Manitoba faces spring flood threat as Red River rises
Manitoba officials warn thousands could be forced from homes as floodwaters creep up the Red River. The river is cresting near Fargo with Ring dikes protecting Red River Valley towns though some areas may become isolated islands in a lake 90 kilometres long and over 20 wide.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Red River Valley
Larry Whitney
Natural Resources Department
Red River
United States
Fargo
N.D
British Telecom misplaces Canadian area codes in new phone books
BT publishes Canadian area codes in error leading to confusion for callers. Montreal and Moose Jaw share codes with Vancouver and Toronto, Halifax and Ottawa appear mislocated in BC interior. BT says Canadian companies planned code changes and they used the information provided in good faith.
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London
British Telecom
Canada
Montreal
Moose Jaw
Vancouver
Toronto
Halifax
Ottawa
British Columbia
David Parker
Gene bill could make Canada world's strictest science laws
Tim Caulfield warned at a hearing on Bill C-47 that prohibiting 18 genetic practices may overreach and curb future demand for advances. He noted Britain and France regulate via national agencies and licenses, while Canada risks criminalizing gene therapy and other evolving technologies.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Britain
France
Tim Caulfield
Caulfield
DRES aids rover with panoramic moon shot plan
The Hat backs a future American moon mission by supporting a Nomad lunar rover camera from Defence Research Establishment Suffield. Stephen Bogner's panospheric device delivers 360 degree views, aiding space exploration as Carnegie Mellon's robotics team tests Nomad in Chile's Atacama Desert with June July flights.
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Science
Earth
Nomad
Moon
Hatter-Stephen Bogner
Defence Research Establishment Suffield
Bogner
Dres
CFB Suffield
Field Robotics Centre
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
Stephen
John Murphy
The
Robotics Centre
Murphy
DAES
Chile
Atacama
Carnegie’s
Science Centre
Tax return data used to update voter lists sparks privacy worries
Alberta residents raise concerns as Elections Canada plans to use Revenue Canada records along with driver licences and citizenship data to compile a permanent voters list. Critics say tax returns invade privacy. supporters cite cost savings and efficiency, with consent required in a national enumeration.
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Revenue Canada
Kathy Mohr
Redcliff
Mohr
Elections Canada
Citizenship and Immigration
Hatter
Tim Eichorn
Wheat export dispute prompts Ottawa to review U S case
Canadian Trade Minister Art Eggleton will have officials examine American complaints about rising Canadian wheat shipments to the United States while denying any move toward new quotas. Ottawa says Canada follows NAFTA rules and will oppose new export restrictions.
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Ottawa
Art Eggleton
United States
Canada
U.S
Charlene ‘Barshefsky
Eggleton
Commons
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