Health telethon hits $400,000 goal with last minute donations
The Annual Health Foundation telethon energized by a final surge of gifts reached a $400,000 target. Organizers credited volunteers and donors for the late push that secured the milestone on Page A4.
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Health Foundation
Net results crown winners at high school volleyball finals
Winners were crowned at the state high school volleyball championships with dominant performances from leading teams. Coaches praised teamwork and precision as the tournament concluded, highlighting standout players who secured decisive victories in the finals.
Americans clueless on Canada leader poll shows eight percent
A Leger Marketing survey finds only eight percent of 1 500 Americans named Jean Chrétien as Canada’s prime minister and 86 percent did not know or refused to answer. In contrast 90 percent of Canadians knew Bush was U S president and 88 percent correctly named Ottawa’s capital. The study notes Americans’ insular focus and accuracy within 2 5 percentage points.
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Montreal
Leger
Jean Chretien
Canada
Pierre Trudeau
Chretien
Francoise Ducros
United States
U.S
George W. Bush
Ducros
Bush
Washington
Ottawa
Stephen Clarkson
University of Toronto
Clarkson
England
Impaired Driving Charge After Calgary Motorcycle Crash
A 24-year-old man on a Suzuki motorcycle was hit by a green Chevrolet van on the Dunmore service road near Future Shop. The rider suffered a compound tibia and fibula fracture and was airlifted to Calgary. Donald Scott, 49, is charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm and driving over the legal limit.
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Ryal Taplin
Dunmore
Calgary
Dunmore Service Road
Future Shop
Dan MacNeil
MacNeil
Medicine Hat
Donald Scott
Chretien pledges federal funds for Romanow health plan
Prime Minister Jean Chretien said the federal government will provide money to implement the Romanow health care plan as part of a broader pledge to boost health care, education, environment, and youth initiatives. He emphasized a federal provincial approach and noted Kyoto ratification soon.
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Chretien
Nelson Wyatt
Montreal
Jean Chretien
Liberal Party
Quebec
Romanow Commission
Saskatchewan
Roy Romanow
Bernard Landry
Parti Quebecois
Canada
Ottawa
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