Human swine flu is hospitalizing three to four times as many children than regular seasonal influenza, new data from a nationwide surveillance system shows.

EDMONTON - The second wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic has peaked, but transmission of the virus continues and a third wave could hit before Christmas, provincial health officials warned Thursday as they again urged Albertans to get vaccinated against the disease.

This feature story was published in The Journal on July 25, 2006. EDMONTON - Charlie Chevallier's parents have never seen what his little face looks like without the ventilator equipment that helps him breathe.

Tefferi Wendu took four cotton-tipped sticks and swabbed his cheeks, twice on each side. The whole process took less than 10 minutes, but by the end of it, the 25-year-old was on his way to saving a life.

EDMONTON - An Edmonton doctor dreads the days when he has to approach new parents in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and tell them their premature baby may not live because of weak, undeveloped lungs.

OTTAWA - Retailers are rolling out bargain prices to keep Canadian shoppers on this side of the border this "Black Friday," the biggest U.S. shopping day of the year and the traditional launch of Christmas shopping in the U.S.

EDMONTON - The Alberta government and local police are targeting dial-a-doper drug operations in Edmonton under a new law that allows the province to seize criminal property and disrupt gang business, Alberta's Justice Minister Alison Redford said Thursday.

EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers' winger Ales Hemsky was going for an MRI on his damaged shoulder today and definitely won't play Friday when Dany Heatley and the San Jose Sharks visit Rexall Place.

EDMONTON - There is an outside chance that the Edmonton Eskimos will have to replace their offensive co-ordinator, yet again, as Portland State has contacted Kevin Strasser regarding the replacement of resigned head coach Jerry Glanville.

CALGARY - Stronger investment income, oil royalties and corporate income tax revenues have buoyed the Alberta government's economic picture, reducing the province's projected deficit to $4.3 billion.

EDMONTON - A longer-than-normal construction season means motorists should have better access to Whitemud Drive and an extra driving lane on the congested roadway before Christmas, the city of Edmonton announced Thursday.

EDMONTON - Finance Minister Iris Evans struck a dark tone Thursday, warning of government cuts despite improving revenues in the second quarter.

EDMONTON - An Edmonton business group hopes a trip next month to the Horizon oilsands project north of Fort McMurray will help members understand the challenges facing the industry.

EDMONTON - Finning International Inc. said Thursday that its Canadian division is selling seven giant Caterpillar 797 mining trucks and nine D11 track-type tractors to Shell Canada Energy.

EDMONTON - Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons has received this year's Civil Liberties Award from the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre for a series of columns on Bill 44 and access to transgender surgery.

Police following a trail of debris tracked down a hit and run suspect believed to have struck another man who is fighting for his life in hospital.

The Grey Cup trophy has witnessed a lot in its 97 years: It has braved fire and theft, been doused in beer suds and Champagne and survived the head-butts of overzealous players.

EnCana officials down-played the possibility of spinning out two potential takeover targets after shareholders gave the green light to creating Cenovus Energy on Wednesday.

The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce has come down firmly on the side of Bill 50, after considerable lobbying and a long debate over whether the group should oppose the province's new electrical power legislation.

Q: What's all the fuss about Bill 50?