Canadians in Brazilian prison reject transfer offer for freedom
Federal authorities report David Spencer and Christine Lamont, both serving 28 year terms in Sao Paulo for a 1999 kidnapping, refuse Canadian transfer under the new treaty and begin hunger strike to maintain their stance as Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy seeks resolution. Lamont’s mother says they fear longer Canadian incarceration.
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Lloyd Axworthy
Brazil
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
David Spencer
Moncton
N.B
Christine Lamont
Langley
B.C
Canada
Sao Paulo
Albino Diniz
Latin America
Lamont
Spencer
World largest meat pie wasted after delays in UK car park
The 11 metre pie set a world record but 3,000 attendees abandoned the meal amid delays. organizers seek to remove the uneaten 10 tons of surplus pie from the site and find a farmer to take it as pig feed. The pie contained beef, kidney, onions, stock, beer, mustard, Worcester sauce and pepper, baked by 17 trainee chefs over 16 hours.
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London
Barry Bradshaw
U.K
Southview Garden Market IGA Workers Face Layoffs
About 60 employees at Southview Garden Market IGA in Medicine Hat were told the store will close. Agora Foods plans a new Hat store later this year and will run non union. some workers may transfer, others are laid off with limited severance and job-search workshops by Drake Beam Morin.
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Schwartz
Agora Foods
Drake Beam Morin
Calgary
IGA Store Closes After 14 Years Sparks Worker Outcry
Eleven year veteran Sharon Millburn laments two months severance after 14 years as Agora Foods announces closure. Workers accuse managers of cowardice and vow union action, urging customers to boycott. Consulting firm declines comment and ejects newsroom staff.
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Sharon Millburn
Schwartz
Kerry Barrett
IGA
Lene Page
Agora Foods
IMF Warns Canada May Face Rate Hikes If Growth Surges
The IMF's World Economic Outlook says Canada could lead in growth this year with 3.2 percent in 1998, but a booming economy might push the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates. It notes the Liberals' balanced budget and low inflation help, yet continued expansion could tighten monetary policy to keep inflation in check.
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Canada
International Monetary Fund
IMF
Bank of Canada
United States
World Economic Body
Mutant pig Rudy to live freely on California ranch
Rudy the three eyed pig with two snouts will not be sold for ham or shown. The eight month old mutant pig will roam a 300 hectare California ranch. Pigs Without Partners, an LA rescue group, bought Rudy from Scott Worwold of Marquette Iowa and renamed him Ditto.
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Good Life
Des Moines
Rudy
Santa Barbara
Calif
Pigs Without Partners
Los Angeles
Scott Worwold
Marquette
Iowa
Ditto
Judges Act pay hike sparks cross party clash in Commons
MPs from three parties oppose amendments to raise federally appointed judges salaries by 8.3 percent over two years. Liberal and Conservative support returns the 4.1 percent raises retroactive to 1997 and this fiscal year. Reform members denounce the move as elitist amid economic strain while Liberals defend the freeze and public service pay.
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House of Commons
Anne McLellan
Ottawa
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Chuck Cadman
Bloc
Michel Bellehumeur
Shaughnessy Cohen
Commons Justice Committee
Abduction suspects stocked for long disappearance
RCMP say U Haul trailer used in the Olds kidnapping held months of food and gear including propane tanks tents and outdoor supplies. Erik Wanamaker 49 and Gordon Kennedy 45 accused of abducting 14 year old Lacey Campbell stepdaughter of Kennedy. They face abducting a person under 16 charges and may face more as the case proceeds in Didsbury provincial court.
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Olds
RCMP
Dave Lee
Olds Rcmp
Erik Wanamaker
Gordon Kennedy
Er Valley
Lacey Campbell
Kennedy
Olds Area
Lacey
Lee
Bowden Institution
Wanamaker
Didsbury
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