| Beyond Fort McMurray, oilpatch country feeling the pinch from low crude Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:15 PM PST  If low oil prices stick around much longer, the operations manager at Lac La Biche Transport Ltd. says he may have to lay off workers. Kevin Warawa says business is down by about a quarter compared with the same time a year ago and oilsands operators that hire his company to haul equipment in northeastern Alberta are pushing for rates to be cut by 20 to 25 per cent. Some of the other customers said that they won't be getting back to production until probably the third quarter at least," he said from Lac La Biche, Alta., about 200 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. So far, the company hasn't had to let go of any of the roughly 130 workers it employs this time of year, usually the busiest for the oilpatch.
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| Even with regular exercise, excessive sitting linked to disease, premature death Posted: 19 Jan 2015 09:06 PM PST  Sitting on one's butt for a major part of the day may be deadly in the long run — even with a regimen of daily exercise, researchers say. In an analysis that pooled data from 41 international studies, Toronto researchers found the amount of time a person sits during the day is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and death, regardless of regular exercise. "More than one half of an average person's day is spent being sedentary — sitting, watching television or working at a computer," said Dr. David Alter, a senior scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, who helmed the analysis.
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| Storm Wrestling Academy trains aspiring professional wrestlers in Calgary Posted: 19 Jan 2015 07:52 PM PST The world of professional wrestling is considered fake by some — more theatre than sport.  |
| Canadian convicted of dismembering Chinese student appeals verdict Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:08 PM PST  By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - A Canadian male escort, found guilty last month of killing and dismembering a Chinese student, has appealed his first-degree murder conviction, claiming errors by the trial judge, Canadian media reported Monday. Luka Magnotta, 32, was found guilty in the 2012 death of Jun Lin, 33, after eight days of jury deliberation. Magnotta's defense lawyer, Luc Leclair, filed an appeal against all charges and is requesting a new trial, saying the judge erred in his instructions to the jury. A first-degree murder conviction in Canada carries an automatic life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years.
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