Naked Skiers Return To Crested Butte In Annual Streak
In Crested Butte Colorado an annual naked skiing event drew a couple of dozen participants despite resort restrictions on lifts warming rooms and sun decks. At least two snowboarders joined the streakers as they removed clothing after riding the lift and handed gear to friends or stashed it in backpacks.
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Crested Butte
Col
Federal pressure blamed for AIDS policy delay in Canada
In testimony at a national AIDS inquiry, four ex-advisers alleged southern Alberta religious conservatives pressured Ottawa to neglect AIDS warnings and funding in the early 1980s. They said conservative forces hindered action as HIV spread via tainted blood.
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Toronto
Alberta
Canada
Colin Soskolne
Ottawa
Soskolne
Soskoine Soskoine
University of Alberta
Belize trawlers threaten turbot peace in Grand Banks clash
Canada warns Belize flagged trawlers fishing for turbot off the Flemish Cap may violate conservation rules. Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin vows actions to remove the vessels as Newfoundland cheers patrol ships returning home after a EU deal that splits turbot quotas among Canada EU and other nations.
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ST. John's
Mld
Brian Tobin
Grand Banks
Belize
Ottawa
St. John’s
Canada
European Union
Tobin
Newfoundland
Margot Reid
Ross Reid
Britons push to reclaim waters and exit common fisheries policy
British fishermen led by Save Britain's Fish urge John Major to withdraw from the Common Fisheries Policy and reimpose a 200 mile exclusive zone around the coast. They cite declining earnings and foreign fleets that harvest Britain’s once rich waters.
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Plymouth
England
Canada
Europe
Common Market
European Union
Graham Jolliff
Britain
Jolliff
John Major
Alberta to test chelation as heart disease treatment
Alberta funded study will test EDTA chelation therapy for heart disease in at least 140 patients over two years. Researchers follow American College of Advancement in Medicine procedures while opponents warn the unproven treatment lacks solid evidence.
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Alberta
Mark Lowey
Calgary Herald
Calgary
Janet Hammond
Edta Association of Alberta
Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
Larry Olhauser
Edmonton
John Prowse
Alberta Health
Merril Knudtson
University of Calgary
Foothills Hospital
Knudtson
Dennis
Hammond
Buoyant buck could help borrowers
The article notes a potential Bank of Canada rate cut amid easing inflation concerns and a rising US dollar, with economists predicting a quarter point rate reduction and possible mortgage rate cuts. It cites NESB Burn and MMS International figures and points to stock and bond market gains alongside Moody's rating shift and political easing.
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Ottawa
Southam News
Bank of Canada
Nesbitt Burns
Mario Angustiniotis
MMS International
Angustiniotis
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