Flood victim regrets DRP rebuild route and buyout choice
Arlene Groth, a Medicine Hat flood survivor, says she should have taken a buyout instead of rebuilding after her home was demolished in December. She describes delays, unexpected costs, and shifting DRP rules that left her paying mortgage and rent while the new house endured higher costs and constraints. Groth criticizes the program as political and notes her son’s stability remains at Elm Street School.
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Arlene Groth
DRP
City of
Medicine Hat
Doug Griffiths
Groth
Standata
Elm Street
Gillian Slade
Partial power failure postpones surgeries at Saskatoon hospital
Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital postponed all surgeries scheduled Tuesday after a partial power failure during an overnight emergency power shutdown. The fault disrupted medical suction and air flow in operating rooms while crews reroute power distribution. Affected patients will be prioritized for rescheduling as soon as possible.
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Saskatoon
Saskatoon Saskatoon
Royal University Hospital
Saskatoon Health Region
Health Region
Nilesh Kavia
B.C. Man Sentenced 11 Years for HIV Disclosure Violations
A British Columbia man was given an 11 year prison term for failing to disclose his HIV status to sexual partners. New Westminster police received a tip in November 2009 about Bongani Nyoni, then 38, who had relations with several women in 2007 and 2008 without disclosure. A Canada-wide warrant was issued in June 2010 on three counts of aggravated sexual assault. two victims later tested HIV positive. Nyoni was convicted by a B.C. Supreme Court jury earlier this year.
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New Westminster
British Columbia
Bongani Nyoni
Nyoni
B.C. Supreme Court
Manitoba MLAs departing with one eyeing federal run
Two Manitoba legislators plan to leave the legislature. Jim Maloway seeks the NDP federal nomination in Elmwood Transcona after years in provincial politics and a 2008 federal MP term. Stu Briese of the PC party says he will not run again but will serve until the next election.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Jim Maloway
NDP
Elmwood
Transcona
Maloway
House of Commons
Stu Briese
Briese
Haisla Nation Buys Kitimat Land Tied to LNG Dreams
In Kitimat B C Premier Christy Clark promotes a land sale to the Haisla Nation as part of a potential LNG driven growth plan. The province says the property once hosted a demolished hospital and may become a development site after the May agreement. The Haisla will negotiate with Kitimat District on development.
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B.C
First Nation
Kitimat
Christy Clark
Indus
Clark
Haisla
Man found guilty in Canada Day crash in Red Deer
An Alberta man, Rodney Arens, 36, was found guilty of five charges including impaired and dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm after a Canada Day 2010 crash in Red Deer. The collision killed 13-year-old Jeffrey Chanminaraj and injured his brother Jamie as Arens accelerated to beat a yellow light at nearly 80 km/h.
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Canada Day
Alberta
Red Deer
Rodney Arens
Kirk Sisson
Arens
Jeffrey Chanminaraj
Jamie
Saskatchewan teachers urged to align demands with union
Education Minister Don Morgan says the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and members must agree on contract demands after the union rejected a government offer. He notes class size curriculum respect and other issues may require separate talks while pushing to finalize a deal to resume funds to teachers.
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Saskatchewan Teachers and Union
Regina
Don Morgan
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation
Morgan
Colin Reess
Connie Bailey
Saskatchewan
Western
Canada
British Columbia
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