Charity cubed keeps faith in Sherwood Park man
Al Petersen spent 48 hours entombed in an ice cube the size of a phone booth at his car lot in Sherwood Park to raise funds for Christmas hampers for Salvation Army. Temperatures fell to -15 C as he sat on a stool with 30 cm thick walls, surviving on charity calls and brief sleep to collect groceries and cash for the appeal.
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Sherwood Park
Alta
al Petersen
Petersen
Salvation Army
Edmonton
Getty's costly office plan shocks Alberta liberals
Alberta Liberals demand a full explanation as Premier Getty moves into a taxpayer funded downtown Edmonton office with a shower. They note 17000 a year in rent and 10000 in renovations while Getty plans to keep his MLA pay. The move draws fire from opposition leaders as wasteful public spending.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Liberals
Don Getty
Percy Wickman
Getty
Stettler
Peter Tadman
Tadman
Ray Martin
Martin
Orman resigns from Alberta cabinet amid cabinet resignations
Alberta Energy Minister Rick Orman quits cabinet and cites a bigger challenge. He follows Treasurer Dick Johnston and joins several ministers in resigning, while stating Klein's victory did not influence his move and that he will remain as MLA.
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Calgary
Alberta Energy
Rick Orman
Orman
Dick Johnston
Peter Elzinga
Norm Weiss
Fred Stewart
Ken Rostad
Jim Horsman
Don Sparrow
Nancy Betkowski
Ralph Klein
Klein
U S pressed to move deeper into Somalia
U S forces face pressure to advance into Somalia’s famine ravaged interior and to disarm gunmen. A woman was attacked near French peacekeepers as Marines hesitated to act, while aid groups dub delays in Baidoa criminal negligence. CARE trucks later resumed food delivery. six planeloads of aid for Baidoa were en route.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
U.S
Baidoa
Care International
Robert Johnston
Johnston
Rick Grant
Irving leaves vast empire at 88 in Saint John
Kenneth Colin Irving, patriarch of Canada’s second wealthiest family, died Sunday after a brief illness in Saint John at age 88. The Irving Industrial Group employs a large share of New Brunswick workers and ranks as a major private conglomerate in North America. From a small gas station startup in 1923, Irving built a vast empire including Irving Oil Ltd and expansion into many industries, later moving to Bermuda to reduce taxes.
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Saint John, NB
K. C. Irving
Canada
Kenneth Colin Irving
New Brunswick
Bermuda
Saint John
Irving
Irving Industrial Group
New
K.C
Bactouche
N.B
Imperial Oil
Inco Says 58 Office Women Must Go Underground
Fifty-eight female office workers at Inco Ltd in Sudbury Ont face going underground to mine nickel or lose their jobs. They have three weeks to decide, with options to attend a six week "stope school" mining course or be dismissed. The move is labeled as retaliation by the union and a charge of sexual discrimination. Some fear the physical demands of deep mining, while others note the wage disparity between miners and office staff.
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Inco Ltd
Shirley Erkila
Inco
Sudbury
Ont
Jerry Rogers
Ing
United Steelworkers
Wayne Fraser
Sue Walker
Walker
Chernobyl Reactor Restart Sparks Energy Debate
Ukraine restarts reactor No 1 at Chernobyl as a second unit comes online amid contention between energy officials and environmental groups. Officials say nuclear power supplies about 40 percent of winter electricity, while Greenpeace warns of ongoing danger and calls for shutdown.
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Kiev
Ukraine
Chernobyl
Oleksander Karasiuk
Pripyat Scientific-Technical Centre
Gabi Wiener
Chernoby
Greenpeace
Russia
No. 4
Soviet Union
MP's food bank crack angers workers
Ottawa and national critics attack Conservative MP Barbara Greene for saying food banks create jobs and keep the needy dependent. Opponents label the comment out of touch as two million Canadians rely on food banks, including 800000 under 18, with calls for more effective welfare and social programs.
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Ottawa
Toronto
Barbara Greene
Commons
Greene
Action Centre For Social Justice
Aline Akeson
Akeson
Canada
John Kinloch
Canadian Association of Food Banks
Ontario
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Terry Wilson
Calgary Interfaith Food Bank
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