Tories Accept Millar Western Donations Amid $244 Million Owed
Edmonton premier Ralph Klein defends Conservatives accepting 25 000 from Millar Western linked firms while the pulp mill faces a 244 million write off. Liberal critic says donations amount to taxpayer subsidies and urges return. Getty blames Klein government for the loss.
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Edmonton
Priner
Ralph Klein
Millar Western
Klein
Husky Oil
Nova Corp
Princi
Zwozdesky
Tories
Calgary
Larry Ryck
Joni Mitchell Finds Long-Lost Daughter in Toronto Discovery
Kilauren Gibb matched 14 facial traits with Joni Mitchell after spotting her mother’s photo on Mitchells internet page. Both had given up a child 32 years ago and began contact six weeks later, with Gibb visiting Los Angeles to meet Mitchell and her grandson Marlin.
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Toronto
Joni Mitchell
Kilauren Gibb
Gibb
The
Toronto Star
Mitchell
Los Angeles
Marlin
Two-Vehicle Crash On Trans-Canada Hospitalizes Hatters
A two-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada overpass at Gershaw Drive sent six people to hospital. Susan Briggs 22 Medicine Hat and another unidentified woman were rescued after the compact car was crushed against a wall. Orran McMullen said rescue time was about 15 minutes and charges are pending.
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Gershaw Drive
Susan Briggs
Medicine Hat
Hatter
Shelley Plante
Acci
Dent
Briggs
Trans Canada
Frank Kuntz
Fire Department
Orran McMullen
Medicine Hat Ambulance Service
Kuntz
Peter Mah
Tannis Toohey
Blaine Renner
Rocky Mountain House Loses VLTs In Alberta Crackdown
Alberta will remove all 37 video lottery terminals from Rocky Mountain House bars today after residents voted two to one to ban the machines in February. Court refused injunctions, with owners seeking 4 million in damages, while province says actions reflect community opinion. Other cities like Medicine Hat may follow.
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Red Deer
Alberta
Pat Black
Rocky Mountain House
Court of Queen’s Bench
J. L. Foster
Foster
Medicine Hat
Waste spill blocks traffic on I 270 in Columbus
About 760 litres of human waste spilled from a Fee Corp truck onto Interstate 270 on Columbus west side delaying commuters for hours. One person had minor injuries and eight cars were damaged as part of the 22 tonne cargo was dumped before 6 am. The driver was placed on temporary leave under state rules.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fee ‘Corp
Bre X urged to disclose sampling details amid Busang mystery
Keith McCandlish of Associated Mining Consultants calls on Bre-X to release sampling protocol and preparation methods and lab analyses to clarify how much gold, if any, exists at Busang Indonesia. Strathcona Mineral Services conducts an independent drilling study awaiting month end results. Bre-X stock drops to 2.52 on heavy TSX trading.
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Toronto
Re-X Minerals
Busang
Indonesia
Bre-X
Keith McCandlish
Associated Mining Consultants Ltd
Calgary
Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd
Toronto Stock Exchange
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Southam Newspapers
Southam Neworapers
McCandlish
Alberta Stock Exchange
Mali
Africa
Timbuktu Gold Corp
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