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cry foul
Undertakers charged with fraud Police say
information has come from several witnesses, Alberta
Funeral Services Regulatory Board and the Crown
The owners of a funeral home sa y th ey
are flabbergasted by accusations that they Allegations
overbilled families for cheap burial mate-
rials and cut off a deceased’s finger in or- Police say an investigation indicated the fu-
der to remove a ring. neral home used cremation trays instead of
Ralph and Faith Zentner of Corner- more-expensive caskets but billed families
stone Funeral Home in Lethbridge, Alta., for the more expensive item.
Adam Pardy, left, celebrates his first goal of the season as a Calgary Flame with are charged with fraud and offering an in- It’s also alleged that in one case a rental
teammates, left to right, David Moss, Rene Bourque and Olli Jokinen. The Flames dignity to human remains. casket was reused without the lining being
won last night’s game against the St. Louis Blues 4-1 and thus extended their They are to appear in a Lethbridge replaced each time.
winning streak to four games. Go to metronews.ca for more. court in March. The offences are alleged to have occurred
“We have sought legal advice and vehe- between 1996 and 2006.
JEFF MCINTOSH/CANADIAN PRESS mently deny these allegations,” Ralph
Red, white and yellow resurgence
Zentner said yesterday. “We have difficul-
ty in understanding the evidentiary basis Police say they received a complaint
for these charges and look forward to re- from the provincial board that regulates
ceipt of disclosure material. funeral services about alleged illegal ac-
“We don’t understand who would gain tivity dating back 15 years.
from these ludicrous allegations.” “It’s been in our hands for a number of
Budget dividing From Hawaii
He also said there’s no way the funeral years, but it’s taken some time for us to
home will shut down while the charges sort through the information (and do) ex-
Tory caucus? to Gotham
are being dealt with. tensive consultation with the Crown pros-
“We have current families that we are ecutor’s office out of Edmonton, the
serving and will continue to serve and we special prosecutions branch,” said police
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
Committee votes against fluoridation
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KATIE TURNER/FOR METRO
After hours of hearing from Earlier this week, a the only one to vote against
the public, a city commit- group from the University the motion and said she
tee voted yesterday night to of Calgary’s faculty of med- would support more infor-
stop fluoridating Calgary’s icine, including Dr. mation from a panel.
water. William Ghali, offered to “I’m listening to a lot of
While a recommenda- form an expert panel to information.” she said. “A
tion will be made to coun- present research to council. lot of research was present-
cil, the debate is not over. “There was just a gener- ed today and it’s not clear
“It’s certainly what I was al indication to say that we to me what is substantive
expecting for tonight,” said would be potentially able research and what research
Ald. Druh Farrell, who to pull together something has been less rigorous, and
spearheaded the motion to for you. Let us know,” said that’s what a panel of ex-
remove fluoride. “It may be Ghali. “I would hate to see perts will be able to help us At one point, around 50 people had signed up to speak news
a different story at coun- a hasty decision.” with.” during yesterday’s fluoride debate.
cil.” Ald. Gael MacLeod was KATIE TURNER
Morton denies split
within Tory caucus
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party is a figment of the off on the budget. The last
media’s desire for a good two have run multibillion-
story,” Morton said. dollar deficits due to strug-
“We had lots of discus- gling oil and gas revenues.
sion and very rarely any Stelmach reiterated
disagreement in caucus on Tuesday that the next one
anything. At the end of the will follow the same pat-
day we all stick together.” tern and suggested it would
Morton said reports of be wise to keep program
heated discussion on the is- and infrastructure spend-
sue are wrong since the ing going and to use sur-
budget was approved by pluses banked in better
cabinet’s agenda and priori- times to pay off the deficit.
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On Tuesday, Stelmach to say if he will join the a special
stunned party members by race for the leadership. serenade for
announcing he will leave Stelmach did not com- Finance Minister Ted Morton speaks to reporters The Great One
politics after the upcoming ment publicly yesterday. following a caucus meeting in Calgary yesterday. on his 50th
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Teens charged in LRT stabbing
Curling clubs
News in brief
hit by thieves
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bing of a man near the against the two after robbery investigating after
Franklin LRT station. suspects in the robberies at three Calgary
The charged youth, ages stabbing near the LRT. Three suspects are in curling clubs. Police say
16 and 14, face a host of Franklin LRT Station. police custody after a the three suspects have
charges, including aggra- male was assaulted and been caught on
vated assault. emerged about another vic- robbed at the Southland surveillance video. They
The victim remains in tim who claims to have LRT station early enter the clubs dressed
hospital in serious but sta- been approached by the yesterday morning. The like curlers, but then they
ble condition, said acting suspects 15 minutes prior. suspects allegedly also go into the locker rooms
Staff Sgt. Mark Hatchette. Police are looking for a headed to the Shawnessy and steal items from jack-
“His belly was sliced third individual who may Acting Staff Sgt. LRT station and attempted ets and bags. Facebook to allow advertisers to
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