Christmas displays light up street in Hat
The Devine family at 233 12th St. S.W. create a large year round Christmas display. Five weeks of work yield a multi figure scene with a singing family group and homemade decorations attracting visitors from far away.
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Mark Rogers
the News
John Devine
Germany
Japan
Devine
12Th St. S.W
Margaret
Colleen
Maureen Keys
Northern Ireland
Devines
Ack
12Th Street
S.W
Santa Claus
Cocaine Nativity Scene Seized near Madrid
Police seized a nativity scene entirely made of cocaine valued at about 20 million dollars. Four Colombian men were arrested in Madrid over drug trafficking tied to a major smuggling suspect at Barajas airport after three kilograms of pressed cocaine were found in the 12 figure display. Also seized were about 63 thousand dollars in cash.
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Madrid
Jesus
Barajas
Bogota
Colombia
Luis Eduardo Fernandez Quijano
Jorge Enrique Restrepo Jaramillo
Regina man wins 1.55 million on Lotto 4
Regina resident Rodne Nieswandt, 24, claimed a 1.552 million Lotto 4 prize, the second largest ever won in Canada. Nieswandt matched numbers 10 12 31 on a Quick Pick ticket.
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Regina
Rodne Nieswandt
Canada
Lotto
Ottawa delays nerve gas antidote tests awaiting report
Health and Defence ministers announced tests of the HI-6 antidote will not begin on humans despite departmental approvals. Perrin Beatty will study a Canada research report due later year while Jim Fulton warns of potential health risks and calls for public inquiry into past Suffield tests.
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Ottawa
Federal Health Department
Defence
Perrin Beatty
Beatty
Canada
New Democrat
Jim Fulton
Commons
Fulton
Canadian Forces Base
Suffield
Jake Epp
Defence Department
Health Department
Canadian free trade deal sails to Senate approval
Liberal MPs led by Sheila Copps protested by singing O Canada as the trade bill heads to the Liberal-dominated Senate for final passage next week. New Democrats opposed. Mulroney hailed the vote as a good day for Canada as the measure moves toward implementation on January 1.
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Sheila Copps
Canada
New Democrats
Brian Mulroney
Commons
Senate
United States
NDP
Mulroney
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Mulroney Defends Free Trade Victory After Closure Wins
The government used closure four times in the final push before Christmas to pass the free trade bill. Mulroney praised the effort as a hard but right path to economic prosperity. Opponents urged restraint, and Ed Broadbent said little could have changed the outcome. Senate action loomed with a Friday deadline.
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Mulroney
Canada
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Liberal
John Turner
Senate
Mennonites Donating Blood In Elmira For Christmas Season
Elmira residents push to donate blood as Christmas rush hits shops. Old Order Mennonites drive horse drawn buggies to the Red Cross clinic, keeping doors open two hours late while 60 percent of donors come from the local 2000 strong Mennonite community.
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Elmira
Ont
Red Cross
Kitchener
Marnie Schatz
Burlington
Waterloo
Peter Bowman
Anne Gallagher
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