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news: calgary Man reporting crime was attacked: Police Police say a man attempting to report what appeared to be a vehicle break-in was stabbed in the forehead with a syringe last week. The man reportedly witnessed one suspect attempting to enter a vehicle on the fourth level of a parkade at 231–6th Ave. SW around 11 a.m. last Thursday. As the man called 911 to report the apparent crime, he was attacked from behind by a second suspect, who stabbed him with a syringe. A piece of the syringe broke off in the man’s forehead. He sought refuge under a vehicle and the suspects fled. Police continue to investigate and are seeking tips from anyone who may have witnessed the incident. METRO
Alberta to look to Asia: Speech The Alberta government says if the province is to flourish in a quicksilver global economy, it must look past Uncle Sam and feed the Asian tiger. In the speech from the throne read in the legislature yesterday, Lt.-Gov. Don Ethell announced that Alberta will ramp up plans to expand its markets for food, oil and technology in Asia. The throne speech will be followed by the provincial budget tomorrow. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Rescuers use their bare hands and dogs in an urgent search for survivors still trapped in crumbled buildings more than 24 hours after an earthquake devastated Christchurch, New Zealand.
Quake leaves local feeling helpless New Zealand was hit yesterday by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake Death toll is at 75 with at least 300 people still missing KATIE TURNER
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When New Zealander Zac Borrows heard an earthquake hit Christchurch, he figured it was no worse than the previous quake that struck five months ago. He was wrong. Search teams using dogs, heavy cranes and earthmovers worked
through dawn in one of New Zealand’s largest cities, trying frantically to find survivors left by a powerful earthquake. But they are almost certain that the death toll will quickly rise, ranking the disaster among the island nation’s worst earthquakes in 80 years. “The first report coming out said there were 17 dead, and I thought that was huge,” said Borrows.
For hours following the disaster, Borrows, who has lived in Calgary for five years, waited for word that his sister, her boyfriend and his two nieces were safe. “I was just absolutely terrified,” he said, adding he was receiving updates from his father, who is a member of parliament in Wellington. While the two young girls, aged 11 and 8, were
temporarily unaccounted for, Borrows said all his family members are safe. Borrows said his family is set to fly to Canada next week for his wedding, but he wishes he were the one flying across the ocean. “These people are in good hands, but I would still like to be able to do something.” WITH FILES FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS
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