Surgeon backs U S listing for Hat girl heart transplant
Edmonton surgeon Dr Norman Knepeman says listing Kristy Plotsky for a U S heart transplant could spark a backlash against Canadian organ transplants. He notes fairness issues and urges more Canadian donor funding while stressing Kristy has a reasonable chance at a Canadian transplant depending on blood group and size.
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Medicine Hat
Kristy Plotsky
United States
Canada
Norman Knepeman
Edmonton
Knep
University of Alberta Hospital
Kristy
Knepeman
Hat child reunited as mother charged with abduction
Five year old Tyler Randy Van Riper returned to his grandparents in Medicine Hat after his mother Stacey Bynoe surrendered to Hat police. Bynoe, 23, faces abduction charges and is to appear in court on May 28. Randy and Shirley Eirich are legal guardians. the family is staying at Eirich’s home. Police believe Bynoe planned to move to England with her son.
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Hat
Stacey Bynoe
Wayne Keetley
Bynoe
Tyler Randy van ‘Riper
Medicine Hat
Red Deer
Keetley
Randy
Shirley Eirich
van Riper
Bynoe van Riper
Hirich
England
Calgary
Klein Faces Fallout Over Alberta Human Rights Bill
Premier Ralph Klein warned of a political fallout as his government defended Bill 24 after invoking closure to rush the measure through the Alberta legislature. Critics led by Ron Ghitter urge adopting a 1994 panel's recommendations to strengthen the human rights commission and extend protections, including for homosexuals.
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Edmonton
Ralph Klein
United Way
Calgary Public School Board
Ron Ghitter
Human Rights Commission
Immigration critic pushes detentions for deportees in Canada
IPAPEHS Calgary Reform party immigration critic Val Meredith urges detaining all future deportees, regardless of flight risk or violence, after reports that 20 year old William Vladimir Shagin, linked to a May 9 Cranbrook murder and Calgary shootings, faced deportation orders in February despite awaiting trial. Shagin, born in Ukraine in 1990, emigrated with his family and was ordered deported on January 18 after earlier legal troubles and warrants issued in February.
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Calgary
Ine Reform Party
Canada
Val Meredith
Meredith
William Vladimir Shagin
Cranbrook
B.C
Fernie
Redcliff
Shagin
Ukraine
Nigerian bull eats cash. villagers slaughter it after money found ruined
A Nigerian bull swallowed about 1600 dollars in local currency. Villagers confronted cattle dealer Saidu Dan Allan who later sold the animal, which was slaughtered by residents after the bills were found ground up in the stomach. The money was destroyed. meat was shared among the villagers.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Reuter
Saidu
Dan
Allan
Family warned against seeking aid after Alberta bus fire
The Bourgeois Gallant family says a Regina social worker warned them Alberta or B C would offer no help if funds were short. Their eight year old daughter Niki died in a Calgary mini bus fire, and mother Joanne Gallant questions why motel housing wasn’t provided. Alberta Social Services says the family was not under investigation and privacy was maintained.
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Plotsky
Canada
Calgary
Alberta
Paul Bourgeois
Regina
B.C
Social Services
Bourgeois
Niki
Manitoba
Joanne Gallant
Alberta Social Services
Gallant
Edmonton
Mike Cardinal
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