 |
| |
|
|
|
Technology (CBC)
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Shark attack deaths worldwide at 20-year high
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-852-shark-cp-9627591-6col.jpg"><br/><p>The number of shark attack deaths is at a 20-year high worldwide, killing one in four people who are injured this way, according to a new report.
</p>
Russia reaches lake buried deep in Antarctic
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-852-antarctica-cp-020922-6col.jpg"><br/><p>After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years -- a lake that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets.
</p>
Arctic warfare computer game to be released
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2012/02/08/hi-arctic-war-game-6col.jpg"><br/><p>A new computer game about Arctic warfare will be released this spring. The game pits countries against each other in a sea battle over resources and sovereignty.</p>
Whale poop reveals ships cause stress
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-nb-right-whale-6col.jpg"><br/><p>A decrease in ship traffic in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks lowered the levels of stress hormones in the feces of endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Bay of Fundy, a new study shows.
</p>
Virtual therapists being developed to treat depression
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/07/hi-852-depression-cp-013743-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Scientists at a U.S. university are developing new techologies to treat depression and other disorders — including a mood-detecting smart phone that will call to check up on you.</p>
6,300 astronaut hopefuls apply to NASA
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/07/hi-852-astronaut-cp-0162850-6col.jpg"><br/><p>NASA has received 6,300 applications from people wanting to be astronauts, the second-highest number in the space agency's history.
</p>
4 signs 'hacktivism' has gone mainstream
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/07/hi-keyboard-fingers-852-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Anonymous and other so-called hacktivists with underground origins have entered mainstream political culture, buoyed by a year of successes and increasing availability of technologies that have made it easier to participate in online activism campaigns.</p>
Killer whales the plaintiffs in 'slavery' lawsuit
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/07/hi-whale-01503973-6col.jpg"><br/><p>A federal judge for the first time in U.S. history heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.</p>
Online dating may encourage 'shopping' for mate
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/06/hi-852-dating-40350-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Online dating has become the second most common way for couples to meet, but it may encourage a "shopping" mentality in which people become judgmental and picky, focusing exclusively on a narrow set of criteria like attractiveness or interests, says a new study.</p>
Google India removes 'offensive' web pages
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/06/hi-852-google-cp-00790558-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.
</p>
Daredevil preps to skydive from edge of space
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2012/02/06/hi-852-space-dive-baumgartn-6col.jpg"><br/><p>The sky is not the limit for daredevil Felix Baumgartner, who is training to skydive from the stratosphere this summer. He also thinks he has the makings of a new extreme sport. Would you ever 'space' dive?</p>
Mapping the arctic
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/promos/2012/02/06/arctic-852-6col.jpg"><br/><p>The Soviet Navy was just as familiar with the Canadian North as our own sailors during the Cold War. These maps show just how much they knew about strategic northern waters - probably, say experts, because of secret submarine mapping.</p>
Rogers promises to end internet throttling
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/03/hi-852--world-of-warcraft-g-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Rogers has promised to stop "throttling" internet traffic on its network by the end of this year, in response to an investigation by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
</p>
Hubble images reveal galaxy similar to Milky Way
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/03/hi-852-galaxy--6col.jpg"><br/><p>The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of a barred spiral galaxy — a galaxy similar to our own and expected to give astronomers a better insight into the Milky Way.
