Parrot Banned From Victoria Park Bowling Club
London AP Henry the parrot caused irritation at Victoria Park bowling club in Leamington Spa by shouting no and you are a yard short after shots. Club secretary Eric Slater says the committee barred the bird for annoying habits at matches.
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London
Victoria Park Bowling Club
Henry the Parrot
Eric Slater
Henry
Leamington Spa
England
Ralph Shakespeare
Bird
Slater
Medicine Hat man charged with arson at WCB office
A 42 year old Medicine Hat man Michael Whelan was charged with arson and uttering death threats after he entered the Workers Compensation Board office on Thursday and set fires to computers and the front counter with gasoline. He was arrested after police and firefighters responded. the WCB office remained closed as cleanup continued. He is to appear in court Tuesday.
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Medicine Hat
Michael Whelan
Elm St. S.E
Workers Compensation Board
WCB
Fourth St. S.E
Medicine Hat Hospital
Long-distance courtship ends as Toronto couple wed
Sonia Zive 88 and Harry Blechman 95 tied the knot in a civil ceremony at North York City Hall after 50 years of friendship and a long romance spanning South Africa and Canada. They plan a synagogue service, reception, and Caribbean honeymoon.
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Toronto
South Africa
Canada
Sonia Zive
Harry Blechman
North York City Hall
Blechman
Harry Zive
Sonia
City Hall
Harry
Miami
Caribbean
Rae Zive
Three die in subway crash in Toronto
A Rush Hour Toronto subway crash left three people dead and about 38 hospitalized as trains collided in a tunnel on the University Spadina line. Rescue crews freed a survivor after hours in twisted wreckage while authorities probe the cause and safety standards are debated.
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Toronto
North America
Mike Sale
Toronto Police
Sale
John Manning
Hanieh Akbari
University-Spadina
Transport Canada
Labor Ministry
Ronald McDonald
Andrew McCallum
Alberta MP says GST replacement will not raise taxes
Edmonton MP Judy Bethel says Albertans will not pay more under a proposed national sales tax and Ottawa aims to replace the GST while keeping Alberta tax levels stable. Prime Minister Chretien seeks a 10 or 11 percent harmonized rate, with Alberta preferring no rebate.
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Edmonton
Ottawa
Chretien
Alberta
Bethel
Rosko
Clinton backs total ban on nuclear tests worldwide
President Bill Clinton urged a zero yield test ban aiming to end all nuclear explosions. He said a comprehensive ban helps reduce the risk of nuclear crisis while vows to withdraw if safety concerns arise. Experts warn that monitoring without testing may weaken reliability checks.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
Clinton
U.S
Geneva
United States
Ashton Carter
Energy and Defence Departments
Nevada
Senate Armed Services Committee
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
Refugee flood reshapes Serbia as shelters open
Belgrade is hosting the largest wave of refugees from four years of war. Serbia opened a gymnasium to shelter shelter seekers from Croatia after its army retook rebel Serb-held land. Many feel betrayed by President Milosevic as authorities consider moving refugees south while fearing Kosovo proximity.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Croatia
Slobodan Milosevic
Bosnia
Kosovo
Regina woman mauled by protective mother bear near Burke Mountain
Carla Bing-Wo, 25, Regina, an urban planning student, was mauled and dragged 20 metres by a protective mother black bear while photographing heritage sites for Coquitlam. She remains in stable condition after the attack near a wildlife area by Burke Mountain, as the mother bear and cub were shot.
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Maple Ridge
B.C
Regina
Black Bear
Carla Bing-Wo
Saskatchewan
Rick Hildebrand
Bing-Wo
Hildebrand
Coquitlam
Burke Mountain
Vancouver
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Zive
Ananders Business
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