Protesters cross border for Summit protest in Canada
About 300 demonstrators led by Mohawks marched from the Seaway International Bridge toward Quebec City for the Summit of the Americas. Police, immigration officers, RCMP, Ontario police, Coast Guard, dogs, and helicopters blocked the cross border flow as vehicles dwindled and the bridge closed for hours.
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Akwesasne Mohawk Territory
Quebec City
Canada
South Dakota
Missouri
Seaway International Bridge
New York State
Ontario
Rcmp Akwesasne
Canadian Coast Guard
New York
Professors assess Walkerton economic impact study
Economics professor John Livernois and sociology professor Fred Evers from the University of Guelph will survey Walkerton families and businesses to gauge the full economic impact of the disaster. The contract is about fifty thousand dollars as part of the inquiry into the 2000 water tragedy that killed seven and sickened thousands.
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Evers
Warren Buffett Quotation on Business Clarity
A Warren Buffett saying notes business insight is clearer in hindsight than in forward view. The quote emphasizes evaluating outcomes after events to improve judgment.
Medicine Hat runner overcomes dehydration in Marathon des Sables
Sandra McCallum finished the 250 km six day Marathon des Sables in Morocco despite severe dehydration and blistered feet. She placed 441st among 612 women, 44th among female runners, after enduring plus 50 degree heat and limited fuel.
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Deddeda Stemler
Rick Carriere
Sandra McCallum
Medicine Hat
McCallum
Des Sables
Gas City
Free bussing returns for district students this September
School District No. 76 votes to drop busing fees, restoring free transportation to any school a student attends within the district. Parents welcomed the change saying it will keep families and students in No. 76 and allow choices that fit each child’s needs.
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Medicine
Gustafson
River Heights
No. 76
Kelly Allard
Christine Benson
Transportation Report
Trial by Junior Jury Clears Pettitt in Assault Case
In Guelph Ontario Justice Norman Douglas ruled Pettitt not guilty after 70 percent of high school students watching the public trial believed he was not guilty. The judge asked ten students to vote. seven said not guilty, three were unsure, and none believed conviction justified.
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Guelph, Ont
Norman Douglas
Pettitt
Douglas
Blood handling costs Red Cross 2.5 million
Canadian Press report states the Red Cross faced blood handling costs totaling 2.5 million. Dennis Bueckert outlines the financial impact on operations and potential effects on blood supply management.
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Red Cross
Dennis Bueckert
Canadian Press
Supreme Court ruling links Red Cross to tainted blood crisis
The Supreme Court of Canada finds the Red Cross negligent in managing the blood system during the early AIDS crisis, a ruling with wide implications for many victims and related compensation claims.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Red Cross
Red Cross faces over 2.5 million in HIV damages ruling
A court orders the Canadian Red Cross Society to pay more than 2.5 million in damages plus interest for HIV infections from blood supplies between 1983 and 1985. Two patients Alma Walker and Ronald Osborne developed AIDS and died. a third, referred to as M, is HIV positive. The ruling cites Krewer commission findings on weaker AIDS-era blood safeguards in Canada versus the United States.
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Red Cross
Krewer Commission
United States
Canadian Red Cross Society
Alma Walker
Ronald Osborne
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