</p>
Life on Mars unlikely on dry surface
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/03/hi-852-mars-cp-01667140-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Mars has been arid for more than 600 million years, making the planet's surface too dry and hostile to support any life, according to new research based on soil analysis.</p>
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Canadian Weather
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lotto (CANOE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lotto (LottoLore)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Top Stories (CBC)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stage set for free trade talks with China
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/09/hi-harper-02096205-6col.jpg"><br/><p>In a joint statement highlighting over 20 developments made over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's two days in Beijing, the two countries say they'll wrap up a joint economic study by May.</p>
Gadhafi Mexico plot riles SNC-Lavalin, insiders say
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/01/hi-vanier-02-01-12-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Insiders at Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin say the company is in turmoil over its involvement with Cyndy Vanier, a hired consultant now facing serious charges in Mexico.</p>
Dramatic rescue at sea for 3 Canadians
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/09/hi-horizon-reliance-o7t43n4-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Three Canadians have been rescued at sea after a storm left their sailboat without power or sails 700 kilometres off the coast of Mexico.</p>
RCMP shooting suspect a 'quiet' photographer
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-robison-6col.jpg"><br/><p>A professional photographer described by acquaintances and neighbours as quiet and non-violent is now the focus of an Alberta RCMP search in connection with a shootout that wounded two officers on Tuesday.</p>
Old Age Security sustainable, says budget watchdog
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-page-00827384-852-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page says the cost of elderly benefit programs are affordable in the long term and won't affect Canada's fiscal sustainability.</p>
Shafia mother files intent to appeal murder convictions
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-tooba-yahya-cp-02032541-6col.jpg"><br/><p>A mother convicted of killing four family members has filed an inmate notice of appeal.</p>
Greek politicians fail to agree on cuts
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/09/hi-greece-02093560-6col.jpg"><br/><p>A crucial meeting in Athens between Greece's Prime Minister Loukas Papademos and debt inspectors on averting the country's bankruptcy has ended with no definite results.</p>
Toronto mayor slams 'irrelevant' council after transit loss
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-ford-stintz-852-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Toronto Mayor Rob Ford calls his council's tumultuous debate on the future of the city's transit "irrelevant" after it deals him a major defeat on his plans for transit.
</p>
Deadly Ontario crash caused by van driver's error
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-852-perth-accident1-cbc-6col.jpg"><br/><p>The driver of a van involved in a crash that killed 11 people in southwestern Ontario on Monday failed to obey a stop sign and was not licensed to carry his passengers, police say.</p>
Some Canadian consulates in U.S. could be shut
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-weston-consulate-cuts-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Sources say the federal government may close up to eight of the country's 21 consular and trade offices in the United States as part of cost-saving measures, CBC's Greg Weston reports.
</p>
Canada census shows people moving west
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-census-alberta-852-6col.jpg"><br/><p>The latest census figures show Canada's population at 33.5 million, with more people continuing to migrate to the West.</p>
Tainted ecstasy seized as 2 Calgarians arrested
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-pmma-calgary-852-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Police have charged two people in connection with trafficking ecstasy laced with PMMA in Calgary.
</p>
Santorum's hat trick stirs up Republican race
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-santorum-rtr2xh7i-6col.jpg"><br/><p>U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has shaken up what was largely thought to be a settled race by scoring three wins over Mitt Romney, but might find it hard to compete with the well-funded front-runner in coming primaries. </p>
Canadian airlines race to launch 'all-in' fares
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2011/11/09/airplane10-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Air Canada and Porter Airlines have begun advertising all-inclusive airfares that include taxes, fees and surcharges months before Ottawa drafts legislation making the practice mandatory. </p>
MP says her baby was kicked out of House
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2012/02/08/hi-babymp-852-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Quebec NDP MP Sana Hassainia says she was told to remove her baby from the House of Commons Tuesday after she needed to bring him with her for a vote. </p>
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Sports (CBC)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wharnsby: PEI remains a big part of Joel Ward today
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/ward-joel_940-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Joel Ward went back to Prince Edward Island for a reunion with some old University of PEI Panther teammates last summer. This time, he was excited. That wasn't the case the first time the Washington Capitals forward landed in Charlottetown, 10 ½ years ago.</p>
Jokinen's hat trick gets Flames past Sharks
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/09/sp-940jokinen-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Olli Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie with his third goal of the game, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Wednesday night.
</p>
Wings run home streak to 18 with win over Oilers
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/datsyuk-redwings_940-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Drew Miller and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the third period, and the Detroit Red Wings extended their home winning streak to 18 games with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.</p>
Leafs expected in Winter Classic, according to source
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/07/michigan-2010-6col.jpg"><br/><p>A person familiar with the NHL's plan says the Detroit Red Wings will play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 Winter Classic.</p>
Canucks' Henrik Sedin skips practice with ankle injury
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/sp-940sedin-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin missed practice Wednesday one day after suffering a right ankle injury.
