Protest planned as gun owners threaten surrender to Mounties
Calgary report notes gun owners plan to turn themselves in to RCMP detachments in protest of the federal firearms registry taking effect Jan 1. LUFA urges residents to flood government offices with messages while organizers expect up to 1,000 to join a New Year’s Day protest at Parliament Hill.
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Calgary
RCMP
Bruce Hutton
Firearms Association
Jim Turnbull
Jarvie
Alta
Firearms Owners Association
Parliament Hill
Lufa
Canadian Firearms Centre
Justice
Martin Cauchon
Cauchon
Rick Strickland Named Provincial Wildfire Specialist
Rick Strickland appointed as wildfire specialist for the provincial government. His role focuses on fire prevention, risk assessment, and coordination with regional agencies to protect communities and natural resources.
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Rick Strickland
Icy Sunday Closes Roads Spark Eleven City Accidents
Snow on warm pavement created ice across Medicine Hat streets with eleven accidents and no injuries reported by Staff Sgt. Jack Lemire. Several cars became stuck on Altawana Drive as police and gravel-sand spreaders worked to restore traction. Across Alberta three fatalities occurred in weekend crashes near Lake Louise and Edmonton, including a Vancouver woman and an elderly Calgary man.
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Medicine Hat
Jack Lemire
Altawana Drive
Lake Louise
Edmonton
Vancouver
RCMP
Trevor Josok
Calgary
Alberta
Elson Olorenshaw
Olorenshaw
Health Canada weighs ban on 2 4 D pesticide
Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency nears completion of a re evaluation of 2 4 D used on lawns and turf amid claims of cancer risk. Activist groups urge stricter action while Health Canada notes no significant concerns yet. A 97 farmer study found half exposed in semen, with groups calling for a phase out and tighter safety rules alongside ongoing removals of diazinon and chlorpyrifos.
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Toronto
Health Canada
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Canada
United States
Chris Krepski
Krepski
Ontario
The
Sierra Club of Canada
Canadian Cancer Society
Chretien Named 2002 Canadian Newsmaker of the Year
Prime Minister Jean Chretien won the 2002 CP and Broadcast News editors and broadcasters poll as the year’s top Canadian newsmaker. He faced leadership turmoil, cabinet shuffles, and a looming retirement while pushing health care and emissions issues. Martin and Olympic skaters Sale and Pelletier also received votes.
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Jean Chretien
Ottawa
Chretien
Canadian Press and Broadcast News
Paul Martin
CPEN
Martin
Jamie Sale
David Pelletier
Osbournes
Jami Hendrix
Cfbr-Fm
Edmonton
Don McCurdy
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Newsmaker
Conrad Black
Roy Romanow
Robert Pickton
ADQ
Mario Dumont
CBC
Ron McLean
Quebec
Hells Angels
Maurice
Mom) Boucher
Sheila Fraser
Pat Stogran
Afghanistan
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