Name game in Alberta Canada's unusual surname tale
Edmonton Canada a 44 year old black woman living in Tacoma says she found unusual names in a U S Social Security pension file including Ima Hogg and Mary Christmas while noting she may be the only Alberta Canada. She explains her surname may trace to a great great-grandfather Louis an Oklahoma escaped slave who headed to Canada for freedom. She struggles with telephone operators and admits limited knowledge about Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Tacoma
Wash
Social Security Pension Plan
U.S
Texas
Ima Hogg
Yura Hogg
Pork Chop
Mary Christmas
Alberta Canada
Louis
Oklahoma
Freedom
Wayne Gretzky
West Edmonton Mall
Alberta Human Rights Commission to accept gay complaints
The Alberta Human Rights Commission said it will now accept complaints from gays and lesbians, reversing years of government pressure. Activists welcomed the move while awaiting political will from Premier designate Ralph Klein to protect LGBTQ rights amid past homophobia allegations tied to Ernie Isley. The commission cited recent Supreme Court decisions and a commission report detailing discrimination cases, including job loss and denied benefits.
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Calgary
Alberta Human Rights Commission
Alberta
Ralph Klein
Nancy Miller
Klein
Ernie Isley
Miller
Isley
Raffath Sayeed
Commission
Supreme Court of Canada
Rate drops again Bank of Canada lowers bank rate to 7.76 percent
Ottawa reports the Bank of Canada cut its bank rate for the second straight week to 7.76 percent from 8.27 percent, with expectations of further cuts. Major banks led by Bank of Montreal followed by trimming prime lending rates to 8.75 percent, and the Canadian dollar slips to 78.50 U.S. cents.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Bank of Montreal
U.S
Riots in India Kill Over 400 as Govt Restraint Scrapped
Indian security forces shoot rioters on sight in Bombay and Bhopal as Hindu radicals clash with Muslims after the Babri mosque destruction. Police report more than 400 deaths across 32 states while Pakistan and Bangladesh see temple attacks and strikes.
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New Delhi
P.V. Narasimha Rao
Bombay
Bhopal
Ing Dy
Rao
Ayodhya
Rama
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Lal Krishan Advani
Murli Manohar Joshi
Ashok Singhal
World Hindu Council
Bharatiya Janata Party
Advani
India
Dhaka
End of bishop's rape trial shocks natives in Canada
In Vancouver a judge halted the trial of Bishop Hubert Patrick O'Connor on two rape and two indecent assault charges after the Crown failed to disclose evidence. The stay led to stunned silence as native leaders urged further review, with complainants calling it traumatic and denouncing perceived injustice.
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Vancouver
Canada
Allan Thackray
B.C. Supreme Court
Hubert Patrick O'Connor
O'Connor
Greg Jones
Wendy Harvey
O’connor
Thackray
Chris Considine
Charlene Belleau
Cariboo
Prince George
Considine
Belleau
Suspects in $8.3 million armored car robbery nabbed
Four men linked to National Armored Ltd in Concord are charged with conspiracy to commit robbery after an $8.3 million theft. Police say two company employees, an employee’s relative, and a union worker were arrested at homes near Toronto. Suspects Francesco Ragni Nicola Camardi John Fullerton and Nikolai Mazare, all from the Toronto area, appeared in Newmarket court.
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Toronto
York Region
Newmarket
Don Kirk
National Armored Ltd
Concord
Kirk
Francesco Ragni
Nicola Camardi
John Fullerton
Nikolai Mazare
Olson moved to Prince Albert supermax unit
Canadian press reports child serial killer Clifford Olson, 52, transferred Sunday from Kingston Penitentiary to a Prince Albert federal penitentiary in Saskatchewan. Spokesman Jacques Belanger cites recent contraband possession and Olson's threats to escape as reasons. Local critic Gary Rosenfeldt questions safety given Olson's past escapes.
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Clifford Olson
Kingston Penitentiary
Saskatchewan
Olson
Federal
Prince Albert
Kingston
Ont
Jacques Belanger
Corrections Canada
Canada
Toronto
British Columbia
Gary Rosenfeldt
Asteroid Toutatis narrowly misses Earth
A two to three kilometer wide asteroid Toutatis passed about 3.5 million kilometers from Earth around 10 p.m. Monday. Experts warned a direct hit would trigger global disaster, with potential sun-blocking dust and massive craters if it impacted land or oceans.
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Washington
Toutatis
Earth
Don Yeomans
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Eugene Shoemaker
U.S. Geological Survey
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