</p>
Canadian Maltais wins snowboard cross gold, Ricker 3rd
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/maltais-dom_940-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Canada's Dominique Maltais took over the snowboard cross World Cup standings Wednesday with a gold-medal performance in Collingwood, Ont.</p>
Delfino helps Bucks past Raptors
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/sp-940bucks-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Carlos Delfino scored 25 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks past the Toronto Raptors 105-99 on Wednesday with the perimeter play of both teams dominating the game.</p>
NHL Power Rankings: Week 19
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/elliott-brian_620-6col.jpg"><br/><p>CBCSports.ca's Tim Wharnsby has a new top-ranked team in the form of the St. Louis Blues. It's hard to ignore what the Blues have done since Ken Hitchcock took over behind the bench.</p>
Capello quits as England's soccer coach
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/capello-120206-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Fabio Capello has quit as England coach, just four months before the European Championship after publicly challenging the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy.</p>
Canadian downhiller shines on Sochi course
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/thomsen-benjamin-120204-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Benjamin Thomsen of Invermere, B.C., was third Wednesday in the opening World Cup men's downhill training session on the 2014 Sochi Olympics course in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
</p>
Mike Fisher excited about Ottawa game
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/fisher-620-6col.jpg"><br/><p>Mike Fisher says he's excited about returning to Ottawa for the first time since being traded by the Senators almost exactly one year ago.</p>
Injured Flames D-man Smith signs new deal
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/smith-derek_940-6col.jpg"><br/><p>The Calgary Flames have re-signed defenceman Derek Smith to a two-year contract worth $1.55-million US. Out with a high ankle sprain, Smith has 10 points in 32 games this season.</p>
Jets look to build with big road games
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/jets940-6col.jpg"><br/><p>It's only a small road trip as road trips go, but the Winnipeg Jets know how important the upcoming games in Washington and Pittsburgh are if they want to keep their NHL playoff hopes alive.</p>
Reds ink starter Jeff Francis, outfielder Ludwick
<img width="460" height="259" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/02/08/francis940-6col.jpg"><br/><p>The Cincinnati Reds have made a couple moves to improve their depth, signing outfielder Ryan Ludwick to a one-year contract and left-handed starter Jeff Francis to a minor league deal.</p>
Canadian cyclist Benjamin Martel handed 2-year ban
<p>Canadian cyclist Benjamin Martel has been handed a two-year ban for a doping violation at the 2011 Quebec provincial road race championships.</p>
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
630 CHED
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oilers road woes continue in loss to Wings
<img src="http://www.630ched.com/Pics/Channels/1167/Thumbnail/NEWoilers-051.jpg" align="left" vspace="2" hspace="10"><p>It seems as though there's no place like home for the Edmonton Oilers.</p>
<p>The Oilers fell 4-2 to the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on Wednesday night, dropping to 0-7-1 in their last eight games away from Rexall Place. Sam Gagner scored twice for the Oil (21-28-5) to erase a two-goal deficit in the third period, but Drew Miller and Henrik Zetterberg put the Red Wings (36-17-2) back in front. Detroit has now won 18 straight games on home ice.</p>
<p>Oilers head coach Tom Renney says his team just didn't play a good enough road game.</p>
<p>"I thought we gave a very good team, if not the best club team in the world, an opportunity to come right after us and control the game from the get go," said Renney. "The way we responded to coming back and getting ourselves tied was almost 'fools gold,' because we thought we had done enough and clearly you don't ever do enough against Detroit until you beat them."</p>
<p>There were fireworks early on in this one, with Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader fighting Oilers forward Ryan Jones after a hit on Ian White at the six minute mark. With Eric Belanger in the box for holding the stick later in the period, Detroit's Johan Franzen tipped a White shot past Nikolai Khabibulin for the game's opening goal at 13:18.</p>
<p>The Oilers almost got one back in the closing seconds when Taylor Hall made a power move towards the Red Wings net, but Belanger put the puck just wide as time expired.</p>
