Ostrich Breeders Face Performance Angst at Toronto Exhibit
Privacy reports Jill the ostrich seeks a summer mating window but her male partner Jack shows performance anxiety after being displayed at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Susan Farrow, an ostrich farmer from New Liskeard, Ont., notes birds breed readily at home despite exhibition crowds.
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Toronto
Jill
Jack
Susan Farrow
New Liskeard
Ont
North Bay
Canadians rally to curb new gun controls across provinces
Gun rights supporters staged weekend rallies in Prince George Edmonton Toronto and Sydney warning of gun confiscation as Ottawa proposes a national firearms registry an assault rifle ban and tighter handgun limits. Speakers including Manon Lavigne and Merv Grunow urged rollback to 1978 rules amid large crowds.
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Canada
Prince George
B.C
Edmonton
Toronto
Sydney
N.S
Manon Lavigne
Lavigne
Ottawa
Merv Grunow
Responsible Firearms Owners of
Alberta
Grunow
Dozens aid burn scar along CP Rail line near Irvine
A 30 kilometre grass fire along the CP Rail line east of Irvine burned for about four hours Sunday, threatening Barb and Ken Schlacht’s winter pasture and cattle. About 100 people and firefighters from Medicine Hat Walsh and Irvine battled the blaze, with a Dunmore truck aiding. CP Rail cites no compensation until investigations proceed, while local volunteers from Elkwater Hutterite Colony and Cypress County residents helped contain the fire.
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Barb
Ken Schlacht
Irvine
CP Rail
Medicine Hat
Walsh
Dunmore
Calgary
John Hofer
Elkwater Hutterite Colony
Hofer
Stan Stehr
Cypress
Stehr
Quebec Premier Johnson Faces Last Debate Test
Premier Daniel Johnson of Quebec prepares for a pivotal 90 minute TV debate with Parti Quebecois leader Jacques Parizeau. Polls show the PQ leading, but Johnson hopes an outstanding performance and a Parizeau misstep could shift momentum before the Sept. 12 vote.
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Daniel Johnson
Johnson
Parti Quebecois
Jacques Parizeau
Robert Bourassa
Parizeau
Liberals
Richard Nadeau
University of Montreal
Nadeau
Quebec
Union Nationale
Jean Lesage
Stones second Edmonton show sells out amid phone overload
Edmonton faced a chaotic sale as a second Stones show sold out after a rush of fans lined up at Commonwealth Stadium and phone networks froze. Officials blamed the overload on the combined demand and a tornado-era peak in 1987 remains the worst disruption.
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Victoria
Moja Olviva
Nigeria
Barrie Kidd
Saanich Police Department
Ghana
Sudbury
Ont
Sri Lanka
Victoria Times-Colonist
Canada
Edmonton
Stuart Adams
Ed Tel
Commonwealth Stadium
Mike Edwards
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa
Edwards
Alberta nurses flee to the United States amid jobs drought
The exodus grows as budget cuts push Alberta nurses to seek work in the United States. Many face long separations from home as they seek positions in Montana and Tennessee after failing to secure employment in Alberta, British Columbia, or Saskatchewan.
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Alberta
United States
Reesa Popoff
University of Alberta
Honolulu
St. Francis Medical Centre
Hawaii
Reesa
Edmonton
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Whitefish
Montana
Popoff
Susan
U.S
Susan Paffrath
Nashville
University of Tennessee
Leanne Dekker
Alberta Association of Registered Nurses
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Bower
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