Canadian skaters fall short as Olympic medals slip away
In Salt Lake City on Monday Jamie Sale and David Pelletier failed to defend their gold as Russia's Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze won gold on artistic points. Jeremy Wotherspoon crashed in the 500 metre heat, hurting Canada’s bid for a double speed skating title.
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Canada
Jamie Sale
David Pelletier
Jeremy Wotherspoon
Sale
Pelletier
Elena Berezhnaya
Anton Sikharulidze
Russia
Red Deer
CBC
Sayabec
Que
Wotherspoon
Canadian Olympic Association
Utah
Wirt and Wisdom Quote About Courage to Ignore Many Things
Anonymous remarks that Wirt and wisdom require bravery to admit ignorance in many areas to spare the disaster of knowing nothing at all.
Health minister opposes 50 per cent premium hike in Alberta
Alberta Health Minister Gary Mar rejects a leaked plan to raise health care premiums by 50 per cent, saying the amount and timing are Treasury Board decisions. He favors a rise lower than 50 per cent, while reports suggest a $300 million boost by 2003 and talk of cutting insured services and restructuring ambulance care.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Gary Mar
Mazankowski
Ralph Klein
Martin rips Rock over membership rules row
Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin accuses Allan Rock of crossing the line in a bitter Liberal Party dispute over membership rules. Rock defends openness to all would be members as the conflict widens, with Prime Minister Chretien urging ministers to stop the bickering.
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Paul Martin
Allan Rock
Liberals
Martin
Laval University
Rock
Liberal Party
Ontario
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Mr. Rock
Liberal
Shawinigan
Alberta teachers approve temporary strike levy amid walkout
Alberta Teachers' Association president Larry Booi announced a temporary monthly levy of 40 dollars for teachers to support strike costs after the provincial executive council approved the by law. The union had about 13 million dollars in reserve when the strike began, enough for roughly two weeks for 14 000 on strike.
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Alberta Teachers’ Association
Larry Booi
Bool
Medicine Hat
Terry Riley
Teachers’ Union
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