Toronto businessman overpaid by workers' comp cheque
Blago Simeonov told the Workers' Compensation Board they owed him $13.30 for specialized postal code maps. The WCB sent $17,280 by mistake, a $17,266 excess. He left a four day message, but the board has not returned his call.
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Toronto
Blago Simeonov
Workers' Compensation Board
WCB
GATT deal nears after years of stalemate in Geneva
After prolonged deadlock negotiators from 116 countries inch toward a final package in Geneva. US EC clashes over entertainment programs and aircraft loom, with Canada seeking a Canada clause exemption. Economists estimate a global gain exceeding 200 billion dollars annually.
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Geneva
United States
European Community
David Woods
Congress
Roy MacLaren
Canada
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Stalker terrorizes former Miss Teen Canada in Calgary
Dara Sutton once Miss Teen Canada now 20 says 14 months of stalking left her life in tatters. She fled Calgary after a brutal June attack when her throat was cut and her jeans stalker’s threats lingered in messages and gifts. Canada recently passed an anti stalking law but Sutton remains wary and exhausted.
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Calgary
Dara Sutton
Canada
Sutton
Able-bodied dominate welfare rolls in Montreal
A Montreal report highlights a shift in poverty from elderly and disabled to young able-bodied people. Lorraine Lowe, a 25 year old mother of six on welfare, criticizes training programs while others describe long term unemployment and appetite for self starting ventures amid rising single mother poverty and a growing number of capable yet poor workers.
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Montreal
Lorraine Lowe
Lowe
Iness
Institute For Research On Public Policy
Quebec
University of Montreal
Jean Michel Cousineau
Campbell resigns as Conservative leader paving Charest interim gain
Prime Minister Kim Campbell announced her resignation as Conservative leader in Ottawa saying the move clears the way for Jean Charest to become interim leader. St. Germain expressed profound regret while Charest is expected to assume the post after the party executive meeting Tuesday.
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Kim Campbell
Campbell
Conservative Party
Gerry St. Germain
Charest
Sherbrooke
Jean
Tories
Elsie Wayne
Saint John
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St. Germain
Jean Chretien
Grandmother Pleads Guilty in Abusive Son-in-law Shooting
Windsor Star reports 68-year-old Diana Brewer pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after shooting her abusive son-in-law David Barlow in the face and kicking him from the living room. The attempted murder charge was withdrawn. sentencing set for February 1.
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Windsor Star
Windsor
Diana Brewer
Patrick Ducharme
Donald Ebbs
David Barlow
Brewer
Randi
Ducharme
Walter Costa
Ebbs
Barlow
Russian voters back right wing and new constitution
With 25 of 89 districts reporting extreme nationalists led by Vladimir Zhirinovsky with 23 percent. Russia's Choice trailed with 12 percent while Communists and Women of Russia each had nine percent. Final results delayed as ballots are counted. 53 percent turnout and 60 percent backing the new constitution.
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Russia
Liberal Democrats
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Yeltsin
The
Communists
Women of Russia Bloc
Moscow
Zhirinovsky
Central Election Commission
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