Tourism industry asks users to fund national parks
Calgary business leaders urge higher user payments to support national parks. Gordon Phillips of the Tourism Industry association proposes that businesses benefiting from parks should contribute to preservation and operating costs, alongside existing government leases, as environmental groups contest developments in Banff and Lake Louise.
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Walkerton water safety ends as boil order lifted
In Walkerton the boil-water advisory was lifted amid a public toast marking the end of Canada's deadliest E. coli outbreak. Officials cited a six month fight to restore safe drinking water after revelations of falsified records and mislabeled samples that caused seven deaths and 2300 illnesses. Front-line worker Al Buckle testified that superiors directed faulty sampling and that test kits and logs were manipulated, with chlorine readings faked and records invented.
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Six recounts to begin in federal race across Canada
Elections Canada confirms recounts in Matapedia Matane Quebec and Regina Qu Appelle Saskatchewan as final results remain unsettled in six ridings. Reviews also continue in two Saskatchewan and two Quebec ridings with potential for a seventh and an eighth recount. In Regina Qu Appelle NDP incumbent Lorne Nystrom defeated Canadian Alliance hopeful Don Leier by about 400 votes.
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Canada hosts effort to salvage climate talks
Canada leads a two day gathering of about two dozen nations to revive negotiations after a collapsed Netherlands conference. Representatives from the EU and umbrella group including Canada the United States Russia Norway Iceland Australia New Zealand and Japan seek common ground to trigger ministerial talks in Oslo next week. Environment Minister David Anderson urges urgency amid visible warming effects and alarming projections for places like Yellowknife and polar bear habitats.
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Agricore accused of hiring spies in union row
Winnipeg security firm says it was hired to watch union members after a bitter strike at Agricore. Brian Evans of B A Evans and Associates denies videotaping a workers family picnic but confirms an employee attempted to record a Grain Services Union meeting in Swan River. Evans apologizes for the fallout. Union leader Hugh Wagner calls for accountability and says trust in bargaining is damaged.
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Threat arrest hits Sagkeeng First Nation centre head
Windamae Canard 24 was arrested after an email threats the two former employees Anita Harper and Barb Gervais issued Sunday night said to be “dead meat” if they continued speaking about the Virginia Fontaine Addictions Foundation. Ken Courchene, director, vowed to keep the facility open despite losing 95 percent of its funding.
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Mafiaboy jailed for bail breach in Montreal case
A 16 year old known as Mafiaboy was ordered detained after violating bail terms by misbehaving at school. He has been suspended six times, faces 66 charges, and awaits another court appearance while his grades slump. The case follows his arrest last Friday on hacking and mischief allegations.
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Rabies Threat Seen From New Brunswick Strain
Health and animal welfare experts warn a new Atlantic strain of raccoon rabies detected in New Brunswick could spread rapidly through the Maritimes. St Stephen near the Maine border is an entry point for the deadly strain moving north along the U S coast.
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