CBC News Online - Edmonton Digest - 2015-03-13

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Candidate disqualfied in Edmonton PC nomination race Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:19:11 EDT Candidate disqualfied in Edmonton PC nomination race Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:19:11 EDT Tom Choucair, a candidate for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Edmonton-Meadowlark, has been disqualified by the party's nomination committee. Read More Three new deaths reported by child intervention services Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:31:07 EDT Since Apr. 1, 2014, 29 children or youth receiving child intervention services have died. This surpasses the previous record of 25 set in 2008-2009, the year the province started keeping track. Read More Tory MLA steps down from cabinet amid bribery allegations Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:03:32 EDT Edmonton-Ellerslie MLA Naresh Bhardwaj has left cabinet while the Conservative party investigates allegations of attempts to undermine another candidate’s nomination campaign, says Alberta Premier Jim Prentice. Read More Red Bull Crashed Ice races delayed Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:00:19 EDT Instead of the competition heating up, it's the weather and that's bad news for the Red Bull Crashed Ice event in downtown Edmonton. Read More Party animal Liberal Laurie Blakeman says she'll run for 3 parties in next election Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:42:26 EDT Long-time Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman says she'll wear three political hats in the next provincial election. Read More More Headlines CBC takes on city councillors in a Churchill Square showdown 18-year-old cold case ends in murder charges 'Why can’t you just keep your eyes on the damn road!' asks woman injured by distracted driver New rules for oilsands tailings ponds Alberta's retail sector job losses an omen of deeper economic downturn, says economist Businesses tap other revenue streams as cash flow from oilsands slows Oil glut gets worse as America keeps pumping it out, IEA says Protect our children, make vaccines mandatory says Liberal leader Last practice, before big exam on long awaited Metro Line, says city 5 things to do in Edmonton this weekend