Alberta bans riding in back of pickup trucks provincewide
Law makes it illegal for passengers in the back of pickups to ride unless they are working, with a 57 dollar fine for both driver and rider. Exemptions include workers, farmers, construction crews, firefighters, and parade participants. A Red Deer mother collected 8000 names after her son died in 1997. Nine people were ejected near Sylvan Lake in August, six hospitalized. The ban applies across Alberta with no municipal opt out.
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Medicine Hattarting
Ross
Red Deer
Sylvan Lake
Ron
Liberal finance minister cautions on 17 percent tax plan
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Paul Martin warns the 17 percent flat tax proposed by Medicine Hat MP Monte Solberg could jeopardize health and education or push Canada toward deficits. Martin says Liberals will cut taxes fairly and balanced, while commenting on the Toronto Dominion takeover of Canada Trust. Solberg argues the plan would aid all taxpayers despite benefiting higher earners.
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Ottawa
Medicine Hat
Monte Solberg
Paul Martin
Martin
Toronto
New Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance
Solberg
Wisdom and Cowboy Logic Phrases on Truth and Sleep
A compact collection of maxims contrasts plain truth telling with lying and notes that skipping law school isn’t needed to know truth. It adds a quip about bedtime and effort, presenting lighthearted cowboy wisdom.
Health funding debate fuels private clinics concern in Alberta
Dennis Perrier questions Premier Ralph Klein on 1 billion dollars for health over three years, arguing funding may flow to private providers while Klein seeks to recruit more professionals, expand home care, and potentially allow private contracting to shorten wait lists. The plan includes an advisory council, public funding rules, and wage hikes for Palliser Health Authority staff.
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Medicine Hat
Dennis Perrier
Ralph Klein
Perrier
Friends of Medicare
Klein
Abertans
Don Mazankowski
Tories
Palliser Health Authority
Tom Seaman
Palliser
Seaman
Brooks
Robert Anthony
Hatter
Ron Kelly
Kelly
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Len Mitzel
Dave McCord
Shamim Jessa
Medicine Hat Hospital
Alberta
TD Canada Trust union approved Medicine Hat branches safe for a year
Ottawa approves the 8 billion takeover of Canada Trust by Toronto Dominion Bank ensuring no branch closures for 12 months. About 275 branches may close later. Medicine Hat hosts two TD and two CT branches staying open during the interim. TD plans 4900 layoffs over three years with 2000 via turnover.
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Medicine
TD Gains TRUST Transaction Seeks 8 Billion Deal
TD offers 67 per CT Financial share for Canada Trust parent as federal approval hinges on MasterCard sale. The takeover will cut about 4,900 jobs and close 275 branches over three years, with 2,000 positions absorbed through normal turnover. The agreement closes today on the 45th anniversary of the Bank of Toronto and Dominion Bank merger.
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Canada Trusts
Canada Trust
Medicine Hat
MasterCard
Toronto Dominion
Ontario
Goodyear
Trevor West
CT Financial
Andrew Benn
Bank of Toronto
Dominion Bank
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Crashes Near Oxnard Coast
A Alaska Airlines jet with at least 70 aboard crashed into the Pacific Ocean 65 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles while en route from Puerto Vallarta to Seattle. Rescue ops recovered bodies as crews searched in 58 degree water after diverting for an emergency landing.
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Oxnard
Calif
Alaska Airlines
Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
San Francisco
Seattle
U.S. Federal Aviation
National Park Service
Anacapa Island
Susan Smith
Channel Islands National Park
U.S. Coast Guard
Chuck Diorio
Coast Guard
George Wright
Fisherman Struggles After Ice Break Sends Him Into Lake
Port Dover Ontario scene as 71 year old Max Kohl fell through a lake Erie ice lip while leaving his boat. Ron Butchart and Bob Reid tried to help by tossing a rope and tying Kohl to the dock before firefighters arrived. Kohl treaded water for 20 minutes before rescue. He plans to fish again tomorrow.
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Port Dover
Ont
Max Kohl
Kohl
Lake Erie
Ron Butchart
Bob Reid
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Ann Landers Wees
Canada
Ajay Bhardwaj
Mitzel
Td-Canada Trust Union
James Wood
Pacific
Associated Press
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