<p>Detroit's Cory Emmerton added to his club's lead at the 2:45 mark of the second period when he hopped on a loose puck at the top of the Edmonton crease and jammed it into the top corner for his sixth goal of the year. The game wasn't over yet though - less than 10 minutes later, on Edmonton's sixth shot of the night, Sam Gagner was sent in on a breakaway and beat a poke-checking Joey Macdonald with a nice backhand deke to make it 2-1.</p>
<p>Gagner scored again at the 8:23 mark of the third period, this time on the power play, jumping on a puck in the Wings zone and putting a quick shot past Macdonald to tie the game at 2-2. With that goal, the 22-year-old Oilers forward now has 14 points in his last four games.</p>
<p>"I thought we got off to a pretty good start for the first five or ten minutes, and then for whatever reason, we flattened out and just couldn't sustain any pressure," said Gagner. "It was good that we tied it up there, but right after that again we just let it go. It's something we've got to learn from and get better as we go along here."</p>
<p>A lucky goal by Drew Miller put the Red Wings back in front just 2:23 later and they wouldn't look back. Nikolai Khabibulin made a save on a Justin Abdelkader shot but couldn't track down the rebound, and Miller eventually tapped it in at 10:46 to make it 3-2. Henrik Zetterberg scored about four minutes later, his first goal since January 16th, to round out the scoring.</p>
<p>Khabibulin gave up four goals on 30 shots, while Joey Macdonald made 15 saves for the win. The Oilers were 1-for-7 on the power play and managed to kill off three of Detroit's four man advantages on the night.</p>
<p>The Oilers now travel to the nation's capital to face the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon - you can hear that game live on 630 CHED.<em> (jk)</em></p>
<div align="center"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.630ched.com/Sports/Oilers.aspx" title="Click HERE for streaming post-game audio from the sports team at 630CHED.com!">Click HERE for streaming post-game audio <br />from the sports team at 630CHED.com!</a></strong></div>
<p><br /><br /><strong>On the Net:</strong><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://oilers.nhl.com/" title="Oilers.NHL.com">Oilers.NHL.com</a></p>
Blaze tears through roof of southside condo complex
<img src="http://www.630ched.com/Pics/Channels/1167/Thumbnail/eileenfire.JPG" align="left" vspace="2" hspace="10"><p>Firefighters spent Wednesday night battling a blaze at an apartment complex at 113th Street and 40th Avenue. Trucks were called out shortly before 8pm had the fire under control about two hours later.</p>
<p>Crews searched the building to make sure no residents were left inside the three-story Greenfield Condo complex, which has 29 units in all. According to Edmonton Fire Rescue, the roof of the building looks to be completely destroyed by the blaze, but it's believed the flames were contained to just one floor.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img height="295" width="467" src="http://www.inews880.com/Pics/2012 News/February/Greenfield Fire/eileenfire.JPG" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo by: Eileen Bell</em></p>
<p>No injuries have been reported, though as many as 85 people are without a home. The Red Cross has been notified to help with the residents. No word yet on a cause or a damage estimate.<i> (twd, jk)</i></p>
CTF awaits Alberta's next budget
<p>It remains to be seen if your bank account will be affected by the province's next budget with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation keeping a close eye on things.</p>
<p>Alberta Director Scott Hennig says we need to know what size the deficit is going to be, and what methods Premier Redford is taking to rein it in.</p>
<p>"Just as late as last August, when she was running for the leadership and to be Premier of the province, she promised that she intended to balance the budget without raising taxes," remarked Hennig. "And I think a lot of people took her at her word and are hoping she sticks to that promise."</p>
<p>Hennig points out former Premier Ed Stelmach failed to balance the budget by 2012 as promised. Adding it will be interesting to see just how big this year's budget will be.</p>
<p>"Had the government limited its spending growth to about 4.5 percent a year instead of 8.5 percent a year, starting when we were debt free in 2005, we'd be running about a four billion dollar surplus this year instead of a three billion dollar deficit."</p>
<p>We'll find out on Thursday if cigarette, alcohol or income taxes in the province will be going up to help balance things out. <em>(td)</em></p>
City looking for census workers
<img src="http://www.630ched.com/Pics/Channels/1167/Thumbnail/City of Edmonton-013.JPG" align="left" vspace="2" hspace="10"><p>If you like walking and you like talking, the city might just have a job for you this spring!</p>
