Vaporub counterfeit jars seized in Singapore perfume raid
Investigators in Singapore found 10 000 fake jars of Vicks Vaporub in an illicit perfume lab tied to counterfeit Yves Saint Laurent and Giorgio scents. The raid, confirmed by Procter and Gamble official Brandt Handley, targets Middle East bound units with Arabic and English labels.
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Singapore
Vicki
Yves Saint Laurent
Giorgio
Brandt Handley
Procter and Gamble
Richardson-Vicks Inc
Middle East
Handley Said
Snowy Vancouver Shuts SkyTrain Delays Bus Service
Vancouver residents stayed home as 24 centimetres of snow fell on Saturday and Sunday. The Arctic blanket neared knee height in places, the heaviest in two decades, with 32 centimetres as the record. RCMP reported no highway closures but warned treacherous, slippery roads and near freezing temperatures. SkyTrain was closed to clear tracks, while bus service ran with delays.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Area
Bob Rosen
Weather Office
Canada faces population decline without higher immigration
The Economic Council of Canada projects by 2040 Canada could dip to 29.7 million with an aging population and shrinking workforce. Even with current net immigration of about 60,000 yearly, a higher or lower birth rate changes outcomes only slightly. scenarios show base, low, and high growth paths, urging stronger immigration to sustain growth.
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Canada
Economic Council of Canada
Saddest Day in Argentine History Noted by Alfonsin
The newspaper quotes former Argentine president Alfonsin declaring a day as the saddest in the nation's history on Page B2. The remark signals a period of national grief and political tension reflected in the edition.
Woman Dead in Calgary Area Homicide Probe Near Medicine Hat
A woman was shot dead and a man was gravely injured in a farmhouse near Medicine Hat. RCMP investigated at the residence as officers sought a suspect, with no weapon recovered and identities not released pending next of kin notices. The injured man remained in Calgary General Hospital ICU.
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Calgary
Medicine Hat
Highway 3
Medicine Hat Rcmp
Jim Hill
Hill
Calgary General Hospital
Lethbridge
RCMP
Bill Palmer
Cypress
A.W. Palmer
Alfred Palmer
Ray Duquette
Matt Toews
Turbo
European peace effort earns praise as talks loom
Iraqi officials applaud a separate European peace initiative amid hints Saddam Hussein may set a date for high level talks with the Bush administration to avert conflict. Baghdad warned of attacks if fighting breaks out while EC ministers plan an emergency meeting in Luxembourg to appoint a envoy for talks with Tariq Aziz.
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Ap-Reuters
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Bagdad
America
Iraq
Latif Jassim
Saddam
Kuwait
Jassim
Baghdad
European Community
Luxembourg
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Jacques Poos
Tariq Aziz
Ontario auditor flags deaths of disabled in Brantford home
Report reveals 15 profoundly handicapped residents may have choked to death over two years at a Brantford Ontario home. Inquest jurors issue 80 recommendations to protect vulnerable adults. A new provincial advocacy commission will oversee care with up to 30 million dollars annually for two years.
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Toronto
Cathy McPherson
Ontario
Douglas Archer
Brantford
Ont
McPherson
Joseph Kendall
Kendall
Cedar Glen
Orillia
Brantwood
David Reville
Bob Rae
Pessimism in Canada grows in national unity poll
An Angus Reid-Southam News poll shows 58 percent of 1,500 Canadians fear national unity is in serious trouble with the future of the country at risk. The period Dec 17 to Dec 22 yielded a marked shift from earlier optimism, notably with Quebec differing from the rest of Canada.
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Ottawa
Angus Reid-Southam
Canada
Meech Lake
Angus Reid
Quebec
Roman monk sets the calendar for new decades in history
AP reports calendar expert LeRoy Doggett explains Dionysius Exiguus started counting from Jesus birth, making 1991 begin a new decade and 2000 end it. He notes centuries and decades are human constructs with no inherent natural start.
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Washington
Dionysius Exiguus
LeRoy Doggett
U.S. Naval Observatory
Doggett
Dennis the Small
Diocletian
Dionysius
Jesus
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