Fire hero saves sleeping cousins from Taber blaze
Rob Ro Sekura spotted a burning garage near John and Jolane Sekura’s home around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. He woke Greg Sekura, helping move vehicles as flames threatened the house until Taber firefighters arrived after about 10 to 15 minutes. Damage is about $60,000. heat lamps for chickens are suspected as the cause.
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Ro Sekura
Taber
John
Jolane Sekura
Rob
Jolane
Greg
Ernie Polsom
Polsom
Abbotsford pressman in murder case appears in court
Terry Driver a 31 year old Abbotsford printing plant lead pressman faced Abbotsford provincial court charged with first degree murder in the Tanya Smith case and attempted murder of Misty Cockerill. Co workers say police have the wrong man and doubts rise over police sketches and vehicle description.
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Vancouver
Fraser Valley
Bob Dyck
Abbotsford Printing Inc
Terry Driver
Driver
Abbotsford
Tanya Smith
Misty Cockerill
Abbotsford Rcmp
Dyck
Smith
Prairie dogs spark cross border pet craze and debate
Alberta officials seek gopher extermination amid crop damage while US traders boost demand. Prairie dogs called Richardson's ground squirrels are illegal to sell under Wildlife Act in Alberta, yet Texas wholesalers trap and ship them for pets with prices up to 500 dollars in Japan.
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Calgary
Storer
Alberta
Roy Brassard
Walter Paszkowski
Richardson
Bill Butsch
Pet Shop
Houston
Texas
Japan
Butsch
Downsize Hits Doctors Spur New 7 Million Aid Fund
Health Minister Shirley McLellan and the Alberta Medical Association confirm a 7 million fund to assist about 4200 doctors who faced health cutbacks. Individual physicians may receive up to 100000 for counselling job search relocation and skills upgrading with retraining support possible. Criteria require a 25 percent income loss since June last year and a severe impact on their practice.
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Calgary
Shirley McClellan
Alberta Medical Association
The
Herald
AMA
Guy Gokiert
Gokiert
Canada
Which Dorothy is real in Calgary courtroom murder trial
Jury hears two opposing portrayals of Dorothy Joudrie in a two week attempted murder trial. Prosecution argues a vengeful Dorothy fired six 25 caliber bullets at Earl Joudrie after a divorce meeting. Defence presents automatism or robotic trance as she claims no awareness of her actions.
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Calgary
Dorothy Joudiie
Dorothy
Earl Joudiie
Joudrie
Dorothy Joudrie
Queen’s Bench
Earl
Gulf Canada Resources
Canadian Tire
Noel O’brien
O’brien
Roy O'Shaughnessy
Alan ‘Weston
Quake Sparks Birth as Stork Wings in Seattle
In Seattle a 5.4 quake hit Washington state during a dinner party scene. Whittee Chen, seven months pregnant, went into labor and delivered a four pound fourteen ounce boy named Maxfield Chen at a suburban hospital within two hours of the tremor. The parents credit the earthquake with hastening the birth.
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Microsoft Corp
Washington State
Stork Wings
Whittee Chen
John
Whitmer
Chen
Maxfield Chen
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