Edmonton Headlines: January 7

Good day.

Before we get into the real juicy stuff, like two babies (two!) dropped to safety from a burning building, here’s a story that I know people will identify with: Negative phys ed teacher can cause a lifetime of inactivity.

So many TV shows and movies have had the biggest jerk-off gym teachers. All that anger, hatred of children and disgust of non-athletes must have come from kernels of truth. Now it’s totally legitimate scientific fact that a poor experience in school can ruin people on the idea of exercise and sports. Science!

Anyway, I mentioned babies falling from the sky and now I’m going to deliver.

After that, you will run 10 laps of the Internet.

from the Edmonton Journal:

Babies safely dropped from burning building (This kind of story puts Edmonton on the map.)

Edmonton’s growing debt could cause lower credit rating

Stelmach suffers yet another indignity

Wildrose should recall Aberhart

Greener agriculture looks black as charcoal

Creators of hunting, fishing TV chase big game in brewing (And there are tastings this Saturday!)

from the Edmonton Sun:

Hoping for better attendance at 2nd annual winter festival

Snitching’s snow joke (Get those sidewalks clean or you can be fined.)

Defections to Wildrose a thorny issue for constituency executives

from the Edmonton Examiner:

Residents to view Big Lake neighbourhood plan

Program cuts looming over youth shelter

Food bank squeaks past holiday campaign goal

from The Canadian Press:

Alberta Tory fiscal hawk says defection of two colleagues to Wildrose a mistake

Edmonton man declared fit to stand trial on charges of taking hostages at WCB

Value of Alberta forest shipments up for first time in more than a year

What a busy day for our national newswire service.

from Metro Edmonton:

For Tom Green, all roads lead to Edmonton

from 630CHED/iNews880:

Executive Director announced for Edmonton Police Commission

from CBC Edmonton:

Water main breaks declining: Epcor (That is some good news right there.)

from CTV Edmonton:

Preferred route for new power-lines unveiled

Tory MLA says crossing legislative floor should be banned

Majority of flavoured tobacco sold in Alberta, many are teens: Canadian Cancer Society

Alberta to offer exclusive train ride between Vancouver and Whistler during Winter Olympics (All aboard.)

from Global Edmonton:

Guy speaks out (Fort McMurray’s Guy Boutilier would make the Wildrose an official party in the Legislature.)

from City TV Edmonton:

Winter Light Festival Events

from SEE Magazine:

At the mercy of public transit (A newbie to the ETS grind actually doesn’t mind it all that much.)

Another blow to Tory dynasty

Lingley’s best of the Edmonton scene in 2009 (Or you could argue with Gregg Beever over the city’s best stuff.)

from Vue Weekly:

Income tax: Alberta’s next golden egg (Does the flat tax have to go?)

Not democratic (The Wildrose crossing.)

from The Gateway (U of A):

Drug database makes pills easy to swallow

We’re not leaving until you give me 20 push-ups.