Canadian fitness agency to close over funding woes
Canadian Press Ottawa reports that Participaction will shut down at year end due to money troubles. Marilyn Knox says funding from Health Canada was far from adequate, after the agency sought 2.5 million yearly. Health Canada offered about 100 thousand to bridge to June as talks continue.
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Ottawa
Marilyn Knox
Health Canada
Andrew Swift
Swift
Alberta Health Minister accuses doctors of using patients as pawns
Health Minister Gary Mar says the Alberta Medical Association is using Albertans as pawns in their wage dispute and urges doctors to drop planned job action. He warns extended strikes could raise emergency room delays and harm patient care and asks residents to report any risks to the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Calgary
Alberta
Gary Mar
Alberta Medical Association
Mar
AMA
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Shrine to Santa fills Donna Giroux home in Ontario
In North Bay Ontario Donna Giroux has collected hundreds of Santa items over 17 years. Her seasonal display includes musical Santas snow globes oven mitts curtains a clock and even a Santa themed toilet seat and shower curtain. Her total reaches around 350 items filling shelves walls and windows.
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North Bay
Ont
Santa Claus
Donna
Giroux
Santa
Old St. Nick
Wisdom and fear in human hearts
A reflective thought asserts fear is a mental construct of fearful thoughts and avoidance behaviors. It notes that listening to one’s own heart enables empathy and understanding of others, attributed to Wayne Dyer with Anonymous surrounding.
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Wayne Dyer
Supreme Gore win sparks legal brawls
Florida Supreme Court ordered immediate recount of thousands of ballots handing Gore a victory and sending Bush to the U.S. Supreme Court with an appeal. A deadline of noon Sunday was set for the recounts and Bush sought a stay arguing the ruling is unconstitutional and could harm the electoral process.
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Tallahassee
Florida
Bush
Florida Court
Florida Supreme Court
Gore
U.S. Supreme Court
Anthony Kennedy
Kennedy
State Supreme Court
U.S
Terry Lewis
Miami- Dade
Walkerton manager quits with 98000 settlement
Walkerton Ontario public utilities chief Stan Koebel resigns after 28 years, receiving a 98000 package including 995 days of unused vacation. The payout, paid in three installments, is under review by the town and the utility's commission as legal guidance is sought.
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Toronto
Ontario
Public
Stan Koebel
Public Utilities Commission
Walkerton
Ont
Warren Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Utilities Commission
PUC
Rod McLeod
David Thomson
Koebel
Soaring gas prices prompt possible extra rebates
Medicine Hat MLA Rob Renner says Alberta may need new consumer rebate programs as natural gas costs surge to nine dollars US per MMBtu and beyond. City officials note budget changes, rate hikes, and potential support measures amid winter demand.
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Medicine Hat
Rob Renner
New York Mercantile Exchange
Alberta
Dave Panabaker
Panabaker
Don Weisbeck
Brooks
Weisbeck
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