Montreal police beatings trigger firings and suspensions
Quebec ethics committee found Pierre Bergeron and Louis Samson negligent in the 1993 beating of cabbie Richard Barnabe, who later died in hospital. The actions come as Montreal police face a battered reputation amid earlier fatal bungling cases.
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Louis Samson
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Michel Vadeboncoeur
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Ottawa premiers push framework for social program rules
Nine premiers sign on to a plan to negotiate a framework agreement on spending and jurisdiction for social programs including medicare. Quebec’s Lucien Bouchard rejects the deal as a federal power grab while Prime Minister Chretien says Canada will not surrender authority to enforce national health standards. Negotiations target six month timing with dispute mechanisms and a collaborative approach to federal spending in provincial areas.
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Lucien Bouchard
Quebec
Jean Chretien
Chretien
First
Bouchard
Dallaire Defends Ward Over Rwanda Crisis Findings
General Romeo Dallaire defended his actions during the Rwanda crisis as Belgian and Canadian inquiries concluded he was unprofessional and indifferent in the deaths of 10 Belgian paratroopers. He maintained he acted with instinctive professional judgment and received strong support from Gen. Maurice Baril, who said he would risk his life for Dallaire in combat.
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Ottawa
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Rwanda
Senate
Dallaire
United Nations
Dailaire
Maurice Baril
Defence Staff
Suffield scientists defend Canadian chemical and biological expertise
Defence Research Establishment Suffield on the Canadian Forces Base Suffield near Medicine Hat houses civilian and military experts who assert Canada’s defenses against chemical and biological threats are unparalleled. The lab develops mine detectors, air sensors, vaccines, antidotes, protective gear, and medical countermeasures with humanitarian and military applications, while facing ongoing concerns about nerve agents and anthrax.
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Cam Boulet
Defence Research Establishment
Suffield
Boulet
DRES
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
Southview post outlet fights closure amid community push
Gre Bueckert battles Canada Post to save the Southview Mall Western Drug Mart outlet as the carrier plans to shut it by Dec 12 due to low sales in the immediate area. The closure will remove one full-time and two part-time jobs, with staff reassigned. A petition gathered over 200 supporters.
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Bueckert
Canada Post
Southview
Bud Diebel
Medicine Hat
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Bernice Fournier
Williams
Bank robber in silk shirt jailed after getaway limo
Kevin Kohl, 23, robbed a St Catharines bank at noon, passed a gun note, and stole 1600 dollars. He fled in a grey stretch limousine driven by a chauffeur but was quickly arrested by Niagara Regional Police.
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Court
Kevin Kohl
Niagara Regional
Carlos the Jackal Holds Court in Paris Murder Trial
The notorious Carlos the Jackal turned the first day of his murder trial in Paris into a one man show. He flashed smiles at the jury and claimed illegal kidnapping by French agents while joking about a plastic bag of documents. The trial focuses on the 1975 Paris killings of two French secret agents and a Lebanese informer, with six trials expected.
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