The Medical examiner's office is revising the death toll from the Oklahoma tornado to at least 24.
The
Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says that 20 children are among
the dead in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs.
Medical
examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliott confirmed the children's deaths last
night. The tornado made a direct hit on an elementary school in Moore
and rescuers were seen pulling children alive from the rubble.
Authorities are still searching for victims throughout the community.
A jury
of three women and two men have been chosen to hear testimony at the
inquest into the death of a Chinese student at the Aquatic Centre in
September of 2011
The General Manager of the Aquatic Centre, Karen Ervin was the first witness to testify at the inquest
She wasn't working on the Sunday when Yi Fan Wang died.
She
testified there is usually 1 lifeguard for every 25 swimmers. The
inquest will be focusing on the Ultimate Swim when everything at the
swimming pool can be used.
Yi Fan Wang's family is not in attendance.
Two protestors gathering outside of a provincial announcement on the west side to show their disagreement with health care cuts.
Rick
Patton, who works in nursing with CUPE tells Tide News the cuts that
Health Minister Ted Flemming is imposing will have an impact on all
communities in the province, big and small, but especially in rural
areas, which he says have seen a reduction in both staff and service.
Patton tells us he's worked at the Ridgewood Veterans Heath wing for the past 25 years.
Point Lepreau's power output continues to climb.
NB Power
says that the nuclear power plant is now operating at 60% capacity.
Power was down earlier in the year because of trouble with the reactor's
fuel caps, forcing the company to slow re-fueling. They've said that
the caps were too tight after adjustments were made during a
refurbishment of the plant that finished in November.
The
company says they'll continue to boost energy over the next few weeks
until they reach full power. Point Lepreau began sending energy to back
the grid in late April, with the reactor at 35% power.
Doctors who want to live and work in this province may be forced to find work elsewhere.
That's
from Dr. Bobby Pomerleau, an assistant chief resident in Saint John.
Medical residents have written a letter to Premier David Alward and
Heath Minister Ted Fleming expressing their concerns that this province
is discouraging family physicians from practicing here.
Pomerleau
says that before he became aware of these issues, he would always say
yes, that he is a New Brunswicker and wanted to stay and work in this
province, but as he's nearing the end of his residency training, he says
it's becoming more and more obvious that there simply aren't practice
opportunities in our cities.
He says the few positions available
in the province require doctors to take over established practices or
move to remote and rural areas where there's little support for new
physicians.
