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

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Mother of child 'M' apologizes, court documents tell a different story Tue, 3 Mar 2015 21:21:31 EST The Edmonton mother who admits she physically abused and starved her twin girls has publicly apologized. The little girl known as ‘M’ died in September 2012 after she was removed from life-support. Read More Vote to ban smoking in heart of downtown lights up and gets go ahead Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:07:08 EST Sir Winston Churchill Square is now off-limits to smokers, but city officials say they don’t want to punish people who light up. Read More 'Honouring our guys' candlelight service held in Mayerthorpe Tue, 3 Mar 2015 10:14:46 EST People in Mayerthorpe gathered for a candlelight service this evening in honour of the Fallen Four - four Mounties killed in the line of duty on Mar. 3, 2005. Read More Oil back at $50, but analysts point to glut that could drive down prices Tue, 3 Mar 2015 13:10:42 EST Oil makes gains after Saudi Arabia boosts its price to Asian and U.S. buyers and as fighting threatened oilfields in Libya — but some analysts say it could still fall to $20 a barrel because of continued oversupply. Read More Edmonton's cease-and-desist order against Uber in court later this month Tue, 3 Mar 2015 10:24:11 EST Edmonton’s legal fight with Uber has been put over until March 26 when a Court of Queen's Bench judge will take a full day to hear an injunction filed by the city asking the rideshare app to cease operations Read More More Headlines Decades' old argument over abortion plays out on U of A campus How well do you know Canada? Take our quiz Where will you be eating dinner tonight? St. Albert school bus death leads to hundreds of safety recommendations Edmonton emergency rooms strained by on-call doctor gap City of Edmonton starts the year with almost $10 million in the bank Leaked letter raises questions about impartiality of vehicle industry watchdog Hawrelak Park: Site of a future frozen fortress? Why did it happen? Judge asks in 'horrendous' case of child abuse 'Irreplaceable' religious icons lost forever in Thorhild church fire