Victoria affair ends with roofer awarded damages
In Victoria, a small claims judge ordered a roofer to receive 1500 in damages after a mix up with Monday Magazine swapped his number with an escort named Lauren who advertised as a discreet little angel. The judge noted the escort trade appears busy and profitable.
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Victoria (Cp
Victoria Roofer
Monday Magazine
Lauren
Ian Henley
Roofer
Henley
Victoria
Canadians spend millions on jets despite retirement plan
A CBC white paper says CF-5 fighters are slated for retirement but Ottawa already spent about 200 million on wings avionics and maintenance since 1988 with more to come. Critics say taxpayers gain little as the fleet nears retirement amid ongoing defence cost questions.
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Cold Lake
Alta
Canada
CTV News
Defence
CTV
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Bristol Aerospace
Ken Epps
Project Ploughshares
Trynchy Dropped From Alberta Cabinet After Ethics Report
Alberta cabinet member Peter Trynchy was removed after ethics commissioner Bob Clark found no breach of the Conflict of Interest Act but noted poor judgment and inappropriate behavior for hiring Sandstar Corp to pave his Mayerthorpe home driveway. Trynchy filed defamation suits and criticized Clark as the report was released.
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Calgary Herald
Edmonton
Peter Trynchy
Bob Clark
Trynchy
Sandstar Corp. of
Mayerthorpe
Frank Bruseker
Clark
U.S
Joe McCarthy
Hitler
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Klein
CSIS chief hails spy operation against Heritage Front
Ward Elcock defended the CSIS infiltration of a neo Nazi group calling it well run and highly successful. He said the operation produced a valuable informant inside the Heritage Front and that Canadians got good value for money amid controversy linked to the Grant Bristow affair.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Ward Elcock
Elcock
Grant Bristow
Bristow
CSIS
Heritage Front
Reform Party
CBC
Russian general refuses to advance on Grozny over constitutional protest
Gen. Ivan Babichev declared the armored convoy would stop advancing toward Grozny, calling the operation against the constitution and vowing not to fire on civilians. Chechen leader Dudayev ordered troops to pull back from frontline positions as Russian deadlines loom.
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Grozny
Russia
Chechnya
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Ivan Babichev
Babichev
Boris Yeltsin
North Caucasus
Dudayev
Russian Federation
Palliser Health Authority slashes senior administration
Palliser Health Authority plans to reduce senior administration from 21 to eight regional administrators as southeastern Alberta embraces a regional system. The move targets six hospitals and the Medicine Hat health centre, aiming to save about $550,000 and shift programs and services to regional oversight.
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Alberta
Palliser Health Authority
Brooks Tom Seaman
Palliser Authority Pees
Ad-Bassano Ministrators
Bow
Guild
Reathalt
Seaman
Medicine Hat's Hospital
Health Centre
Regional Health Authority
John Bokstey
Shirley McClellan
Health Ee
Palliser Authority
Boksteyn
Hat
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
Brooks and
Bassano
Empress and
Oyen
Rod Mohr
Bow Island Hospital
Gerry Hildebrand
Hildebrand
Health Authority
Bob Wilson
Wilson
Quality Assurance
Feds to Review Tax Credit Plan In Wake of Bank Profits
In Toronto, critics call Canada’s tax credit for R and D outrageous as banks could gain up to 300 million. Nell Brooks of Osgoode Hall questions credits labeled for research and development while tech firms struggle for loans. Finance minister Paul Martin says the issue will be examined in February budget.
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Toronto
Southam
Canada
Nell Brooks
Osgoode Hall Law School
Ottawa
Paul Martin
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Chechnya Republic
Palliser Board
Rch
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