<p>The city is looking for over 1,400 census workers, who will be going door-to-door in April gathering valuable information from Edmontonians. That information will then be used by the provincial and federal governments to determine how much money the city gets for things like policing, libraries and infrastructure improvements.</p>
<p>If you're interested, you can apply in person at 16304 114th avenue or at the Office of the City Clerk in City Hall from 8:30am until 4pm.</p>
<p>For more information about the job opportunity, you can check the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.edmonton.ca/census">city's website</a> or call 780-496-8008. <em>(jk)</em></p>
Three Hills standoff comes to an end
<img src="http://www.630ched.com/Pics/Channels/1167/Thumbnail/_rcmplogo-391.jpg" align="left" vspace="2" hspace="10"><p>A man is dead after a long standoff near Three Hills.</p>
<p>Mounties were called out to a rural property at about 5:30am on Wednesday following reports of a disturbance. They say a man allegedly assaulted the owner of the property and did some damage to the property itself before barricading himself in a residence there. Through further investigation, officers determined that the man inside was armed and was a threat to police, leading officers to secure the area and close down nearby highways.</p>
<p>In the afternoon, Mounties made contact with the suspect but couldn't get him to leave the residence. When officers finally entered the home, they found the suspect dead of self-inflicted wounds.</p>
<p>Investigators say this incident is not related to the shootings in Killam on Tuesday. <em>(jk)</em></p>
18-year-old Fort McMurray man charged with aggravated sexual assault
<p>A 18-year-old man is facing aggravated sexual assault charges from an incident in Fort McMurray.<br /><br />On December 30, police were called to a outdoor area on Signal Road were a 24-year-old woman had been attacked. The RCMP says Kemron Alexander, 18, approached the woman and threatened her with a knife if she did not agree to his demands.<br /><br />The woman was brought to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.<br /><br />Alexander remains in custody and is charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault, robbery, forcible confinement, and uttering threats. <i>(ks)</i></p>
RCMP confirm one man dead in Killam home
<img src="http://www.630ched.com/Pics/Channels/1167/Thumbnail/Robison Mugshot.JPG" align="left" vspace="2" hspace="10"><div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;">A manhunt is on for what Mounties are calling a "person of interest" in the shooting of two RCMP officers just outside of Killam.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;"></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;">RCMP Sgt. Patrick Webb says officers are after Sawyer Clarke Robison, 27.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;"></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;">"He is likely operating a black 2000 Chevrolet Silverado with Alberta license plate UZE 245," says Webb. "We believe he could be armed and dangerous. He should be considered as a high-risk individual."</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;"></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;">Mounties don't know where Robison could be headed, but Webb says did flee the residence they've had surrounded since last evening. Police are confirming at least one person was found dead in the same home.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;"></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;">Meanwhile, the two Mounties who were shot -- Cst. Sheldon Shah and Cst. Sidney Gaudette -- are recovering after surgery in separate Edmonton hospitals.</div>
<p> </p>
<p>A manhunt is on for what Mounties are calling a "person of interest" in the shooting of two RCMP officers just outside of Killam.</p>
<p>RCMP Sgt. Patrick Webb says officers are after Sawyer Clarke Robison, 27.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="border: 3px solid black;" src="http://www.inews880.com/Pics/2012 News/February/Killam Shooting/Robison Mugshot.JPG" height="252" width="339" /></p>
<p>"He is likely operating a black 2000 Chevrolet Silverado with Alberta license plate UZE 545," says Webb. "We believe he could be armed and dangerous. He should be considered as a high-risk individual."</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="border: 3px solid black;" src="http://www.inews880.com/Pics/2012 News/February/Killam Shooting/Robison Truck.JPG" height="312" width="450" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><i>Photos: Alberta RCMP</i></p>
