Anti opium talks begin in Chiang Mai
Three of the world’s biggest opium producing nations opened a six day UN organized seminar in Chiang Mai to share ideas on eradicating opium poppy cultivation. Delegates from Thailand Burma and Pakistan plus observers from China and international bodies are tackling the Golden Triangle issue.
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Thailand
Reuter
Burma
Pakistan
China
Golden Triangle
Golden Crescent
Iran
Afghanistan
Kachin
UN Fund For Drug Abuse Control
Shellfish alert expands across East Coast region
Canadians are warned not to eat oysters clams quahogs and mussels from Newfoundland to Florida after a toxin found in Prince Edward Island mussels spreads. A toll free line is provided. A Montreal man died after PEI mussel poisoning. many in hospital nationwide. Shrimp crabs lobster and scallops remain safe to eat. Cooking does not remove the toxin. The issue triggers political fallout with calls for Health Minister Epp to resign.
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Marlene Orton
Ottawa
Newfoundland
Florida
Prince Edward Island
Berton Liston
Federal Health Protection Branch
Prudence
Montreal
Quebec
Oldman River dam cost figures escalate in Alberta dispute
Environmentalists cite provincial figures up to 417 million for the Oldman River dam in southwestern Alberta. Environment Minister Ken Kowalski cites about 350 million while questioning a 92 million higher estimate. Aborigine water rights and unstable bedrock are cited as potential further costs.
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Edmonton
Oldman River
Alberta
Ken Kowalski
Friends of the
Kowalski
Stanley and Associates
Calgary
Cliff Wallis
Peigan
Wallis
U S Consulate Bombed Amid Gaza West Bank Violence
Police arrested 22 after assailants hurled firebombs at the U S Consulate in Jerusalem amid seventh straight day of clashes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Four Arabs were wounded by gunfire as protests continued across Nablus Ramallah and Gaza City with no injuries from a second bomb.
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U.S
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Israel
Middle East
David Goode
Goode
Abba Eban
Gaza City
Ramallah
Nablus
Palestine Press Service
United Nations
Air Canada groundworkers push for indexed pensions study
Winnipeg report says if Air Canada groundworkers win indexed pensions, all airline staff may gain the benefit. Labor expert Mark Daniels calls it a major future issue as talks with Air Canada resume under mediator Bill Kelly. He notes private sector indexation is expanding and warns of broader legal changes.
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Winnipeg
Air Canada
Mark Daniels
Ottawa
Bill Kelly
Ontario
Canadian Auto Workers Union
Daniels
Canadian Airlines International
Lowell Paulson
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Paulson
Technology pushes caboose off the track
Ottawa railways no longer must use cabooses on certain freight trains after a Canadian Transport Commission ruling. The railways may replace the caboose with a brake monitoring device and relocate the conductor to the locomotive. Forty required conditions apply, including checks for dangerous cargo and regular inspections.
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Ottawa
Canadian Transport Commission
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