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POTASH WORKERS DEVASTATED BY ON-THE-JOB DEATH
The manager of a Saskatchewan potash mine says workers there are devastated by the death of a crew member.
Todd Steen says 29-year-old Chad Wiklun died last night after being seriously injured at the Agrium mine near Vanscoy.
Operations at the mine are suspended and an investigation is underway to determine how Wiklun became pinned between two pieces of machinery while working underground on Monday.
Steen says the United Steelworkers Union local has set up a trust fund for Wiklun's two young daughters and adds that Agrium will match employees' donations.
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ELECTIONS ALBERTA SAYS IT HASN'T AUTHORITY TO REVIEW JASON KENNEY'S FUNDRAISING
Elections Alberta says it can't investigate Jason Kenney's political fundraising activities, as requested by the NDP, since it has no authority to review fundraising outside an official election campaign.
The NDP has asked Alberta's chief electoral officer to investigate Kenney as well as his provincial political organization, Unite Alberta.
The Conservative MP announced last month that he wants to unite Alberta's conservatives and defeat the New Democrats in the 2019 provincial election.
The Progressive Conservative leadership race doesn't officially begin until October and the NDP says under Alberta's election rules, a candidate may not raise or spend money until an official campaign has been announced.
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PSYCHIATRIC INMATE DIES AT SASKATOON HOSPITAL
Correctional officials say an inmate at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon has died at a local hospital.
James Allan Christians, who was 67, had been serving an indeterminate sentence since March for second-degree murder and aggravated assault.
Officials say he died Wednesday but gave no other details.
They say police and the coroner have been notified and Correctional Service Canada will review the circumstances surrounding his death.
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ALBERTA MAN FACING SENTENCING FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTER
A northern Alberta man is to be sentenced tomorrow for killing his wife and her daughter.
Edward Chomiak was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Melody Perry, and of second-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Jerica Bouchard.
Court heard that he shot both women numerous times in their home near Fahler, about 430 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, in December 2010.
During the trial, court heard a 911 call in which Perry tells a dispatcher that Chomiak is in the house with a gun and that he had shot her daughter.
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PIPELINE THAT LEAKED IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN RIVER TAKEN FOR ANALYSIS
Saskatchewan officials say part of the pipeline involved in the Husky Energy oil spill has been taken to a third-party lab for analysis.
Deputy minister of the economy Laurie Pushor says the line was purged, cut and taped before the segment was removed.
Pushor won't speculate on what caused the rupture that led to the oil spilling into the North Saskatchewan River last month, saying the province will wait for the investigation to be completed.
A new report says hydrocarbon levels higher than guidelines set for freshwater aquatic life have been found in at least 37 water samples taken after the spill.
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ALBERTA REVIEWING MOTOR VEHICLE WATCHDOG GROUP
Alberta's government has ordered a review of the council set up to regulate the sale and repair of new and used vehicles in the province.
The NDP government says the review of the Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council was prompted by consumer complaints, and that it will examine whether the council is doing an effective job.
The council was established by the Progressive Conservatives in 1999 as a self-regulating auto industry watchdog.
A review done in 2014 found the council didn't follow basic investigative principles and had a high staff turnover.
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The Canadian Press
