Chretien Signals Possible Return to Prime Minister Post
Ottawa reports indicate Prime Minister Jean Chretien may seek a third term, warning ambitious cabinet members he will dismiss rivals. In year end TV interviews he denied stepping down before millennium and said he will serve this term and decide next. Rumors point to Paul Martin Allan Rock and Sheila Copps considering leadership bids assuming Chretien leaves earlier.
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Chretien
CTV
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Allan Rock
Heritage
Sheila Copps
Reidy Motors case ends as Supreme Court denies appeal
Medicine Hat lawyer says Grimm and John Hirsch cannot appeal a 276000 dollar award to Reidy Motors Ltd. The Supreme Court dismissed their leave to appeal, ending nearly a decade of litigation over a 1979 land deal and fiduciary duties. Reidy, now 80, calls it due process and a rightful decision.
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John Hirsch
Reidy Motors Ltd
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court
Herbert Fielding
Bob Reidy
Hirsch
Reidy
Fielding
Medicine Hat News
Jim Dixon
Dixon
Alberta Court of Appeal
Queen’s Bench
R.V. Devell
Court of Appeal
David Taven
Der
Cardinal Business Holdings Ltd
Reidy Motors
First Street
Sixth Avenue
Canadian Forces to launch 1.5 million ad push for women in combat trades
The army plans a 1.5 million advertisement campaign to recruit women into infantry armor artillery and engineering roles. Some critics say it’s political correctness but Navy Cmdr Deborah Wilson says the drive reflects societal change and highlights that many women are unaware of available opportunities beyond submarines.
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Ottawa
GI Jane
GI Joe
Navy
Deborah Wilson
Howard Michitsch
Goodale meets oil foes over Kyoto treaty
Natural Resources Minister Ralph Goodale faced strong opposition from oil groups in Calgary as Canada pursues the Kyoto climate pact. He warned of the task ahead while meeting energy leaders who pressed for more analysis and stakeholder input before signature and ratification efforts.
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Goodale
Calgary
Ralph Goodale
Canada
Japan
David Manning
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Air Canada hides wreck identity after crash
Canadian press reports Air Canada repainted the wreck with navy and white to obscure tail and fuselage markings including the red maple leaf. Reform party critic Lee Morrison questions whether the work indicates a security breach and tampering with evidence at the site where investigators collect clues.
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Transportation Safety Board
Air Canada
Reform Party
Lee Morrison
Ottawa
Murder probe continues in Pincher Creek killings
Police say the SoPow McNas murders probe will continue as a man held under Alberta Mental Health Act was moved for assessment. Sgt Peter Roger Sopow and Lorraine McNab were found shot on McNab’s acreage near Pincher Creek. McNab, a Canyon Elementary kindergarten teacher, and Sopow, 52, led Fort Macleod detachment. both had children and were reportedly dating for six months.
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Lethbridge Regional Hospital
Walter Coles
Pincher Creek Rcmp
Peter Roger Sopow
Lorraine McNab
Sopow
Fort Macleod
McNab
Pincher Creek
Calgary
Coles
Canyon Elementary
From rags to riches in a dream prize win
Mark Edwards, 32, faced bankruptcy on December 9 but won a Dream of a Lifetime prize from a local children's hospital that included a $304,000 five bedroom home, furnishings, a year of groceries, and more. Edwards had moved in with a friend a month earlier to manage bills and now relishes a dramatic turnaround.
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Ottawa
Mark Edwards
Edwards
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