CBC News Online - Edmonton Digest - 2015-02-23

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Illegal pesticide killed Fort McMurray baby Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:04:45 EST The pesticide that killed an eight-month-old girl and sent four other children to hospital in critical condition was brought to Canada illegally from Pakistan to rid the family's Fort McMurray apartment of bedbugs, says the children's aunt. Read More Jim Prentice 'not interested' in run for federal leadership Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:07:07 EST Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says he is not interested in running for the leadership of the federal Conservative party when Prime Minister Stephen Harper steps down. Read More Somali-Canadians upset by threat to West Edmonton Mall Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:17:15 EST “My initial thoughts were, ‘Not again,’” Bashir Mohamed said when he saw the video. “Because it draws the connection between Somalia and terrorism, and if anything it’ll make our community even more marginalized.” Read More Mayor Don Iveson bracing for ‘an awful pothole spring.’ Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:06:12 EST Constant freezing and thawing on Edmonton roads has given early rise to a particularly terrible season for potholes, according to Mayor Don Iveson. Read More Former chief medical examiner's lawsuit frivolous, Alberta Justice says Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:55:39 EST Alberta Justice says former chief medical examiner Dr. Anny Sauvageau was confrontational, disrespectful, undermined morale and claimed authority over areas of operations in which she had none. Read More More Headlines Buddhist temple for sale in historic Riverdale Take 'high-risk' possible threat against West Edmonton Mall seriously: security expert Nickelback listening marathon raises thousands for charity Canadian beef banned in Peru, Taiwan and Belarus over mad cow case Obama to veto Keystone, but that's not the end for pipeline Alberta premier opens wide-ranging talks with First Nations Watched and protected: Local district of Lutheran Church-Canada gets extension on bankruptcy protection Conference board report spells more bad new for Alberta's economy Path of a Pathogen: Tracing Alberta's largest E. coli outbreak Does Jim Prentice plan to stay in the premier's office?