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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 3, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a19 Winnipeg repress. Com Canada Winnipeg free press Friday october 3, 2008 a 19 now open 1608 St. James St. At Dublin 697.8211 toll free 1.877.697.8211 aboriginal Celebration featuring Sierra Noble & Dallas Arcand crazy Kree meet olympic athletes interactive displays luge ski jumping & Sledge hockey meet the Vancouver 2010 mascots Colin James live on the bring the whole family Winnipeg saturday october 4, 2 8 pm Sinclair Park Community Centre wow. Cespi Zittrain. Com plus 128 Adelaide St. 944 7463 1504 St. Maryus re. 944 7474 1530 Regent ave. 944 7466 wow. Canadia footwear. 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Hospital & research foundation a p r o d u c t i o n o f Welcome Back to the health report every sunday at 1 1 0 0 a. M. On promotion partner join us each sunday in october to learn More about the cardiac sciences program in Manitoba. Based at the St. Boniface general Hospital the doctors and surgeons of this program Are saving lives daily. Hear directly from the cardiac surgeons and cardiologists themselves about this fascinating Field of Medicine. T Oronto a review of scores of cases in which babies in Ontario were apparently shaken to death will take place against growing controversy Over whether its even possible to kill an infant by violent shaking alone. The second look follows this weeks scathing judicial report on How faulty forensic pathology led to the mistaken branding of several people As baby killers. The conundrum of the shaken baby is one that has been widely debated in the last five years or. John butt an expert forensic pathologist in Vancouver said thursday. A significant number of pathologists Are doubtful whether the syndrome exists he said. Butt one of the experts who helped uncover errors made by now disgraced pathologist or. Charles Smith said the sceptics still face an entrenched and significant group of doctors who firmly believe the syndrome is real. In his report this week Justice Stephen Goudge noted that one of the deepest controversies surrounding paediatric forensic pathology concerns shaken baby syndrome. In Light of the change in knowledge there May have been convictions that should now be seen As miscarriages of Justice Goudge wrote. Ontario Ops coroners office has identified about 220 cases in which there was a finding that a baby died after being shaken by an abusive Parent or caregiver. It was not Clear How Many of those might have resulted in convictions. Because a shaken baby May exhibit no obvious signs of trauma the syndrome is usually identified by bleeding on the brain or damage inside the Eye. A a abyss demands especially crying can become the trigger for a frustrated Parent or caregiver to shake a child according to the Canadian paediatric society. Experts argue the kind of Force needed to cause injuries characteristic of the syndrome equivalent to a fall from two or three storeys cannot occur any other Way. The severity of the shaking Force required to produce injury is such that it cannot occur in any Normal activity such As play the motions of daily living or a resuscitation attempt the paediatric society states. However More recent evidence indicates that even Falls from Low Heights can on occasion cause injuries that mimic those of the syndrome. What is the Public to do under these circumstances butt said. The answer is to open the process up to closer inspection. The Ontario review is unlikely to Sway opinions dramatically he said but would shed More Light on the divergent views about the syndrome. Butt said it was important for the team reviewing the cases to have representatives of the various opinions. The review is expected to involve collecting documentation such As police reports witness statements Hospital evidence autopsy results and microscopic photographs. The Canadian press shaken baby deaths to be reviewed faulty pathology suspected by Colin Perkel and sued Over fire Quebec members of the country is oldest French Canadian infantry regiment have launched a lawsuit against their employer the department of National defence seeking $ 250,000 in damages following the fire that destroyed the landmark Quebec City armoury last april. Les Volt Geurs de Quebec regiment and its insurance company Aviva blame and for failing to secure the armoury that according to Public information was not equipped with a fire Protection system at the time of the Blaze. Toll Booths eliminated Vancouver the demolition of the Coqui Halla Highway toll Booths is underway the provincial government announced thursday. Opp shoot cows Grafton ont. Ontario provincial police Are considering charges after officers were forced to shoot 15 cows that were meandering close to Highway 401 on wednesday in Grafton ont. Northumberland Opp sgt. Phil Pike said thursday that the owner of the cows agreed to let the Opp destroy them because they had wandered away from the mans farm several times previously in the past two months. Prison review coming St. Johns n. L. Newfoundland and labradors seven jails and prisons will undergo sweeping change after an Independent review painted an ominous picture of the provinces corrections system Justice minister Jerome Kennedy said thursday. The probe was ordered in april after two men serving time at newfoundlands largest facility were found dead. One committed suicide just hours before he was to stand trial. No link to fire lawyer Vancouver there were no witnesses fingerprints Dan or forensic evidence to link the Man accused of murdering five people to a fatal fire he is accused of setting a defence lawyer said thursday. Philip Riddell told a b. C. Supreme court jury of nine men and three women in his final argument that they must be certain beyond a reasonable doubt to find his client guilty. Doctors sued Toronto an Ontario Man who spent 12 years in jail after being wrongly convicted for the rape and murder of his four year old Niece launched a lawsuit against six doctors thursday including a forensic pathologist excoriated this week by a judicial inquiry. William Mullins Johnson seeks $ 13 million in general and punitive damages ment of claim asserts. From the news services around Canada a _ 19_ oct 03 08. Ind a19 1 0/ 2/ 08 7 23 41 pm ;