Lethbridge groups push plan for safe drug use site
A coalition in Lethbridge plans to apply for a federally regulated safe consumption site costing 1.5 million dollars annually. The aim is to reduce overdose deaths as southern Alberta faces crisis levels with fentanyl and methamphetamine use, impacting about 3,000 local drug users and risking multiple fatalities daily.
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Jill Manning
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Calgary man charged in first of three downtown assaults
Jason McKenzie, 29, was charged with aggravated assault in the first of three attacks in downtown Calgary where men were struck on the back of the head with heavy objects. One victim initially life threatening, later stabilized. two others seriously injured during separate incidents near a Safeway pay phone and a 4 am unconscious man. Police seek no other suspects.
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Calgary
Jason McKenzie
Judicial Council to review jailing of sex assault victim in Edmonton
Alberta's Judicial Council will examine four complaints about Judge Raymond Bodnarek who ordered a homeless Indigenous woman held in Edmonton Remand Centre in 2015 to ensure she would testify at Lance Blanchard's preliminary hearing. Blanchard was later convicted of multiple charges.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Raymond Bodnarek
Edmonton Remand
Lance Blanchard
Blanchard
Ron Hewitt
Terry Matchett
Hewitt
Matchett
Court of Queen's Bench
Law Society of Alberta
Marie Gordon
Patricia Makakis
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Scheer Sets Out To Pitch Tory Vision Across Canada
Andrew Scheer moves from a formal news conference to a cross country tour to introduce his Conservative vision after a narrow leadership win. Polls show Liberals slight edge as Scheer assembles a shadow cabinet and faces scrutiny over social media remarks by ally Kellie Leitch. He plans to start in Quebec, then Atlantic Canada, Vancouver, and Calgary for the Stampede barbecue.
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Ontario
Kellie Leitch
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Quebec
Denis Lebel
Atlantic Canada
Vancouver
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