Whale bites child at Marineland during a touch session
An 11-year-old Kansas girl required stitches after a beluga whale bit her hand at Marineland in Niagara Falls while visitors could touch the whales. Park officials noted no staff witnessed the incident and emphasized supervision by parents.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Marineland
Kansas
Amber Brown
Toronto
Canada
Friendship Cove
Amber
Tracy Stewart
Firefighters gauge progress in northern Manitoba wildfires
Fire crews eased pressure on two large forest fires near St. Theresa Point and Wee Lake allowing evacuees from God's River First Nation to begin returning home. Emergency officials say conditions are improving but a medical go ahead is still needed before all residents can go back.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
God’s River
Cam King
Manitoba Association of Native Firefighters
St. Theresa Point
Wee Lake
West Nile virus detected in birds near Niagara border
Niagara health officials warn residents to prep for mosquitoes after West Nile virus was found in dead birds in nearby New York state. Health units discuss control measures and public precautions as experts note possible Canadian spread and risk factors rise for children and seniors.
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Toronto
Niagara
New York State
Area Works
David Klooz
Niagara Health Department
Klooz
Tonawanda
Buffalo
N.Y
Andrew Simor
Canada
Animal Services
Western Hemisphere
New York City
Canadian Navy Seizes Ship GTS Katie Returns Home
Guns coming home as tug boats head for Rimouski to escort the seized American cargo ship GTS Katie down the St Lawrence River to Becancour and finally Montreal. The shipment worth 223 million dollars includes explosives and military supplies, held since August 3 over a pay dispute.
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Montreal
Canada
Rimouski
Que
St-Lawrence
Becancour
Montreal reporter shot near Lebanon border recalls fear
Katia Jarjoura, a 25 year old Montreal born journalist working in Lebanon, was hit by three bullet fragments in the lower abdomen during clashes near the Lebanon Israel border. She says she feared death but remained calm, plans to return to work after surgery and recovery.
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Michelle Macafee
Katia Jarjoura
Nabatyeh
Lebanon
Jarjoura
Montreal
Agence France-Presse
Ali Dia
Tarek Hussein
Concordia University
Radio-Canada
Chretien weighs cabinet shuffle as Axworthy mulls exit
Prime Minister Chretien signals intent to stay in the next election but faces cabinet questions. Lloyd Axworthy considers leaving for academic life at the Liu Centre for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. Paul Martin weighs four more years and leadership hopes, potentially triggering major reshuffles.
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Jean Chretien
Lloyd Axworthy
Paul Martin
Chretien
House of Commons
Jane Stewart
Justice
Anne McLellan
Axworthy
Martin
University of British Columbia
Liu Centre For Global Issues
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba
Man charged for murder in Calgary area death
Calgary police and Cochrane RCMP charged Michel Rodrigue 33 with second degree murder in the death of Khang Vinh Diep 23 whose body was found Saturday in a ditch along a rural road. Rodrigue was to appear in Cochrane provincial court Tuesday.
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Calgary
Cochrane Rcmp
Michel Rodrigue
Khang Vinh Diep
Rodrigue
Cochrane
Khang
Tornado alert rattles Pine Lake campers near Deerview
Environment Canada issued a tornado alert as a twister touched down near Pine Lake 10 kilometres southeast of town. At Sandy Cove Resort and Green Acres campground hundreds sought shelter with children crying and dogs barking while campers recalled the deadly July storm that killed 11 and injured 130. Authorities said the funnel caused heavy rain hail and high winds but spared populated areas.
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Red Deer Epee
Pine Lake
Environment Canada
Luke Ouellette
Sandy Cove
Green Acres
Teressa Greening
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Timmins
Shania Twain
Switzerland
Timmins High and
Ontario
Eilleen
Premier Pride
Vancouver
Ujjal Dosanjh
Dosanjh
West End
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Government Employees Union
Ed Foulkes
Skeeter
Guns Coming Home
Canadian Press
Katya Jarjoura
Radio Canada
Tarek Hussien
Nabatiyeh
Hussein
Rikki Renard
Spruce View
Prairie Post
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairie Consumer
Jason Rinke
Medicine Hat
Shirley Jablonski
Swift Current
Cae
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