Fires Force Evacuations Across Northern Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan about 40 residents from Black Point were moved as a 350000 hectare wildfire advanced near the Alberta border. Southend residents, mainly children and seniors, were evacuated to La Ronge due to smoke from nearby fires.
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Black Point
Sask
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
John Cook
Forest Fire Management
Southend
la Ronge
Kim Wihnan
U S embassies in Kenya and Tanzania bombed killing many
A coordinated set of car bomb attacks struck the U S embassies in Nairobi Kenya and Dar es Salaam Tanzania killing at least 81 people and injuring over 1 700. Rescue workers labored through rubble as officials studied the motives and potential suspects.
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Nairobi
Kenya
U.S
Tanzania
National Security Council
PJ. Crowley
Washington
Bill Barr
Red Cross
Dar Es Salaam
Clinton
Jean Chretien
Klein urges tax cuts to bolster Canadian economy
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein called on the federal government to cut taxes and reduce debt to restore confidence in the economy. He spoke as Canada's premiers concluded their conference amid talk of reviving the currency, which traded near record lows against the U S dollar.
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Saskatoon
Lberta
Ralph Klein
Bank of Canada
Gordon Thiessen
Klein
Alberta
Waiting and spoils divide mankind in a proverb
A reflection on how people react to waiting, contrasting the bored majority with the few who welcome delay for reflection. The Irish proverb adds caution about truly knowing a man only when sharing a spoil.
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Ernest Dimnet
Alberta region posts unemployment under five percent
Medicine Hat area reports 4.6 percent jobless in July, down 0.1 from June and 1.8 lower than July 1997, as Labour Force data show. Science and Technology Minister Lorne Taylor says most who want work have it, with Alberta economics praised for diversification and investment-friendly climate.
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Medicine Hat
Outnia
Alberta
Science and Technology
Lorne Taylor
Lethbridge
Taylor
Cypress Medicine Hat
Banff-Jasper-Athabasca
Drumheller-Stettler
Manitoba
Kine Hat
Monte Solberg
Solberg
Ontario
Bank of Canada intervention lifts loonie amid July job gains
The Canadian dollar rose to 65.71 U.S. cents after the Bank of Canada spent over 500 million U.S. on dollars, while Statistics Canada showed July unemployment at 8.4 percent with 27,000 new jobs mainly in services. The gains came alongside a weaker banking sector weighing on the TSE 300.
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Toronto
U.S
Bank of Canada
Statistics Canada
General Motors
Paul Ferley
Bank of Montreal
Imperial Bank of Commerce
CIBC
Peter Drake
TD Bank
Premiers press health care funding as top priority
Canadian premiers end their two day conference by uniting behind a single demand for more health care funding. They urge restoring 6.2 billion in federal transfers cut since 1995 and vow to reinvest any new funds into health care. Roy Romanow frames the pledge as a national priority. Stephane Dion offers to seek innovative shared solutions. Ralph Klein notes other demands are secondary and can wait.
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Saskatoonanada
Saskatchewan
Roy Romanov
Ottawa
Stephane Dion
Alberta
Ralph Klein
ABC bananas in Halifax as TV promotion spreads
ABC television uses bananas in IGA stores in Halifax Nova Scotia to promote its fall lineup. Spokeswoman Susan Sewell notes the ads are aimed at catching attention with yellow oval stickers bearing the ABC logo and messages like TV. Zero calories or Another Fine Use of Yellow.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
IGA
ABC
U.S
Susan Sewell
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Cry For
Canadian Red Cross
Ann Landers
Canada
City News
Loonie
Ferby
Romanow
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