Woman scores 87 on WAISR test after long institutionalization
Victoria psychologist George Kurbatoff said Leilani Muir surprised him by scoring 87 on the WAISR intelligence test in a two hour session, the low end of normal, given her 10 years in a mental defectives home and a sub normal 4 on an LQ test in 1957 at Red Deer. The testimony came Wednesday in Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton.
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Leilani Muir
Victoria
George Kurbatoff
Court of Queen's Bench
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Woman sues Alberta government over sterilization case
Leilani Muir claims wrongful sterilization and mistreatment at the Red Deer training school from 1955 to 1965 under the Alberta Eugenics Board. She alleges inadequate education, abuse, and environmental deprivation, seeking 2.5 million dollars in damages as evidence and testimony unfold in court.
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Leilani Muir
Alberta Eugenics Board
Boy left behind as family travels from Houston to Alaska
Shaun McIntosh four years old wandered off during a Houston to Anchorage trip. The boy, in Edmonton with his parents on the road, boarded a candy run while parents filled gas. He was found safe at an Edmonton police station after both parents realized he was missing.
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Beaudry
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Maron
Health cuts demoralize workers in Alberta province
Health care workers express demoralization as government funding is cut. Panelists at a Liberal sponsored dialogue say there are better cost-cutting methods. A Lethbridge urologist criticizes the focus on efficiency over care.
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Lethbridge
Bill Shields
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