Carolers Fill Lincoln Park Zoo for 16th Annual Event
Thousands attend the Lincoln Park Zoo caroling event as 10 area choirs perform around the park. Visitors joke that animals in the reptile and feline enclosures cannot hear or respond to the singing, noting the lions and snakes seem unmoved by the performances.
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Ads pulled from CBC drama Boys of St Vincent
Vancouver CP reports advertisers withdrew from CBCs four hour drama The Boys of St Vincent amid controversy and court bans in Ontario and Quebec. CBC executive cites publicity while uncertain why advertisers left. The show depicts abuse at a Newfoundland orphanage run by Catholic brothers.
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Diana moves out of Highgrove estate in secret
The Express reports Diana Princess of Wales secretly left the Highgrove country estate moving items to apartments at Kensington Palace in London. Buckingham Palace declined comment while Charles and Diana reportedly plan separate lives though they may meet for official duties. Princess Anne’s forthcoming wedding to Timothy Laurence is also noted.
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Klein Becomes Alberta Tory Leader Shifting Cabinet Future
Ralph Klein won the Tory leadership race with 58 percent of votes, signaling a reshaped 18 member cabinet. He may cut rural-urban balance and question Doug Main’s role while Nancy Betkowski could remain in government as Klein consolidates Calgary strength and rural support.
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Four hour standoff ends peacefully with arrest
A 20 year old city man holed up in his house on Eighth Street S W for four hours before police persuaded him to surrender. Negotiations lasted four hours and he left voluntarily at 4 20 a m and was arrested. No threats or gun use occurred. Authorities will pursue psychiatric counselling.
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Manitoba schools press on prayers despite ruling
Manitoba school boards face complaints over ongoing religious exercises after a court ruling ended mandatory prayers. Agassiz School Division in Beausejour continues prayers awaiting Education Minister Vodrey’s reply, while other boards reportedly lack petitions from parents to authorize such practices.
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Lortie Seeks Parole After Prison Term
Canadian Forces corporal Denis Lortie who killed three and wounded 13 in the Quebec legislature in 1984 says he is no longer a danger after four years of therapy. In a La Presse letter he calls the crime inexcus able and states his aim is to return to society under strict conditions and no contact with his ex wife or children.
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Canadians prepare for fight to feed starving Somalis
At Petawawa base Major Rod MacKay says the Canadian Airborne Regiment Battle Group is ready to fight if needed to secure Somalia aid corridors. Canada plans 750 troops, rising to about 900 with over 700 from Petawawa for UN mission to guard ports and airfields and ensure food and medicine delivery. Families held a Christmas party as soldiers prepare for possible deployment before Christmas.
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