CANADA
#1 — CNews | Lavish-spending Alberta Health CFO quits
CALGARY — Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) financial boss has resigned as it was revealed he’d racked up an exorbitant $346,000 in expenses.
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NP | Alberta officials resign after health officer’s exorbitant expenses revealed
#2 — Globe | Lake Winnipeg cleanup to receive more money from Ottawa
There’s more money coming from the federal government to help clean up Lake Winnipeg.
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#3 — LFP | Lid stays on jail probe
Results of a provincial investigation into the melee at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC), including the mere fact the investigation is completed, will not be made public.
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OTTAWA — Starting next week, jobless Canadians will be able to pocket more of their employment insurance benefits if they find temporary jobs during their search for full-time work.
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#5 — OC | Harper says immigration minister not involved in Conrad Black’s visa
GIMLI, Man. – Immigration Minister Jason Kenney played no role in the decision to grant Conrad Black special permission to live in Canada following the former newspaper baron’s release from a Florida jail, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | UN: North Korea seeks immediate food aid after floods
The United Nations says North Korea has requested immediate food aid after devastating floods last month.
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#7 — CNN | Ebola outbreak suspected among Uganda prisoners
Kagadi, Uganda (CNN) – The hospital at the center of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda is now dealing with 30 suspected cases, including five from Kibaale prison, Dr. Dan Kyamanywa said Thursday.
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#8 — Fox | Vermont farmer angry over pot arrest is accused of crushing cop cars with tractor
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Working in a stout former bank building with windows closed and air conditioners humming, Orleans County sheriff’s deputies didn’t know what was happening in their parking lot until a neighbor called 911.
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#9 — DM | In the shadow of Wounded Knee
The Oglala Sioux Tribe occupies a seemingly prime piece of South Dakota — a vast, scenic reservation that stands near a crossroads for tourists visiting Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, the historic Old West town of Deadwood and other popular sites.
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#10 — Telegraph | Islamists sidelined in new Egypt cabinet
Egypt’s Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, has been forced to accept a cabinet dominated by army backed figures in a sign that the military’s political clout remains largely unbridled.
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Now we know why Alberta put in a so called super board and took all the power away from local boards. The better to fleece the taxpayers via the super board.
No money for highway 63, no money for decent food for our seniors in lodges etc. But unlimited amounts for those head honchos, and to top it off a huge severance pkg.
Wonder what other depts have such huge expenses for their head honchos.