For the third year in a row, Fort McMurray radio stations banded together to support the Northern Lights Health Foundation in the third annual Radiothon. Fort McMurray will be the first community in Alberta to achieve Baby Friendly status from the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada thanks to the $127,000 that was raised yesterday.

Healthcare professionals are holding information pickets across Alberta later this morning. After ten months at the bargaining table, Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health finally tabled their financial package that offered 0% increases for the first two years and only Cost of Living in the third year of a proposed package. Health Sciences Association of Alberta President Elisabeth Ballermann says our employers are asking us to accept mean-spirited rollbacks and wage freezes she also ads “Asking our members to accept rollbacks to things like bereavement leave and minimum periods of rest between shifts can only be characterized as plain mean, That’s why our members are fanning out today.

Wood Buffalo RCMP have laid criminal charges on a Fort McMurray man for exceeding the 60 km/h posted speed limit in the Timberlea area. Police observed four occupants in a dark coloured 4-door sedan, traveling down Confederation Way at a speed of 180 km/h. The road conditions at the time were classified as slippery and snow-covered. The driver, 21 year-old Garnet Bresson, was arrested and charged with Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and was also issued a 24 hour alcohol-related driving suspension. 

The price of oil is at a nine-month high -- $105.84 U-S a barrel. Traders point to concerns that Iran will cut off more oil to Europe. Close to 20 per cent of the oil Iran exports goes to the 27-nation E-U. The latest M-J Ervin survey shows the average price of regular gasoline across Canada has risen to $1.27 a litre -- up almost a-third of-a-cent from a week ago. 

Ottawa confirms the upcoming budget will contain details of how it plans to reform Old Age Security. The announcement was made by Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, who gave very few details. Finley says unless major reforms are launched now, younger Canadians will be saddled with higher taxes, fewer social programs, or bigger deficits. The next federal budget is expected in March. 

Sheldon Kennedy doesn't believe his former abuser Graham James expects to see justice when the former coach is sentenced tomorrow. The former N-H-L player told a Senate committee he thinks James will get a conditional sentence after pleading guilty to new sex offences against two more of his former players. Kennedy told the committee reviewing the government's massive crime bill that he supports new mandatory-minimum sentences for sex offences against children.

In Sports…
It was the battle of Alberta in Calgary last night and the Oilers snapped a 3 game losing streak hammering the Flames 6-1. The Oilers spread the scoring wealth around with six different players marking the score sheet in last nights contest.

Overtime wasn't kind to Toronto and Winnipeg. After scoring in the final minute to force extra time, the Maple Leafs fell 4-3 to New Jersey. The Jets meanwhile lost 5-4 to Philly after the Flyers also scored in the final minute of regulation but were able to complete the rally. Meanwhile, Dallas shut out Montreal 3-nothing, Buffalo beat the Islanders 2-1 and Pittsburgh downed the Rangers 2-nothing. 

The Toronto Raptors are back in action tonight when they host the Detroit Pistons.