Charity auction in Medicine Hat raises Santa Claus Fund funds
Santa Claus Fund in Medicine Hat collected over $20,000 at a charity auction at the Corona Hotel. Ken Wright auctioned an all expense paid date with himself amid items including a $1,500 diamond tennis bracelet and a $800 signed hockey jersey. The drive aims to fund toys and food for 600 families, with coordinator Lorraine Schmaltz and Holly Beauchamp noting the generosity and progress toward the goal.
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Holly Beauchamp
Canadians favor thrift and deficit control in new poll
A Southam News COMPAS poll shows 85 percent of Canadians support welfare for short fixed periods and a deficit free government, with broad caution on new spending except for emergency health services which remains a national priority.
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Ottawa
New Southam News-Compas
Drunk driving tragedy fuels Medicine Hat vigil and calls for change
A 1990 head on crash near Dunmore Road killed Doreen Stecin 62 after a drunk driver in a 1981 Oldsmobile crossed the lane. The driver received 30 months in jail. 79 000 Canadians faced impaired driving charges in 1996. Police urge designated drivers and cab use to prevent future crimes.
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Calgary
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Queen’s Bench
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Hat Police Force
Justice Ministers Conference Tackles Public Fear of Crime
At a two day Ottawa Montreal conference, Justice ministers discussed boosting public confidence that crime is down and the system works. McLellan urged focus on victims rights domestic violence and young offenders while considering bail reforms stalking penalties and early transfers to adult court.
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Deral Justice
Anne McLellan
McLellan
Justice Ministers
Marc Lepine
Ecole Polytechnique
Alberta
Jon Havelock
B.C
Ujjal Dosanjh
Quebec
Serge Menard
Rently
Menard
Ottawa
For Profit Hospital Bid Deferred in Alberta
Alberta doctors delayed a move that would have allowed Health Resources Group to run Grace Hospital services as a private clinic in Calgary. Critics warned it would create Canada’s first modern for profit hospital, prompting public debate beyond the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Edmonton
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Canada
Larry Ohlhauser
Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
Health Resources Group
Calgary
Grace Hospital
Kyoto conference sinks plan stalls amid split over forests
At Kyoto Japan the debate over counting forest growth and other carbon sinks against emission targets stalls progress. Canada and allies push annual forest gains and planted trees for credits, while the US Australia New Zealand Norway back the idea and Japan Europe oppose it.
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Man Finds $250000 Lotto Prize Hidden in Closet
Louis Taylor, 42, discovered a Lotto 649 Encore winning ticket worth 250000 in the bottom of a plastic bag in his bedroom closet. The ticket had sat unused for almost a year before the windfall was revealed.
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Toronto
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