Kenney pushes for rigorous candidate screening for new party
Alberta conservative leaders push to screen prospective candidates for a new United Conservative Party to prevent bozo eruptions. Jason Kenney cites federal Tory practices including criminal checks and online reviews while urging discipline to avoid branding damage from controversial remarks. He and Wildrose leader Brian Jean tour Alberta for the merger, with leadership runs planned and a July 22 vote path outlined. Calgary lawyer Doug Schweitzer also launches a leadership bid.
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Edmonton
Progressive Conservative
Jason Kenney
Kenney
St. Albert
Alberta
Wildrose
Danielle Smith
Hell’s “Lake of Fire
Brian Jean
Pcs
New United Conservative Party
Rachel Notley
NDP
Jean
Calgary
Doug Schweitzer
Delay in sentencing for mom in son's strep death
An Alberta judge delayed Tamara Lovett’s sentencing for criminal negligence causing death after a psychiatric report could not be completed. Lovett treated her seven year old son Ryan with dandelion tea and oil of oregano during a ten day illness in Calgary in 2013. The sentencing hearing is now set for September 21 due to administrative delays at Alberta Health Services.
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Calgary
Alberta
Kristine Eidsvik
Tamara Lovett
Lovett
Ryan
Eidsvik
Administration of Justice
Researchers find disaster apps lack useful guidance
A Calgary study of 69,680 tweets from the Fort McMurray wildfire shows smartphone emergency apps fail to provide critical information evacuees seek. Led by Maleknaz Nayebi, the MAPFEAT tool mapped top questions against 26 wildfire apps from governments, Red Cross and IAFF.
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Calgary
Fort McMurray
Maleknaz Nayebi
University of Calgary
Schulich School of Engineering
Alberta
Buenos Aires
Wood Buffalo
Nayebi
Google
Apple
Australia
Red Cross
International Association of Fire Fighters
Appeal Court orders new trial in fentanyl case
Alberta Court of Appeal orders a new trial for Jason Claude Tremblay after ruling the Medicine Hat case misapplied expert testimony by a drug addict. Tremblay was acquitted of trafficking but convicted of simple possession for possessing over 800 fentanyl pills. The Crown sought four years. the panel noted error in law and set aside the acquittal. Alberta Health data show fentanyl overdoses rising, with 343 deaths last year.
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Alberta Court of Appeal
Jason Claude Tremblay
Medicine Hat
Darwin Greaves
Tremblay
Alberta
Aunt testifies as autopsy details haunt Saretzky triple murder trial
The aunt of Derek Saretzky described the family ranch visit before Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette's remains were found, contradicting his police statement. Dr. Tera Jones testified to 42 injuries on Terry Blanchette and Dunbar-Blanchette, with blunt and sharp force marks, as the trial nears the Crown's end.
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Derek Saretzky
Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette
Tera Jones
Lethbridge
Terry Blanchette
Saretzky
Blairmore
Blanchette
Dunbar Blanchette
Coleman
Hanne Meketech
Carmellia
Kevin
Derek
Larry
Terry
RCMP
Special Retirees Hearing Aid Promises Noise Breakthrough
A new digital behind the ear hearing aid activates automatically and fits discreetly with no controls. It processes 360 degree sound thousands of times per second, reducing listening effort and boosting speech clarity in noise by about 30 percent compared with prior models. A free 60 minute test requires no physician referral and carries no obligation. Call to try.
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