Foster Family Month highlights need for loving homes
In Medicine Hat and Brooks area, Foster Family Month emphasizes recruiting more foster homes. Hatter Lynn Hamann, with eight years of experience and about 70 teenage girls cared for, advocates trust, open talks, and family routines like 5 p.m. suppers. The region has 48 foster homes in Medicine Hat and 15 nearby, with teens hardest to place. Contact Shannon Nelson at 403-527-1588 ext 226 to learn about fostering, including respite care options.
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Hamann
Medicine Hat
Brooks
Shannon Nelson
McMan Youth, Family & Community Services
Nelson
Emma Bennett
Lynn Hamann
Alberta Education Act faces fall return in full legislature
Alberta Premier Alison Redford's government aims to pass 10 bills in the fall session including a rewritten Education Act that drops the human rights clause but keeps the reform idea. The act would address school system changes and whistleblower protections while other measures cover homebuyers and a single regulator for upstream energy activities.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Alison Redford
Government House
Dave Hancock
Hancock
Winnipeg woman pleads guilty to setting deadly rooming house fire
Lulonda Flett 41 pleaded guilty to five counts of manslaughter and one count of arson for the July 2011 blaze at a Winnipeg rooming house in Point Douglas. The Crown and defence agreed to manslaughter pleas with a sentencing hearing set for March 21. Flett faces life in prison maximum.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lulonda Flett
Point Douglas
Flett
Court of Queen's Bench
Brenda Keyser
Keyser
Darren Sawchuk
Alberta Tory whip takes blame over transition payments confusion
Alberta legislature whip Steve Young apologized for the mix up that put him at odds with Premier Alison Redford over transition allowances. He said he and colleagues misunderstood marching orders and that the motion to bring back allowances was not properly vetted. Redford had previously scrapped the payments, citing voter outrage and costs over 10 million dollars for 25 retiring politicians. Opposition leaders criticized the handling, calling Redford out of touch and urging independent pay oversight.
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Alberta
Alison Redford
Steve Young
Redford
Young
Mea Culpa
Ken Kowalski
All-Party
Member Services Committee
NDP
Brian Mason
Laurie Blakeman
Blakeman
Petronas Progress scramble around 6B deal keeps Ottawa guessing
Petronas and Progress Energy seek to salvage their 6 billion deal after Industry Canada blocked the takeover on net benefit grounds. They plan to provide further information and refile within 30 days as analysts weigh rejection risk and potential buyers amid Canadian policy tensions with Nexen CNOOC.
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Progress
Calgary
Progress Energy Resources
Ottawa
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Canada
Christian Paradis
Cibc World Markets
Kuala Lumpur
ExxonMobil
U.K
BG Petroleum
CIBC
Nexen Inc
NXY
China National Offshore Oil Co
China
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