Edmonton Headlines: November 3

Good day to you, fair Edmonton.

I trust, by now, you are adjusted to the time change and have already forgotten about daylight beyond 6:30pm.

Once we pass Hallowe’en I am fully ready to see winter. Before that, I just get demoralized. Maybe I just need all the extra sugar from the candy to prepare for winter.

Speaking of sugar, I am in love with Second Cup’s dark chocolate latte and telling the world. I know it’s likely terrible for me, but once it hits your taste buds it’s so good.

But I digress.

Today’s news (surprise!) has a bunch of H1N1 stories. Hey, the health minister says vaccination has been a success so far. I think I get where he’s coming from, but maybe I’d tone down the “s” word when people are waiting for 5 hours to get a shot, then have no clinics for shots, then have no idea if the provincial government could plan a trip to the Legislature.

from the Edmonton Journal:

Flu shots a success: Liepert

Time province gets swine flu story straight

New health centre to open without capacity to do its job (Ain’t that the way it always is?)

Edmonton’s October home sales jump 22% over last year

Alberta pushes to increase meat trade with Japan

U of A gets $4M gift

Doves disarm white poppy furor (We CAN all get along.)

from the Edmonton Sun:

Kiwanis honours detective for prostate cancer fundraisers (This year’s “Top Cop.”)

Who is the fairest cabbie of them all? (Nominate your favourite cab driver today.)

from Metro Edmonton:

City backs local shopping (It’s Shop Local Month, ya’ll.)

Targeting violence (It’s also Family Violence Prevention Month.)

from 630CHED/iNews880:

133rd Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan returns today

from CBC Edmonton:

New facility for mentally ill youth opens

Posters take swipe at U of A president

Former CBC anchor dies (Alex Moir was 84. He did the suppertime news for 25 years in Edmonton.

from CTV Edmonton:

Local pediatrician tells parents not to panic over H1N1

from Global Edmonton:

Calgary pulls Expo bid (What is up with Calgary? We’re in at the last minute, we’re in it to win it, nope we’re out.)

I’d say that about does it. You’ll let me know otherwise.