Hat's Spring Haiti bound for trainer job
Former Medicine Hat police chief Bill Spring, 55, leaves retirement to lead a 22 person RCMP mission in Haiti. He will supervise advisers and officers over six weeks starting January 11 to train and improve Haiti police procedures, equipment, and administration.
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Medicine Hat
Bill Spring
Haiti
Spring
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Caribbean
Donna Brownlee
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
RCMP
Canadian International Development Agency
United Nations
Regina
Deadline set for Bre X Barrick joint venture
Indonesian government orders Bre X Minerals to form a joint venture with Barrick Gold to mine the Busang gold deposit in East Kalimantan by month end. Government would take 10 percent, Barrick 75 percent, Bre-X 25 percent. Bre-X reportedly rejected earlier terms. Suharto family members are noted as local partners.
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Bre-X
Barrick
Jakarta
Bre-X Minerals
Barrick Gold
Busang
East Kalimantan
North America
Ida Bgus Sudjana
Suharto
Indonesia
Sudjana
Ment
Sigit Harjojudanto
Siti Hardiyanti
Klein's a shoo in in Alberta poll
A Herald Angus Reid survey of 800 Albertans shows 65 percent would vote Conservative if an election were held now. Liberals gain 22 percent and New Democrats 10 percent, vs 1993 results implying a Klein re election likely.
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Calgary
Ralph Klein
Herald-Angus Reid
Klein
Peter Lougheed
Canadian Airlines Cuts Fares To Reel In Passengers
Canadian Airlines announces a seat sale with 35 percent fare cuts on 110 Canadian destinations and 45 percent on 90 U S routes. Air Canada will match the sale as workers vote on pay cuts. The carrier also offers double air points for trips from November 1 to today and from January 1 to February end. Buzz Hargrove of the CAW likens the strategy to an alcoholic clinging to the bottle.
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Toronto
Canadian Airlines
Canadian
Canada
United States
Air Canada
Canadian Auto Workers
Buzz Hargrove
Chretien under fire over GST pledge breaking claims
The prime minister faces heavy opposition over promises to scrap the GST. John Nunziata accuses Chretien of lying to Liberal MPs and voters as Reform Leader Preston Manning and Tory Jean Charest join the attack amid unemployment concerns.
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Ottawa
van Chretien
John Nunziata
Chretien
Toronto
Commons
Nunziata
Liberal
Reform
Preston Manning
Tory
Jean Charest
Bloc Quebecois
Michel Gauthier
Jester-hat robber uses cleaner as bank heist weapon
A man wearing a jester’s hat robbed a Bank of Nova Scotia in Calgary this week. He approached a teller before 11 a.m. Wednesday, demanded cash, and fled with a plastic bag of money. Police note household cleaner can act as a weapon if spilled or threatened.
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Calgary
Bank of
Nova Scotia
Sgt. Bernard Coles
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