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August
5, 2005
Attempted murder charges follow stabbing
Two young Iqaluit residents have been charged with attempted murder after police
discovered a 28-year-old man bleeding from multiple stab wounds outside Iqaluit's
Arnakadlak building, early in the morning of Aug. 1.
Jason Kilabuk, 21, and Douglas Katsak, 18, face charges of attempted murder,
aggravated assault and other charges related to the incident. They're to appear
in court on Thursday, Aug. 4.
The victim, a 28-year-old Iqaluit resident, underwent surgery in the Baffin
Region Hospital where he's recovering from wounds to his stomach and neck.
Police won't release further details, including the victim's name.
August
5, 2005
Youth arrested for knife-point robbery
Iqaluit police have charged a 17-year-old boy following the knife-point robbery
of a taxi driver during the evening of July 18.
The youth faces one count of robbery and one count of breaching probation.
He's to appear in youth court on Aug. 8.
August
5, 2005
Two more months of daylight savings?
If U.S. President George W. Bush likes the idea, U.S. residents - and then
Canadians - could be setting their clocks to daylight savings time for eight
months of the year.
Two extra months of daylight savings time were part of the Energy Policy Bill
approved by the U. S. congress July 21.
Daylight savings time was originally conceived as an energy saving policy:
by starting the clock later in the day, people may wake up in the dark, but
will find extra sunlight during the evening hours, when they might otherwise
be using electricity to light their homes.
If the president signs the bill, daylight savings time will start in March
and extend to the last weekend in November across the U.S.
Many Canadian businesses have already suggested that Canada should follow suit.
Otherwise, airline schedules, radio and television programming, business hours
and financial markets would be out of sync for at least two months of the year,
or more in places that don't switch to daylight savings time at all, such as
Saskatchewan.
If Canada were to adopt extended daylight savings time, Nunavut would likely
consider making the change.
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