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My heart aches for him. A room in the house Adam shares with his fiancee in Saskatoon is furnished and ready for a baby boy - the crib, the stroller, the toys. But the child isn't coming home. This past week, a Saskatchewan court denied "Adam" (his court-appointed pseudonym) custody of his eight-month-old child. Instead, the boy will be raised by a Prince Albert couple selected by "Rose," the birth mother. The court also denied Adam an order giving him access to the boy for at least a solid year - unless the parties to the case agree on an access arrangement, which seems unlikely, given the raw emotions generated by the case. But did this ruling set a legal precedent? Do estranged fathers have fewer parental rights under Canadian law now than they did before Adam took his fight to court? .
A time of need
CARBONDALE - Thankful to escape safely from her burning mobile home with her five children Tuesday, the only items Tasha Oliver saved besides the clothes on their backs and one television is a jar of charred baby formula and a portrait taken of her father with four of her kids."I'm lost," Oliver said. "I feel like I've done and lost it."
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Carwash Victim’s Family Awarded $7.5 Million
The family of a woman who died after being hit by an SUV at a carwash was awarded $7.5 million in compensatory damages Friday in the lawsuit against the business. Brenda Lee Brown, 43, died of head injuries after the crash in 2005 at Town 'N County Car Wash. Her 18-month-old son, who she was pushing in a stroller at the time, survived. Her husband, Mac Brown, was awarded $2.5 million and her son got $5 million. The award was added to the $92,000 the car wash already agreed to pay for documented financial damages, The Tampa Tribune reported. Mac Brown declined to seek any punitive damages. In its verdict, the jury said punitive damages were warranted in the case. "The jury has spoken and justice has been done," said Steve Yerrid, Brown's attorney.
Retired Barksdale colonel receives award
A veteran colonel at Barksdale Air Force Base who took part in World War II as well as served in French Indochina before the U.S. military's involvement in the 1960s was honored Saturday.
Retired Col. Steve dePyssler, head of the Retiree Activities office and perhaps more active in retirement than during his service years, was presented the Chevalier order of the Legion of Honor.
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Shifting to under-drive
Could You Live Without a Car? Ottawa's a city of great distances -- it's 40 kilometres from Kanata to Orleans, after all -- but that doesn't deter some from living without a vehicle. Whether driven away by the high costs or environmental reasons, these families are all living car-free .
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