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Hayden strikes gold in India
Swimmer defies ‘Delhi belly’ to glide past Australian favourite
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ission’s Brent Hayden won gold for Canada in the men’s 100-metre freestyle Thursday at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. While much of the pre-finals talk revolved around stomach illnesses affecting a number of swimmers, including Hayden, the former world champion took the final in 47.98 seconds, a sizable lead over Simon Burnett
of England with a time of 48.54 and ahead of Australian Eamon Sullivan, the pre-race favourite and fastest qualifier, in 48.69. “My Delhi belly’s a little better today, I’m almost over it,” said Hayden. “It’s happening to everybody in all sports, it’s a place we’re not used to. If you can be comfortable being uncomfortable, that’s great.” Hayden turned first in the two-lap race to touch home a
second faster than his “There were two previous best set in major championthe heats on Monday. ships I hadn’t won a The 26-year-old’s gold in and that was surge came in the last the Olympics and 25 metres, leaving a the Commonwealth race for silver between G a m e s ,” H a y d e n Burnett, the defendsaid. ing Commonwealth “ Now I ’v e d o n e champion from Melthe Commonwealth bourne in 2006, and I just have to work Sullivan, Australia’s harder on the OlymBRENT HAYDEN Olympic silver medpics. I have nothing alist. more than a desire Hayden had shown his form to swim fast.” coming into the Games, after – JEAN KONDA-WITTE winning silver in the Pan PacifWITH FILES FROM CANADIAN PRESS ics in Irvine, Calif. in August.
Baby girl now ‘serious’ after falling from 3rd floor CHRISTINA TOTH & JEAN KONDA-WITTE editorial@abbotsfordtimes.com
Mission Memorial Hospital, and she was transported to B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver later that even infant girl who fell from a third- ning. storey balcony in Mission was Fellow tenant John Leggat, who upgraded from critical condition to lives directly above the family, was serious status, the RCMP reported just coming home with his son on Thursday. Wednesday, when they saw someone The one-year-old suffered serious picking the baby up off the ground. head injuries when she He was about 30 feet tumbled from her famiaway and said he saw ly’s balcony at 33395 First “They’re really good red on one side of her Ave., just above Sisto’s parents . . . You turn face, but didn’t think it River City liquor store. was blood. “Ever ybody is dev- around for a split “My son took it astated and heartbrothe hardest,” he said. ken,” building manager second and anything “Every time he saw the Jim Park said Thursday, can happen.” little girl she’d give him moments after remova big smile.” ing the broken light fixHis son, Johnny, 15, ture from the front of the – John Leggat tenant was traumatized by building which he thinks what happened Legmay have broken the gat said. baby’s fall. “It (the accident) breaks “He wanted to be there to help her the heart.” because he loves her.” Police and the B.C. Ambulance SerThe family is not known to police vice responded to a call around 5:50 or social service agencies, nor is there p.m. on Wednesday to the rental com- any reason to suspect foul play, said plex at the corner of Murray Street police. and First Avenue. see BABY, page A11 The ambulance rushed the baby to
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Building manager Jim Park removes the damaged light Thursday that likely broke the fall of a baby girl Wednesday evening.
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Medical pot advocates want expanded access to marijuana treatments.
Abby man lights joint in House of Commons Security asks him to butt out and leave BY MEAGAN FITZPATRICK Postmedia News
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medical marijuana user lit up a joint in the House of Commons Monday to draw attention to what he calls unfair rules set by Health Canada. Abbotsford’s Samuel Mellace is a licensed pot user under the federal government’s medical marijuana program. He started smoking a joint Monday afternoon while in the public gallery of the House of Commons as the daily question period came to an end. Mellace took a few drags on the joint before a security guard asked him to put it out and leave the gallery, which he did without incident.
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abbotsfordtimes.com At a news conference on Parliament Hill a short time later, Mellace said he didn’t think it was wrong to take his medication in the House of Commons. His complaints about the government’s medical marijuana program are twofold: delays in processing applications for licences and restrictions on how medical marijuana can be used. see SMOKER, page A11
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