Rancher's Groundwater Fight Tangles Oil Link Claim
Saskatchewan rancher Perry Anton has long blamed Calgary's Ocelot Energy for groundwater contamination. An autopsy found a rust-removal chemical linked to oil industry use in a cow, but Ocelot and the province dispute the source, while Anton notes years of drilling near his Great Sand Hills ranch.
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Fox Valley
Sask
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Perry Anton
Ocelot Energy
Anton
Ocelot
Environment
Lorne Scott
Scott
Great Sand Hills
Taxi birth in frigid Winnipeg nets eight-pound daughter Emmy
Florence Ranville delivered Emmy Kathryn Sky in the front seat of a taxi upon arrival at a hospital emergency bay. Nurses assisted immediately as the baby weighed eight pounds, thirteen ounces and entered the hospital wrapped in blankets.
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Winnipeg
Florence Ranville
Ranville
Emmy
Kathy Houston
Houston
Emmy Kathryn Sky
Weather Summary For Sunday Highs And Lows
Sunday saw a high of 26 and a low of minus 29 with 1.2 mm of precipitation. Weather map details are on Page J A2.
Charge against woman dropped in fetus case in Ontario
A provincial court judge in Smiths Falls dismissed the attempted murder charge against Brenda Drummond after ruling there is no statute covering firing a pellet into a fetus in utero. The case raises broader questions about abortion law and criminal liability for actions affecting a fetus.
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Smiths Falls
Ont
Inger Hansen
Brenda Drummond
Hansen
Drummond
Carleton Place
Ottawa
John Waugh
Lawrence Greenspon
Supreme Court
Canada
Calgary accountant becomes long distance crisis responder
Rae Fisher, a Calgary accountant, counseled a Baltimore mother in crisis after a misdialed 1-800 number. The 45 minute call helped locate Diane’s address, enabling Baltimore EMTs to reach and hospitalize her. Fisher and colleagues were thanked by Baltimore staff.
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Calgary
Rae Fisher
Baltimore
Fisher
Diane
GMA Ltd
GMA
Hostages Freed in Peru Prompt Family Reunions
In Lima 225 foreign diplomats and businessmen were released by Tupac Amaru rebels after being held at the Japanese ambassador's residence since Tuesday night. The three Canadians Hubert Zandstra Andre Deschenes and Kieran Metcalfe identified among the evacuees joyfully reunite with relatives while others remain prisoners.
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Lima
Peru
Hubert Zandstra
Ottawa
Andre Deschenes
Hull
Que
Kieran Metcalfe
Montreal
Anthony Vincent
Tupac Amaru
Santas Keep Christmas Cheer Alive in Valatie Village
In Valatie New York the Santas celebrate 50 years of visiting every Christmas Eve delivering stockings with apples oranges candy toys and warm tidings. The Santa Club founded in 1946 by 13 returning soldiers continues its door to door outreach with 25 members aged 20s to 90s from diverse jobs. Membership is exclusive requiring lineage or club approval.
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Valatie
N.Y
Valatie Santa Club
Santa Club
Pat Farrell
Santa Claus
New York State
Albany
Farrell
Joe Endryck
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Andre
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