Parks Canada offices hit by lewd 1 900 mistaken calls
In St Catharines Ontario staff at Parks Canada report persistent explicit phone solicitations from callers misdialing Love Talk to 468 4257 by mistake. The 1 900 ad led to inquiries about private numbers and services causing weariness among workers at Fort George and other national historic parks.
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ST. Catharines
Ont
Niagara
National Historical Parks
Parks Canada
Fort George
Ice cream clue ties to Nicole Brown Simpson case
The Ben and Jerry's manager says Nicole Brown Simpson and her two children plus a man in a suit stopped for ice cream the night Simpson and Ronald Goldman were killed. Newsweek says a cup, mostly frozen, was found near the bodies after 12:10 a.m. June 13. Prosecutors cite killings between 10:15 p.m. and 11 p.m. June 12.
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Los Angeles
Nicole Brown Simpson
Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Ben and Jerry’s
Bill Chang
Goldman
J. Simpson
Newsweek Magazine
Los Angeles International Airport
Chicago
AIDS epidemic surges with 3 million new infections last year
World Health Organization officials report about three million new AIDS infections in the past year. Asia accounts for one third of cases while Western nations see a slowdown. Merson cites over 17 million total infections and sub-Saharan Africa bearing the heaviest burden.
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Yokohama
Japan
Ap-Reuter
Asia
World Health Organization
Saharan
Africa
Michael Merson
WHO
Merson
Evening show boosts Med icine Hat rodeo turnout this year
Dana Sodero says 1,674 more fans attended the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede rodeo due to a Friday night show replacing a night show. Last year the Friday afternoon event drew 1,604 and this year the night rodeo drew 4,284, while night shows dropped 685 from last year. Overall gates rose by 618 to 98,054, helped by better weather and a improved midway.
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Medicine Hat
Dana Sodero
Sodero
Maple Creek
Sask
Coffee prices soar as supply issues push costs up worldwide
Java prices rise across the sector amid overproduction and failed trade deals. Coffee handlers report sharp gains from 75 cents to over 2 dollars per pound, with chains like Vancouver's Starbucks raising cup prices. Industry sources warn the trend may worsen before stabilizing.
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Ken Morland
J and L Distributing
North Bay
Ont
Morland
David Wilkes
Coffee Association of Canada
Grabbarabba
Edmonton
Vancouver
Starbucks
Wilkes
Big Valley Jamboree draws crowds near Edmonton
The five day cowboy music festival outside Edmonton attracted an estimated 25 000 to 30 000 fans who enjoyed camping and concerts. Attendee Martin, 18, from Wainwright, called it the best time of his life. Some critics complained about hat sizes obscuring views, notably Marlene Schmitland of Prince ton British Columbia during Marty Stuart’s set.
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Camrose
Alta
Edmonton
Martin
Wainwright
Marlene Schmitland
Princeton
B.C
Marty Stuart
Native abuse at residential schools linked to social breakdown
A 200 page study Breaking the Silence reports abuse at residential schools from 1800s to 1970s across Canada. Eleven victims recount electric shocks beatings rape and hat pin punishments, with many later harming themselves or their families. The AFN seeks a national inquiry and victim compensation.
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Assembly of First Nations
AFN
Alberta
Wilma Spearchief
Louise Million
Assembly
Anglican
Presbyterian
United
Nechi Institute
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Millie
UN warns of mass Rwandan refugee spill if French depart
UN officials fear up to one million Rwandans could flee into Zaire when France pulls out troops from southwestern Rwanda. France plans to finish by Aug 22 with possible two to three week extension. Refugee camps near Bukavu and Goma are hard to find due to dense population.
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Goma
Zaire
United Nations
France
Rwanda
UN Refugee Agency
UN High Commissioner
Ray Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Bukavu
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