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Two found dead in rural home |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Saturday, August 14 2010, 8:38 PM |
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Major crimes investigators are in Lethbridge probing the sudden deaths of two rural residents.
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Superbug warning in Alberta |
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Written by Tim Cook, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Thursday, August 12 2010, 9:03 PM |
Doctors in Alberta are warning people that there are risks involved in travelling to foreign lands to get medical help, and they’re citing a new antibiotic-resistant superbug emerging in southern Asia as a prime example.
The province confirmed Thursday that it had one reported case of infection in the spring. Dr. Gerry Predy, medical officer of health, would say only that the individual had been in a hospital in India before being infected and was discharged after being treated back in Canada.
Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta Health Services’ senior medical director, said anyone considering travel for medical treatment anywhere in the world should weigh the risks.
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Albertans blast province a month after premier pledged faster flood relief help |
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Written by Gillian Slade, Southern Alberta Newspapers
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Wednesday, August 11 2010, 9:10 PM |
IRVINE, Alta. — Anger, tears and accusations dominated a meeting Wednesday between Alberta government officials and people who were affected by flooding earlier this year in the province’s south.
About 70 people confronted Municipal Affairs Minister Hector Goudreau during a meeting in Irvine, one of the hardest-hit communities.
Goudreau dodged questions and fumbled for answers while plainclothes police officers stood by in case of trouble.
“We’ll see what we can do to make things better,” promised Goudreau. “The premier said he wanted the right thing to be done.”
But that was cold comfort to Daniel Douglas, who stood next to his pregnant wife and tearfully pleaded with Goudreau.
“I’ve got mould in the basement that has grown to the size of my hand,” said Douglas. “We have two children and are we expected to bring a new baby into a home like this?”
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Tapping Alberta’s collective brain power |
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Written by Caroline Zentner Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, August 10 2010, 8:43 PM |
At the end of July the big news at the University of Lethbridge was neuroscientists demonstrating brain-cell regrowth in rats.
This week University of Calgary neuroscientists revealed a new technology that monitors brain cell activity in more detail than ever before. They’ve also proved it’s possible to cultivate a network of brain cells that reconnect on a silicon chip.
Both announcements have the potential to lead to new therapies for various brain dysfunctions, including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. And with an aging population the need for such therapies becomes more and more important.
“It’s desperate. Within the next generation, the number of people with neurodegenerative diseases that involve cell loss in the brain is going to double,” said Rob Sutherland, a U of L neuroscientist. “The price tag, if we don’t change anything fundamental on the science side, if we just keep paying the current price of treatments such as they are, the price is going up tenfold. You know that a lot of provinces, including Alberta, are balking now at the cost of managing health issues surrounding aging.”
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Accused arsonist to remain in jail |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Monday, August 09 2010, 8:54 PM |
A man accused in a weekend arson spree on the southside has been ordered to remain behind bars until his next court appearance this Friday.
Shawn Barry Miller, 27, of Barons made an initial court appearance Monday and was remanded in custody on nine counts of arson as well as a single count of possession of incendiary materials. Miller was charged after Lethbridge regional police and city firefighters responded just after midnight Sunday to eight vehicle fires and a burning fence, all within several blocks of each other.
Police cordoned the area and nabbed a man who had fled the scene in the back yard of a home in the 700 block of 17 Street South.
According to police, the vehicles were selected at random and set on fire in various locations between the 700 and 800 blocks of Mayor Magrath Drive South and 15 Street South. No one was injured, but total damage is estimated in excess of $80,000.
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