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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 News worth sharing.
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FRANTIC FINISH Oilers fall to the Ducks Jonas Hiller makes a save on Oilers forward Taylor Hall as Francois Beauchemin of the Ducks looks to clear the rebound Monday night in Anaheim, Calif. Ducks won, 4-2. For more, visit metronews.ca/Edmonton HARRY HOW/GETTY IMAGES
SUV going wrong way kills four Highway tragedy. Vehicle spotted swerving, heading south in north lane for 20 kilometres before crash: RCMP
Witnesses to a highway crash Sunday near Innisfail said an SUV drove 20 kilometres on the wrong side of a divided highway before hitting another car head-on. RCMP Const. Doug Dewar said police were told of a north-
day. Her condition was not known. An employee at the Coast Plaza Edmonton Hotel, who wished not to be named, confirmed the four crash victims had worked at the hotel as foreign workers. The driver of the SUV, a 29-year-old man from Cochrane remains in custody and would be facing a number of charges, including impaired driving causing death and refusing to provide a breath sample, said Dewar. SHELLEY WILLIAMSON/METRO EDMONTON
New recycling Packing up plant — $4.3M in Damascus
Two cats left out in the cold
City aims to divert 70% of waste from construction, demolition sites
Chance and Hope look for fresh start after being abandoned outside mall
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bound SUV driving in a southbound lane, and had an off-duty officer “shadowing” when it struck another vehicle about 11:10 p.m., killing four people from Edmonton in the second SUV. “It was almost a square head-on collision,” said Dewar. Two men, both 35, and two women, aged 39 and 52, were killed on impact. “They were not at fault,” said Dewar, noting all four were Filipino temporary workers. A 28-year-old woman was sent to University of Alberta Hospital in critical condition, and underwent surgery Mon-
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