Thieves Steal Snow White Dwarfs in Vancouver Yard
Art Mayes, 72, reports two of his 34 kilogram Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs lawn ornaments were taken from his east Vancouver front garden over the weekend. He notes this is the second time in three years thieves have thinned the display. The statues were wired together with stainless steel and secured with bolt cutters. Mayes laments the loss as a sign of rising neighborhood distrust.
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Vancouver
Art Mayes
Mayes
Canadian Base Suffield to Study Wild Horses With Groups
Base Suffield will have an environmental study by the Canadian Wildlife Service reviewed by independent groups. Base Commander Col. Keith Eddy says no herd reduction decision until questions are answered and the Aug. 24 report is released. Environmental activists call the process insufficient.
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Suffield
Keith Eddy
Brent McDonald
Eddy
National Defence Headquarters
Canadian Wildlife Service
Claire Flewitt
Ivan Shukster
Serbs Allow Women and Children To Leave Sarajevo
Serb forces agreed to let women and children under 18 depart Sarajevo after four months of siege. The deal, signed by a Serbian officer and a Children's Embassy representative, arrives as the UN Security Council prepares a force resolution for relief into the city amid reports of mass ethnic cleansing affecting about 28,000 Bosnians.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
UN Security Council
Calgary leaders warn on Air Canada merger impact
Alberta officials and politicians warned that a Air Canada Canadian Airlines merger could reduce competition and threaten Canadian Airlines. Officials urged long term support, possible bailout options, and urged parties to return to talks with American Airlines while a federal competition halt was sought.
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Alberta
Air Canada
Canadian Airlines International
A! Duerr
American Airlines
Duerr
Federal Bureau of Competition Policy
Canadian
Fraser Hodge
Hull
Que
Canada
Fred Stewart
PWA Corp
Stewart
Dick Johnston
Canadian Airlines
Mulroney Likely Sets Plan for Constitutional Talks
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney expects to announce full scale constitutional negotiations with premiers territorial leaders and aboriginal chiefs after Wednesday cabinet talks. After a seven hour session with the 10 premiers at Harrington Lake Quebec premiers offer cautious optimism while Quebec insists on accommodating proposals and Senate reform.
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Harrington Lake
Quc
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Ottawa
Joe Clark
Canada Loses Trade Rulings on Steel and Magnesium
U S authorities ruled against Canadian steel and magnesium imports as ministers pursue a North American free trade deal. The International Trade Commission found Canada injures U S industry by dumping steel among 20 countries and granted a final ruling against Norsk Hydro Canada magnesium in Quebec. Canada may appeal, while tariffs on steel could reach 75 percent after year end. Canada exports about 1.5 billion dollars of steel to the United States annually.
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U.S
International Trade Commission
Canada
Commission
Norsk Hydro Canada
Quebec
United States
Luxury jail for Pablo Escobar in Colombia revealed
Reuters reports that La Catedral prison near Medellin resembled a luxury hotel with suites for Escobar and 14 followers. Guards allegedly aided the escape on July 22 and provided food at parties, amid alleged government leniency and staff corruption.
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LA Catedral
Colombia
Reuter
Pablo Escobar
Escobar
Medellin
Fetus saved by in utero surgery at Mount Sinai Toronto
Five years ago chances of birth were nearly nil for Paul Jilesen until doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital performed a rare in utero procedure. A 75 cm tube shunt drained lung and chest fluid, enabling delivery by Caesarean section in June. Paul is now two months old and healthy.
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Paul Jilesen
Mount Sinai Hospital
Paul
Carol
Leo Jilesen
Lindsay
Ont
Robert Morrow
Morrow
Carol Jilesen
Jilesen
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