Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:05:20 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://www.thecgn.com/images/logo.gif http://www.thecgn.com/ shane@thecgn.com http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 Some users have been complaining about getting the "Enable Cookie" message when trying to login. That message is a default when you enter the wrong username and/or password. Please confirm your information is correct and try again. If the problem continues, you can either reset your password, or recreate another account. Alternatively, you can send me an email at shane@thecgn.com and I will do what I can to resolve the issue. Also, please note that we were hacked and had to restore back to October, so any account created after October 2007 is missing and will need to be re-added. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:05:20 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 Could it be true? Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:32:37 -0700 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=38 Two dead, four hurt in Fort Mac (5:15 p.m.) Roof support structure collapsed at CNRL Horizon project site quoted from the edmontonjournal.com Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Two people are dead and four are injured after a roof support collapsed this afternoon at an oilsands construction site north of Fort McMurray. The accident happened at the tank erection site on the Horizon project of Canadian Natural Resources Limited. The company did not release any further information about the extent of the injuries or the cause of death. Horizon is about 75 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. Occupational health and safety officials are on their way to the scene, as are the RCMP. © Edmonton Journal 2007 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:35:31 -0700 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=37 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:59:16 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=35 Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:18:13 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:17:18 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the Rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:57:23 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 Criminal charges have been laid on health officials and doctors in Kazakhstan due to negligence that led to an HIV outbreak. Blood transfusions from unscreened donors or possibly contaminated needles may be laid to blame. 84 children, most under the age of 3 have tested positive for HIV, 7 of which have already died from AIDS related diseases. 12 mothers have also tested positive since their children were diagnosed last summer. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:08:45 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 Two inmates at the Edmonton Institution for Women tied the knot yesterday. Inside prison walls a small quiet ceremony was performed by a minister. This ceremony is the second of its kind in Canada. Two men were married in Ontario's Bath Institution in November 2006. The wedding was performed by a minister and the women were allowed to be un-handcuffed and wear their street clothes. Unfortunately for the happy couple, they were not allowed to consumate the union. Prison policy prevents the inmates from spending the night in the same cell. One of the inmates is serving a two year, nine month and 30 day sentence for assualt with a weapon, break and enter and aggravated assault. She will be released on November 18. The other is in for the long haul. Six years for maunslaughter. The union brings paranoia to the guards. They believe there should not be special priveledges for the two women. Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:08:11 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 Stuff you didn't need to know! Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:21:49 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29 Stuff you didn't need to know! Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:50:20 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 Stuff you didn't need to know! Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:20:39 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 Gruesome details have been released about the murder of 13 year old Nina Courtepatte on April 3rd, 2005. There were 5 people charged in her murder, 2 of which are being protected by the young offenders act. It appears to have been a pre-meditated murder where they chose the victim and took her and her 15 year old friend to the Stony Plain golf course... Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:18:39 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 The teen charged with the animal cruelty for dragging his dog has been kept away from court by his lawyer. His lawyer, Mark Takada, said Daniel Hasket, 19, was surrounded by angry protesters at this first court appearance. Along with the angry mob outside of the courthouse, the suspect has received threatening letters, and one person has been jailed for making threatening phone calls. Hasket is charged with bounding a Labrador retriever-collie, and dragging her behind his vehicle with a 17 year old which left the animal so severly injured that it had to be put down. They have been charged with injuring an animals and causing unnecessary suffering to an animals. He has also been charged with obstructing justice. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:54:55 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25 New safety standards for basement suites have been issued by the Alberta government. These rules apply to any self-contained unit in a single family home. The rules include standards for fire protection, windows, ceiling height, and smoke detectors will apply to newly built suites at the end of the year. Existing suites have till the end of 2008 to comply. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:42:47 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24 Places like Whyte Ave have recently been experiencing a higher than usual level of crime. Topped off last week by two stabbings, possibly by the same suspect. The stabbings left one teenager dead, and another with serious injuries. The police chief Mike Boyd told police commission about his plan to have increased uniform and plain clothes officers patrolling problem area's like whyte ave and other area's where liqour is causing problems. As an additional measure, he also announced that he would be working with the community to find out why the community is turning to knives and violence. