Canada seals WTO victory over EU beef ban
A WTO panel ruled the EU cannot justify its growth hormone beef ban on science, labeling it a disguised restriction on trade. Dennis Laycraft of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association hailed the decision as science over politics and a step toward accessing Europe’s market for Canada’s $5 billion cattle industry.
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Alberta Premier Klein enjoys record high support
A July Focus Canada poll by Environics shows 78 percent of Albertans satisfied with Premier Ralph Klein's Tory government, up 12 points since March election coverage. Klein called the results pleasing though the survey sampled about 200 people with a plus or minus seven point margin.
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Wisdom For Open Minds and Uncharted Frontiers
A proverb attributed to Charles Kettering notes that an open mind unlocks new territories of thought. It stresses curiosity, exploration, and the ongoing pursuit of innovative ideas beyond current boundaries.
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Charles Kettering
Alberta teens learn entrepreneurship at Cypress Hills camp
Twenty eight youths aged 13 to 15 take part in an entrepreneurship camp at Eagle's Nest Ranch near Medicine Hat. Teams draft business plans, meet bankers for loans, and practice practical skills under guidance from Entre-Corp and Tawatinaw Community Futures. Sports and activities like horseback riding round out a week focused on risk taking and real world finance.
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Edmonton
Michael Mackay
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Peace River
Pope John Paul II in France Draws Millions at World Youth Day
The papal visit in Paris saw over one million attend Sunday's mass at Longchamp racetrack during World Youth Day. The event ran a $5 million deficit as collections totaled only $333,000, equating to about 33 cents per person, according to organizer Bishop Michel Dubost.
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France
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Michel Dubost
Manning defends Ottawa perks after moving into Stornoway
Reform leader Manning will take a $21,300 tax free MPs expense allowance and a $6,000 second residence grant while living rent free at Stornoway. He seeks to keep Stornoway costs under other official residences and vows continued openness about his housing. Last year taxpayers paid $108,983 for housing at The Farm, Liberal MP Gilbert Parent’s official summer home.
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Calgary
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Poverty measure debate ends 30 year struggle at StatsCan
Statistics Canada concedes after three decades that LICOs are not a true measure of poverty and questions whether publishing low income statistics was ever appropriate. The review notes poverty is perhaps too subjective for objective measurement and warns LICOs have been widely misinterpreted as poverty indicators.
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Statistics Canada
Swan Hills Plant Contamination Report Warns of Long Term Impacts
University of Alberta biologist David Schindler reports years of contamination around the Swan Hills waste treatment plant. He cites airborne PCB leaks and a recent explosion, noting wildlife and game animals fed by contaminated ecosystems show toxic levels. Aboriginal groups plan to present findings to Alberta Environmental Appeal Board hearings in January seeking plant shutdown.
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Swan Hills
University of Alberta
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Alberta
Environmental Appeal Board
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