Keno figures appear with bonus numbers and Plus code. Western Canada Pick 3 shows 296. Official list prevails in case of discrepancy.
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Toronto
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Walsh homeowners warned to fix sewage systems or face charges
Health unit officials warn Walsh residents to upgrade faulty disposal systems under the Public Health Act. Half the systems are substandard, risking health as soil conditions trap sewage. A communal solution and bylaw may be pursued, with council to discuss next week.
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Walsh
Cypress
Bruce van Mulligen
Southeastern
Alberta Health Unit
van Mulligen
Eleanor Moch
Mochs
David Swann
M.D
Cypress Council
Lutz Perschon
Proctor fined for drunk driving in Medicine Hat
Catherine Proctor, 51, of 61220 St N E, was fined 1000 for drunk driving after pleading guilty in Medicine Hat provincial court. She registered .18 on breath samples following a slow erratic drive, with prior drunk driving conviction in 1991.
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