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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 2002
Page
5
Graeme Hartman and his pregnant wife Michelle were detained at gunpoint in a Calgary parking lot while driving their brand new truck. Officers later realized the vehicle belonged to them after reviewing keys, paperwork, and dealership details, apologizing for the mistake.
The Supreme Court of Canada rules 8-1 that Nova Scotia's 50 50 property sharing rule applies only to married couples. Unmarried partners may avoid forced equal division by choice or contract, upholding freedom not to marry despite potential protections some argued for.
Former governor general Ray Hnatyshyn dies at 68 after pancreatitis and bile duct cancer. A state funeral will be held Monday at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa with lies-in-state details to follow. The flag will fly at half mast on national buildings until sunset Monday.
Public Works Minister Ralph Goodale apologized after saying Canadians won’t be pansies or pantywaists in a trade dispute with the United States over the Canadian Wheat Board. He said his comments were not about anyone’s sexual orientation. Egale demanded an apology from Ottawa.
The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Friday on a Surrey BC school board ban of three books showing same sex parents in kindergarten and Grade 1. James Chamberlain argues the ban violates Charter equality rights and could discriminate against children of same sex couples. The board says books unsuitable for young children and faced parental religious opposition.
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