Bouchard calls talks on federal role in social programs
Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard signals interest in discussing Ottawa's role in funding social programs. He cites a controversial Ontario report proposing provinces take full control of health care and other programs, a proposal premiers from poorer provinces opposed at the conference.
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Jasper
Quebec
Lucien Bouchard
Bouchard
Ontario
Ottawa
Mike Harris
Alberta
Ralph Klein
Newfoundland
Brian Tobin
Canada
Klein
Atlantic Canada
Hatter case ends as judge quashes SWAT search warrants
Provincial court dismisses drugs and firearm charges against Larry Davies after Judge L B Hogan rules a Dec 1 home search by Medicine Hat SWAT was oppressive and overreactive. The warrant lacked an address and relied on hearsay with no proof of information reliability.
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Medicine Hat
Hogan
Kipta
Justice of the Peace
Tim Petro
Lloyd Want
Belgium mourns Dutroux case as cries for justice grow
Bells toll across Belgium as families mourn two kidnapped girls found starved in a dungeon. Public anger swells over Dutroux’s release and police failures, with a million-sign petition calling for harsher punishment for child sex offenders and a push toward capital punishment for child killers. The royal family and justice minister are among attendees at funeral services while traffic chaos and nationwide mourning unfold.
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Liege
Belgium
Marc Dutroux
Dutroux
Cougar attack survivor learns mother died saving him
Six year old Steven Parolin remained stable in Princeton General Hospital after a cougar attack as his mother Cindy Parolin was killed while shielding him. Les Parolin told Steven about his mother's death and praised the older siblings for getting Steven to safety.
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B.C
Les Parolin
Princeton General Hospital
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Steven
Parolin
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Steven Parolin
John Parolin
Tulameen River
Billy
Cindy Parolin
David
Melissa
Calgary men charged in nightclub sexual assault case
Three Calgary men aged 21 to 23 were charged with sexual assault and robbery for the August 1 incident in an alley near Electric Avenue. Police say the 18 year old woman was chased and assaulted for over an hour after declining help from suspects outside a nightspot. Two other suspects remain at large.
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Calgary
Ihiree
Electric Avenue
Clive Marsh
Luke Alexander Johnston
Dallas Charles Norman Gowing
Eric Chan
Burmese python attack in hotel room ends with head severed
A 2.7 meter Burmese python bit a pregnant woman in a San Diego hotel room and coiled around the couple. The husband stabbed the snake with a penknife, and rescuers used a hacksaw to remove the snake's head after police arrived.
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Reuter
Robinson
Fire Department
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