Used car ad ties Kevin’s Kevy’s to O J Simpson
North Bay Ontario. Kevy’s Cars owner Kevin Dufresne apologized for an advertisement showing him shaking hands with O J Simpson and boasting slogans that mock the star. Simpson faces trial in Los Angeles for first degree murder. The ad drew angry calls after appearing in an entertainment magazine.
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North Bay
Ont
O.J. Simpson
Kevin Dufresne
Simpson
O.J
Kevy
Dufresne
UN chief fails to halt Bosnian siege as peace talks stall
In Sarajevo UN Secretary General Boutros-Ghali fails to secure a ceasefire and the siege of Bihac continues. Serb authorities snub him while calls grow to withdraw UN troops unless Serbs and government resume talks. Hundreds of peacekeepers including 55 Canadians detained.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Bihac
Boutros-Ghali
Security Council
United Nations
Threat to Crime Stoppers program looms in key Alberta case
Chief Justice Ken Moore warned the Crime Stoppers program could be destroyed if a defence lawyer gains access to its file in a cocaine trafficking case. Deborah Stewart seeks the full file on Sabah Halat, 39, alleged ringleader of a $1 million operation, arguing only redacted material is needed to protect informants.
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Alberta
Court of Queen's Bench
Ken Moore
Edmonton
Deborah Stewart
Sabah Halat
Crime Stoppers
Calgary
Stewart
Rock to Extend Firearm Registration Deadline in Canada
Ottawa plans eight more years to register seven million legal firearms with a possible first-year fee waiver. Justice Minister Allan Rock pitches the plan as foundation for reforms while gun owner groups vow to fight and delay compliance.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Liberal
Canada
Allan Rock
Rock
John Perocchio
Canadian Firearms Action Council
RCMP search Taber suspect's house as murder clues sought
RCMP specialists removed 25 garbage bags of material from a Taber house linked to Jeff Thurston as investigators seek evidence in the Eileen McCoy murder case. Neighbors describe a changed town while forensic analysis is arranged in Edmonton labs.
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RCMP
Taber
Cave Pommer
Calgary Herald
Eileen McCoy
Debbie Bruce
Mac’s
McCoy
David
Lethbridge
Bruce
Jeff Thurston
Edmonton
Walter Coles
Frank Ellis
Thurston
Alberta moves to shift child welfare to communities
Alberta announces radical reforms giving aboriginal groups and communities responsibility for abused children. The plan reallocates 50 million to early intervention, creating 17 regional boards and potentially 1,500 job losses over three years as services transition away from the province.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Mike Cardinal
Cardinal
Ray Lazanik
Children’s Services
Lazanik
Children’s Advocate
Bernd Walter
Walter
Defence white paper calls for budget cuts and army boost
Ottawa reports a larger fighting force with a smaller air force and reduced overall spending. Canada will stay in NATO and Norad and focus on UN peacekeeping, keeping combat-capable forces especially in the army. Defence Minister Collenette announced the plan at a news conference. The document outlines future directions for the military.
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Ottawa
Canada
NATO
Norad
Defence
David Collenette
Collenette
AIDS support group grieves first local death in Medicine Hat
A Medicine Hat AIDS support group copes with its first tragedy as an AIDS related death underscores community risk. Adele Palmer of the Southeastern Alberta Health Unit notes rising infections among young adults and women. Alberta Health data show 39 known southern Alberta AIDS cases, with many patients traveling to Calgary for care before returning home.
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Aids Medicine Hat
Adele Palmer
Southeastern
Alberta
Palmer
Medicine Hat
Alberta Health
Calgary
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