Alberta may allow prisoners to vote after court ruling
Alberta Justice Minister Jon Havelock said the province could rewrite election laws to allow remand centre and bail prisoners to vote. The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled current laws barring prisoners from voting unconstitutional, and amendments may extend voting to those serving short sentences.
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Alberta
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Jon Havelock
Havelock
Alberta Court of Appeal
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Toronto Olympic bid wins CAO approval for 2008 Games
The Canadian Olympic Association backed Toronto for the 2008 Summer Games in a 58 to 2 vote, sending the plan worth about 2.5 billion dollars to the IOC. IOC decision expected September 2001 with North American host hopes heightened.
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Fern
Mel Lastman
Canadian Olympic Association
International Olympic Committee
Toronto
Canada
IOC
Sydney
Athens
North America
Palliser medical clinics close Friday protest shocks Hat
In Medicine Hat Palliser doctors closed offices Friday to protest lagging fee negotiations and underfunded health care. Emergency rooms remained open yet waits extended to about three hours for a two year old with ear surgery complications. Residents criticized the protest as inconvenient and urged a better method to convey concerns.
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Tannis Toohey
Medicine Hat
Palliser
Angela Langille
Gerry Rak
Brady
the Hat Hospital
Langille
Gerry
the Hat’s Hospital
Christine Hartley
Hartley
Oyen
Bow Island
Brooks’ Hospital
Bassano’s
Darrell Fiegel
Lucas
Fiegel
Medical Arts Centre
Sage
Flegel
Tianda
Curtis Heck
Kelly Allibone
Heck
Allibone
Alberta Health
Medicine Hat Hospital
Gruning Returns to Medicine Hat After Electrical Accident
Nordell Gruning, 12, returned to Medicine Hat Region Hospital from Calgary after an electrical accident that killed 16 year old Craig Batsel. Gruning needed hand surgery and nerve relief. doctors say no grafts required. RCMP and TransAlta will finish their probe, with pipes remaining at the scene.
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Medicine Hat
Nordell Gruning
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Dunmore
Calgary
Children’s Hospital
Craig Batsel
Candace Gruning
Medicine Hat Hospital
Batsel
RCMP
TransAlta Utilities
Lloyd MacNaughton
TransAlta
MacNaughton
Burnaby couple reconnects after long postal delay
Robert and Dorothy King of Burnaby received a Christmas card postmarked December 16, 1976, decades after sending it. The 90 year old man said the eight cent stamp and message from longtime friends brought news that the Bryce family are well and kids are okay. The Kings plan to contact their old neighbors to explain the delay.
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Burnaby
B.C
Robert
Dorothy
King
Hamilton
Archie Bunker
Robert King
Bryce
Iraq Defiance Deepens as U N Inspectors Say No Progress
UN inspectors report virtually no progress in verifying disarmament in Iraq. Richard Butler and Charles Duelfer reveal palace sites evacuated and limited access, signaling a potential return to confrontational standoff and renewed emphasis on inspections.
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United Nations
Saddam Hussein
Security Council
UN Special Commission
Richard Butler
Kofi Annan
Saddam
Butler
Charles Duelfer
Square One
Duelfer
Baghdad
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