Hep C compensation vote tests Chretien government
Ottawa faces a tight confidence vote on the hepatitis C compensation package amid Liberal pressure to reopen the deal. Backbenchers and MPs like Mark Assad warn the issue is not settled, while opposition MPs may miss the vote. Deputy PM Herb Gray signals possible reopening after today’s vote.
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Chretien
Mark Assad
Assad
Stratford-area
John Richardson
Herb Gray
Chretien Presses Castro on Cuban Dissenters Roots
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien met Fidel Castro in Havana to raise human rights concerns for four jailed Cuban dissidents. Castro offered to consider the list but gave no promise of release, signaling displeasure at the questions while stressing Cuba’s legal system. No breakthrough occurred on the issues.
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Havana
Ean
Chretien
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cuba
Health concerns drive new school push at I F Cox
Redcliffe officials press the province to replace aging I F Cox school amid leaks poor ventilation and contaminants. Studies by AGAT Labs and Tang Lee find long term health risks. calls for a new building grow as costs estimate around two million with over one million already spent on modernization.
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Redcliff
I. F Cox
Keith Jones
Prairie Rose
Donna Kirchner
Kirchner
Agat Laboratories
Air Quali
Tang Lee
Faculty of Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Lee
Cypress Medicine Hat
Lorne Taylor
Gary Mar
Taylor
Jones
Wisdom on speech and marriage from proverbs
A saying contrasts wisdom in marriage with silence and speaking, noting that success hinges on leaving three or four things unsaid daily. It cites Harlan Miller on timely discretion and Parsian Proverb on restraint as signs of strength.
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Harlan Miller
Edmonton Oilers bought by local investors group
The NHL Board of Governors unanimously approved a bid by 17 local investors to purchase the Edmonton Oilers for 70 million dollars. The plan keeps Glen Sather and other key personnel, with final closing expected by May 5 and a six year rent deal at Edmonton Coliseum funded by city taxes.
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NHL Board of Governors
Edmonton Oilers
Jim Hole
Manger Glen Sather
Colorado Avalanche
Alberta
Texas
Les Alexander
NHL
Edmonton Coliseum
Pocklington
Toxic spill worsens at Donana Park in Spain
Greenpeace reports a massive tide of poisonous mine waste from a Canadian mine moving toward the Gulf of Cadiz threatening Donana Park and its six million migratory birds and wildlife. Dikes diverted the flow toward the Guadalquivir River but officials are accused of downplaying risks.
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Donana Park
Spain
Greenpeace
Gulf of Cadiz
Atlantic
Europe
Guadalquivir
Juan Lopez
Feds to reform youth justice replace Young Offenders Act
Canadian Justice Minister Anne McLellan previews a renewal of youth justice to replace the Young Offenders Act with tougher penalties for violent youths, publication rules for names, adult-court transfer options, and expanded prevention and rehabilitation measures. The plan stresses accountability and victim restitution while preserving a separate youth justice track.
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Ottawa
Southam News
Anne McLellan
McLellan
Manitoba plate NOTTSC faces revocation over Nazi phonetic clash
Winnipeg man Rod Ward defends his car plate NOTTSC honoring a local football club. The province considers revoking the plate after complaints that its sound resembles the word Nazi, while Ward argues it reflects his hometown team and should not be banned.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Rod Ward
Ward
Nottsc
Manitoba Highways Department
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