Monkeys Thrive in Captivity at Cat World Zoo
Two young snow monkeys born in southwestern Ontario adjust quickly to life in captivity at Cat World Zoo in Orono. Owner Wolf Klose says they have space to jump and play, while nearby guardians Jamie and Yuki worry they miss the animals. The monkeys are offspring of two females and a male that escaped from a St. Catharines private zoo in 1989.
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Ont
Ontario
Wolf Klose
Cat World
Jamie
Yuki
St. Catharines
Ruth Ferguson
Nureyev dies in Paris at 54 after defection and fame
Rudolf Nureyev the Soviet ballet star who defected to the West died in Paris at age 54. Doctors cited a cardiac complication amid reports he suffered from AIDS. Once Kirov Ballet’s leading dancer in 1961 he became a global icon decades of stage presence and athletic prowess.
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Paris
Rudolf Nureyev
Nureyev
Michel Canesi
Kirov Ballet
Newsweek
Getty to lose pay for missing Alberta legislature duties
Former premier Don Getty faces daily pay dock of up to 150 dollars for more than ten unexcused days in a session. Conservative whip Bob Bogle said a duty roster applies to all members and Getty had left the legislature in December with no return plan.
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Edmonton
Don Getty
Alberta
Bob Bogle
Bogle
Getty
Stettler
Government seeks new backer for Hibernia stake in Canada
The federal government taps Murphy Oil Corp of the United States to take a 25 percent share in the Hibernia offshore project after Gulf Canada relinquished its stake last year. sources say the move is part of a plan to diversify ownership and shore up the project’s funding.
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Toronto
Murphy Oil Corp
Hibernia
Financial Post
Gulf Canada
Lawyers Clash Over Testimony in Principal Group Case
In Edmonton an Alberta Court of Appeal panel heard closing arguments on a bid by Donald Cormie and two accountants to quash lawsuits from 1990 by former investors and the Alberta government. The suits allege misled regulators and investors by audited statements for First Investors Corp and Associated Investors of Canada, which collapsed in 1987 with debts of over 457 million dollars to about 67 000 investors.
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Edmonton
Donald Cormie
Bob White
Alberta Court of Appeal
Cormie
Alberta
First Investors Corp
Associated Investors of Canada
First Investors
Associated Investors
Rod McLennan
Alberta seeks legal opinion on halting human rights probe
Alberta government asks Justice Department lawyers whether the Alberta Human Rights Commission can review discrimination cases based on sexual orientation. Community Development Minister Dianne Mirosh opposes gay rights legislation and says a strong lobby supports special status for homosexuals. Acting chair Raffath Sayeed cites the Charter and recent rulings.
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Alberta
Dianne Mirosh
Justice Department
Alberta Human Rights Commission
Mirosh
Court tosses challenge to Ottawa drug patent bill
The Federal Court rejected a bid by generic drug firms to strike down Canada's proposed new drug patent law. Justice James Jerome said blocking the legislation would insult Parliament. The bill, pending Senate approval, would delay copies of brand drugs and raise annual drug costs by millions.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Nlw
James Jerome
Federal Court
Senate
Braer oil spill worsens as tanker sinks near Shetland
The Braer, Liberia-registered, broke up in heavy seas off Shetland after running aground Tuesday. A major slick threatens thousands of seabirds and seals. 10,000 birds at risk with reports of 50 dead. Six Dakota aircraft spray chemicals to disperse the spill while cleanup crews brace for worsening conditions.
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Shetland Islands
Transport Department
Lord Caithness
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Shetland Islands Council
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Shetlands
Transportation Department
Valdez
Alaska
Shetland
George Sutherland
Council
Transfusion ban overturned in Jehovah's Witness case
Ontario judge ruled that making the Friedel infant a crown ward without a full hearing violated natural justice. Roy McMurtry overturned James's order, noting parental religious rights and questioning the emergency transfusion given to the two day old patient.
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Michael
Everarie Friedel
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Roy McMurtry
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