Health care urged as Alberta surplus climbs toward 869 million
Critics from health groups and the Liberal party press for more health funding as Alberta projects a budget surplus potentially reaching 869 million by next April. Premier Klein and Treasurer Dinning cite cautious use, with funds already allocated to Capital Health Authority and ambulance services amid strong oil-driven revenue.
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Edmonton
Grant Mitchell
Ralph Klein
Jim Dinning
Capital Health Authority
Dinning
Treasur
Man Threatens Self Harm After Assault Arrest
A 31 year old man arrested for assault in Pickering Ontario attempted suicide in custody, trying to drown in a toilet after earlier attempts by hanging and striking brick walls. He was treated and returned to custody. charged with attacking a man with a knife and fighting at a shopping centre.
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Pickering, Ont
Mayday search for trapped drivers near Whitehorse
RCMP and 20 searchers scoured a rugged Whitehorse area by air and ground after two men used a radio phone to report they were trapped in a overturned truck. The caller, injured and sometimes conscious, provided uncertain location details with last contact at 7 55 a.m. Police considered a hoax but kept the search active.
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Whitehorse
RCMP
Jim Halash
Peter Carr
Halash
Calgary dig claims oldest North American site at 20000 years
Archaeologists led by Jiri Chláchula report found stone tools and flakes on a cliff above the Bow River in Calgary dating to 23 000 to 20 000 years ago. They say the site to be the earliest evidence of prehistoric people in North America, challenging the prevailing 11 500 year timeline.
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Calgary
North America
Bow River
Jiri Chlachula
Chlachula
University of Alberta
Czech Republic
Alberta
University of Calgary
Gerry Oetelaar
Oetelaar
Canada
Yukon
Bering Strait Land Bridge
Asia
Chiachula
Calgary Cliff
Wake-up call in water woes across Canada
Vancouver experts warn a cryptosporidium outbreak in Kelowna BC affects 100 000 people in the Okanagan region. About 15000 suffer vomiting diarrhea fever or cramps as water supplies remain vulnerable. residents boil tap water or buy bottled water.
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Kelowna
Canada
British Columbia
Okanagan
Peter Wallace
Health Canada
Toronto
Calgary
Dole Promises Bridge to a Glorious America
Bob Dole framed his acceptance speech at the San Diego convention as a bid to rekindle national pride. He urged voters to see him as a bridge to a tranquil time and attacked President Clinton over trade policy as he sought the White House in a pitched GOP nomination race.
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Dole
White House
Bill Clinton
San Diego Convention Centre
America
Buried vault recovered from Ha Ha River mud
A 35 tonne bank vault swept away by last month’s flash floods was unearthed Thursday from the Ha Ha River mud near La Baie Quebec. The vault contained about $75 000 and 150 safety deposit boxes and was found about 300 metres from the former Saint Alexis de Grande Baie location after engineers used special equipment to locate it.
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LA Baie
Caisse Populaire Saint-Alexis de
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