<p>Mounties don't know where Robison could be headed, but Webb says did flee the residence they've had surrounded since last evening. Police are confirming that one man was found dead in the same home, but they have not yet confirmed his identity.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the two Mounties who were shot -- Cst. Sheldon Shah and Cst. Sidney Gaudette -- are recovering after surgery in separate Edmonton hospitals. <i>(lk, bd)</i></p>
<p> </p>
City of Edmonton deals with booming population
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Edmonton is growing so fast, it's even catching the big wigs at city hall off guard.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">The latest census numbers are out, and it turns out our population is growing even faster than the city's chief economist predicted. Edmonton has seen 11.2 per cent growth over the last five years. That number is even higher if you factor in outer communities in the metro Edmonton area. But despite the rapid growth, chief economist John Rose doesn't expect it to cause problems with housing or development.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">"We still have significant opportunities to increase the density, to infill with new residential construction, (and) we have a fantastic opportunity with the airport lands which would accommodate a significant increase in our population," says Rose.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Rose says Edmonton is becoming a place where people are willing to stay and raise a family.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"></div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">Edmonton's population is more than 800,000 strong, while the whole metro area is home to roughly 1.16 million people.</div>
<p>
<p>Edmonton is growing so fast, it's even catching the big wigs at city hall off guard.</p>
<p>The latest census numbers are out, and it turns out our population is growing even faster than the city's chief economist predicted. Edmonton has seen 11.2 per cent growth over the last five years. That number is even higher if you factor in outer communities in the metro Edmonton area. But despite the rapid growth, chief economist John Rose doesn't expect it to cause problems with housing or development.</p>
<p>"We still have significant opportunities to increase the density, to infill with new residential construction, (and) we have a fantastic opportunity with the airport lands which would accommodate a significant increase in our population," says Rose.</p>
<p>Rose says Edmonton is becoming a place where people are willing to stay and raise a family.</p>
<p>Edmonton's population is more than 800,000 strong, while the whole metro area is home to roughly 1.16 million people. <i>(bd)</i></p>
</p>
Slave Lake fire investigation
<p>The RCMP hopes that talking to six people who were in the area of Slave Lake the day before fire destroyed a third of that town last May, might help them in their arson investigation. These are people Mounties think might have seen something suspicious. </p>
<p>The following were all seen on May 14, 2012:</p>
<p>Two men on ATV's, about 15 kilometers east of town, on the north side of highway 2. The ATV's were Honda's, one red, one yellow. </p>
<p>Someone in a green Dodge Neon parked on the side of highway 2, just outside of town, </p>
<p>Anyone associated with a older white Ford pickup, seen near the Flat Top Observation Tower. </p>
<p>Two people, who flagged down firefghters to tell them about burning brush east of the weigh scale. They may have been in a white vehicle. </p>
<p>Anyone with information, can call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. (efmb)</p>
Alberta population booming: 2011 census data
<p>In case you needed more evidence of the Alberta boom, try this on for size.<br /><br />Over the last five years, Alberta has been the fastest-growing province, and Edmonton and Calgary are the fastest growing cities, according to the 2011 census figures from Statistics Canada. Metro Edmonton's population grew by 12.1 per cent, and Alberta's grew by 10.8 per cent (compared to the national population growth rate of 5.9 per cent).<br /><br />There are more than 3.6 million people living in Alberta and nearly 1.16 million in metro Edmonton. <br /><br />Five of the seven fastest growing communities in the last five years are from Alberta: Chestermere (49.4 per cent); Beaumont (48.2 per cent); Airdrie (47.1 per cent); Leduc (43.1 per cent); and Okotoks (42.9 per cent). <i>(bd)</i></p>
<p><strong>On the Net:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A" target="_blank">Statistics Canada: provincial population figures</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=205&S=3&RPP=50" target="_blank">Statistics Canada: city population figures</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=202&PR=48&S=0&O=D&RPP=50" target="_blank">Statistics Canada: other Alberta community population figures</a></p>
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|