Prentice pledges fast track to build schools in Alberta
Canadian Tory leadership candidate Jim Prentice vows to accelerate school construction and give parents a say in curriculum changes. He outlines an education plan in Edmonton while criticizing the province for delaying promised builds and promising to reprioritize capital spending to start work immediately.
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Prentice
Edmonton
Jim Prentice
Alisor Redford Prentice
MRU professor charged with forcible confinement
Mount Royal University in Calgary faces a case against professor John Winterdyke of the justice studies department. A private complaint led to Crown charges of forcible confinement and an Aug. 5 court appearance is scheduled. The university backs the accused.
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Calgary
Mount Royal University
John Winterdyke
Justice Studies Department
Winterdyke
Dogs cause most police injuries in British Columbia report says
Pivot Legal Society cites 490 reported dog bites by police from 2010 to 2012 with unreported cases likely higher. Andrew Rowe recounts losing part of an ear and hearing after a police dog attack. group calls for regulation of police dog use in British Columbia.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Pivot Legal Society
RCMP
Pivot
Douglas King
Andrew Rowe
B.C
Alberta flood disaster claims still awaiting full payment
A report on the 2013 southern Alberta floods shows less than half of 10,486 claims paid, with about 2,800 still processing and 3,600 ineligible or withdrawn. Municipal Affairs Minister Weadick cites insurance issues and mitigation plans, noting 160 homeowners eligible to move out of the flood zone and 78 accepting offers worth 81.5 million. Ottawa funding is expected to be reduced, widening Alberta's net shortfall to 374 million.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Greg Weadick
Weadick
Calgary
High River
Woman accused of abducting two daughters denied bail
A Lethbridge judge denied bail for Trina Meisel 49 after lawyers argued for release. The case stems from the disappearance of her two daughters aged six and twelve from a Vulcan area school and an Amber Alert that led to their discovery with Meisel in Boston Bar. Police say she did not have legal guardianship and she must undergo a 30 day psychiatric exam in Calgary with a July 25 court date set.
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Lethbridge
Vulcan
Alta
Boston Bar
Vancouver
Meisel
Calgary
Saskatchewan posts 589 million surplus on bumper crop gains
Public accounts show Saskatchewan finished the year with a 589 million surplus, up from forecast. Revenue rose to 14.4 billion while expenses fell to 13.8 billion, aided by higher investment income and a 23 million rise from tobacco taxes. Potash revenue dropped but assets from ISC sale and other income offset the shortfall. Record crop reduced agricultural expenses by 37 percent, though potash market weakness remains a caveat.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Ken Krawetz
Uralkali
Saskatchewan Auto Fund
Information Services Corporation
Krawetz
Redford’s travel scout cost $330K sparks leadership doubt
Documents show Redford’s office directed a staffer to be a personal advance travel scout at a cost near $330,000 while premier. Cal Dallas says no reason was given for the job and it was cancelled after her resignation. Critics within the caucus urge scrutiny of spending and fitness to serve.
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Edmonton
Thomas Lukaszuk
Alison Redford
Lukaszuk
Redford
Cal Dallas
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