Canada forgives debts of poorest nations totaling 700 million
Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin announced a moratorium on about 700 million in loans to the world's poorest countries. Eleven of about 17 debtors will have principal and interest forgiven upon reforms. Countries named include Benin Bolivia Cameroon Ethiopia Ghana Guyana Honduras Madagascar Senegal Tanzania and Zambia. Others like Congo Liberia Sudan and Ivory Coast are excluded for rights concerns.
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Paul Martin
Canada
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Martin
Benin
Bolivia
Cameroon
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guyana
Honduras
Madagascar
Senegal
Tanzania
Zambia
Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberia
Sudan
Ivory Coast
Alberta reports $50 monthly rebates to ease gas prices
Medicine Hat residents will receive a $50 per household monthly rebate for Jan through Apr 2001 as part of a $275 million energy relief package. All Albertans over 16 get a $300 benefit, with $150 mailed in November and another $150 due in April. funding also aids schools and institutions. Users can apply for landlords and condo associations starting Jan 5 at treasury branches and utility offices.
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Medicine Hathers
Medicine Hat
Rob Renner
Hatter
Larry Fischer
Renner
Kris Schulmeister
Lochart
Treasury
Massive eruption at Popocatepetl alarms central Mexico
Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City unleashed a spectacular ash and rock fountain in its fiercest eruption in 1,200 years. Residents fled as towns within ten kilometres emptied. President Fox visited to reassure evacuees that help would come.
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Cholula
Mexico
Mexico City
Popocatepet
Vicente Fox
Redcliff bar funds Christmas spree for needy kids
Redcliff bartender volunteers raise money from tip jars to buy gifts for 10 local children aged 2 to 12. With Misty River Transportation providing a bus and Wal Mart donating $100, the group escorts kids to shop for gifts, aiming to spread Christmas cheer and gratitude.
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John Sheehan
Travis Ouellete
Elf Sandi Mander
Redcliff
Wal-Mart
Broadway Avenue
Boni Crember
Boni
Mike Graham
Chris Crember
Santa Sighting Sparks NORAD Rudolph Nose Rumor
NORAD in Cheyenne Mountain Colo says unusual North Pole activity is due to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer nose. The agency jokes about Santa's early test run and invites kids to track Santa at 5 p.m. MST on December 24 via noradsanta.org.
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Colo
Reuters
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North America
North Pole
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Noradsanta.org
Walkerton Water Inquiry Reveals Decades of Falsified Records
Testimony shows falsification of chlorine logs dating back to 1979 by the public utilities manager and his successor Stan Koebel, amid Ontario deregulation stress and an E. coli outbreak. Koebel admitted altering entries to improve inspection appearance while detailing crew woes and personal vacation time.
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Public Utilities Commission
Stan Koebel
Koebel
Ian McLeod
Ontario
Frank
Brian Gover
Gover
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