Klein deflects memo as politics over child welfare crisis
Premier Ralph Klein rejects claims of a crisis in Alberta child protection as political, dismissing a March memo from Edmonton area supervisors warning of a severe understaffed system. The memo urged salary increases and development funds, while Liberal leaders link reforms to privatization uncertainty.
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Hijacked EgyptAir flight lands in Tobruk with Canadians aboard
The EgyptAir Airbus A320 carrying 152 people including 59 Canadians was seized by hijackers and forced to Tobruk Libya. Hijackers demanded to meet Col. Muammar Gaddafi as the plane landed, with many foreigners aboard and passengers tracing origins from Montreal to New York to Cairo.
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Tattooed Mother Shows Her Kids On Skin And Honor
Kat Reiman of Sioux Falls sports about 40 award winning tattoos, including a right thigh portrait of her children Little Jack and Lexie. Her husband Rusty Needles, a Yankton tattoo artist, notes tattoos appeal beyond stereotypes and says his wife’s art recently earned new honors at a motorcycle safety convention in Sioux Falls.
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Canada Eyes CJD Link To Blood Transmission
Ottawa officials move to include Creutzfeldt Jakob disease as a reportable illness as data collection expands across Canada. The report notes a possible blood donor link and cites Dr. Paul Gully on surveillance, while Alberta’s Dr. John Waters questions definite transmission routes given long and variable incubation.
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Calgary
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Alberta Health
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No Jays deal ends speculation on Medicine Hat club
Medi cine Hat Blue Jays attract interest from three groups in recent months but no offers exist. Owner Bill Yuill says negotiations are not taking place this time and plans to operate as a Toronto Blue Jay affiliate this summer. Pioneer League president Jim McCurdy notes frequent call inquiries but no sale action.
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Val d'Or hits and vandalism target convicted pedophile
In Val d Or over 1000 leaflets showing 57 year old Joe Cannon circulated around the town. Women who posted the flyers say they will not accept responsibility for the break in in which a home was ransacked and his Cadillac stolen. No arrests have been made.
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