Alberta mulls instant suspensions for drunk drivers
Medicine Hat police advocate immediate licence suspensions for impaired driving. Alberta Justice Minister Brian Evans aims to have legislation ready by spring. Ontario already allows police to seize licences at charge, while critics warn of constitutional issues and guilty-until-proven-innocent concerns.
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Justice Rivers
Medicine Hat
Bob Ross
Evans
Ross
Ontario
Lethbridge
Rajko Dodic
Two men face murder charges after botched jewelry store heist
In Boynton Beach Florida two men hoping to fund police academy tuition robbed a jewelry store. A fatal shot by the owner killed suspect Antonio Ortiz, prompting murder charges against Kevin Carter and Michael Harrison who fled and later surrendered.
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Boynton Beach
Fla
Antonio Ortiz
Marc Bonfiglio
Ortiz
Kevin Carter
Bonfiglio
Michael Harrison
Harrison
Carter
Palm Beach Community College
Sharon Plummer
Quebec Distinct Society Backed by Six Provinces
Quebec Liberal Leader Daniel Johnson presses to recognize Quebec as a distinct society in a constitutional amendment plan. Four Atlantic provinces plus Manitoba and Saskatchewan back the move with New Brunswick signaling readiness, aiming for a seven-province, 50 percent population threshold to entrench the clause.
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Toronto
Quebec
Daniel Johnson
Globe and Mail
Quebec City
Atlantic
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Globe
New Brunswick
Bernard Richard
The
Canada
Lucien Bouchard
Liberals Lead Despite Decline in Poll Support
The Southam Angus Reid poll shows the Liberal Party at 47 percent nationwide, down from their 1993 election peak but still far ahead of the Tories at 18 percent. Bloc Quebecois Reform and New Democrats each hold 11 percent, with 10 percent undecided. Jean Chrétien is viewed positively by 63 percent, and the survey, taken late November to early December, signals an election may come in spring.
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Southam
Angus Reid
Tories
Bloc Quebecois
Reform
New Democrats
Jean Chretien
Formance
Darrell Bricker
Bricker
Chretien
Men survive plane wreck in Alberta field
In a foggy field southwest of Edmonton a Bushmaster ultralight crashed, leaving two men trapped in the wreck. Pilot Fred Herzog 61 of Spruce Grove and passenger Arthur Cookman 63 of Prince George BC were rescued with non life threatening injuries. RCMP Constable Matt Petrie aided the rescue.
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Devon
Edmonton
RCMP
Matt Petrie
Fred Herzog
Spruce Grove
Petrie
Arthur Cookman
Prince George
B.C
Cookman
Morbid trading in Kabul bones fuels war‑scarred economy
The Times notes Kabul residents dig up human bones to sell in bulk to Pakistani traders for animal feed and other uses. A 14 year old boy, Faizdeen, says he was forced into digging after the Taliban captured Kabul on September 27.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Times
Faizdeen
Pakistan
Weather forecast highlights sunny day with subzero lows
The forecast calls for mainly sunny weather with a high tomorrow near 1 degree, tonight's low around minus 7, and no precipitation. Details appear on the weather map on page A2.
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