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:37:06 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 A $90 million dollar plant set to open in 2010 turns garbage into synthetic gas. The new plant will take material from dump sites that cannot be recycled or composted and heat the material and turns it into a gas. This gas will be used to run the Epcor power plants. The plant still needs to be approved by city council, who also has to approve their $29 million dollar portion of the project. Epcor will pay the remaining third of the cost. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:30:41 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22 After reviewing 118 year old police witness statements, British analysts have developed a composite police drawing of what they believe may be Jack the Ripper's face. Thirteen witness statements were used to depict the notorious killer with bushy eye brows, dark mustache and receding hair line. It is a popular misconception that no one ever saw the killers face. The statements bared enough similarity to have police believe the witnesses were talking about the same man. Analysts also found the man was approximately 5'-5" to 5'-7" tall and was between the ages of 25 and 35. The legend of Jack the Ripper is so infamous because more than 200 people have been accused of the east London murders and over 10 people have admitted to being the killer. Suspects range from "Alice in Wonderland" author Lewis Caroll to the royal families obstetrician Sir John Williams. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:01:06 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21 New research has led scientists to believe that living to 100 may depend on how young your mother was when she gave birth to you. The University of Chicago's team of scientists found that you are twice as likely to live to be 100 if your mother gave birth to you before the age of 25 than if your mother was older. The study found that first born children were more likely to live to 100 than younger siblings. The team concluded that this was due to the fact that the oldest children were born when their mothers were under the age of 25. Also, women are three to five times more likely to live to be 100 than men. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:03:30 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20 Is Nancy Grace, host of CNN's hit talk show: Nancy Grace, a murderer? Well according to the family of Melinda Duckett she is. In a recent interview on her show, Grace grilled Duckett about her whereabouts on the night her 2 year old son went missing. The day after the show aired, Melinda Duckett committed suicide. Her family blamed it on emotional distress that was a direct result of the grilling Nancy Grace gave her. Melinda Duckett was considered the prime suspect in her 2 year old son's disappearance. So this writer thinks that she had emotional distress from what she may have done. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:33:36 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 Fort McMurray Mayor Melissa Blake and other members of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are heading to Nisku this week to fight against the Kearl Project Hearings. They will be fighting for a responsible and proper growth plan for the community. Along with that, they are upset that the Kearl proposal calls for a fly-in-fly-out which does nothing for the social and economic burden already stressing the community. Coincidentally, people have been recently commenting on how the mayor should start to take control of the region she is in charge of. It appears as though the mayor has finally listened and stepped up to the plate. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:42:15 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18 The infamous book and movie titled "If I did it" where the words "I Did It" would have been bigger and in red has been cancelled according to Fox Corp. The cancellation comes after a large amount of public outcry regarding the tasteless material the book and movie would have presented. Fox Corp agreed that it was not a decision they were happy with and decided to pull it as soon as the public spoke up. I guess that means at least 1 murderer will not be cashing in on their crimes this holiday season. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:28:37 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16 A 68 year old man who cheated death last month passed away Tuesday in a plane crash in California. Bob Cartwright was supposed to be present in the fatal plane crash that killed New York Yankees pitcher on October 12. Cartwright had been invited to a playoff game between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. Fortunately for Cartwright, he could not make it. Cartwright's private plane crashed into Big Bear Lake near Sugarloaf, California. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:05:26 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15 Better get in line ASAP, otherwise you'll miss your only chance of getting dibs on the first batch of PS3s. The new long awaited and highly anticipated Playstation 3 goes on shelves tomorrow morning at 8am for the low price of $659 plus tax. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:30:07 -0800 http://www.thecgn.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14 Ralph Klein is about to step down as Premier of Alberta, but not before spending a little more before Christmas. $930 million to be exact. He plans on spending this on money on building projects ranging from roads, to schools, to hospitals, to sporting centres. The money is expected to start rolling out about 1 week before the first ballot of the leadership, and about a month before Klein officially steps down. This latest spending spree does have its one disadvantage, and that is no more cash gifts to all of the residents of Alberta like many have been speculating for months. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:04:17 -0800