Retaliation fears rise over censored Gingras report
Medcine Hat MP Porter warns witnesses in the Daniel Gingras prison escape case face danger as Edmonton Journal and News reveal censored passages from John Weir's report. The excerpts suggest Gingras may have received a birthday pass on June 29, 1987 for informing. Corrections Canada says passages were redacted under the Privacy Act. Wanda Woodward's father questions safety of guards and asks what additional information prompted the pass while Edmonton MP Kilgour calls for RCMP criminal probe.
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Medicine Hat
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Porter
Wanda Lee
Leslie Woodward
Woodward
Sateen
Mandela release expected
Nelson Mandela could be freed within weeks as President F W de Klerk accelerates reforms ahead of talks on ending apartheid. Winnie Mandela says the leader indicated arrangements for release are being made and a late February or early March release is likely. The government pledged further reforms when parliament reopens.
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U S Warship Plan Triggers Colombian Political Split
President Barco faces opposition over a Bush plan to station U S warships near Colombia to target drug traffickers. Diplomats dispute a possible resignation of Foreign Minister Lon dono Paredes, while Bogotá seeks to balance security with home opposition amid regional tensions.
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Julio Londono Paredes
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Paredes
Canada’s OAS ambassador criticizes U.S. raid on Panama
Jean-Paul Hubert on his first day as Canada’s OAS ambassador denounces the U S raid on the Nicaraguan ambassador’s Panama residence as reprehensible. The OAS adopted a 19 to 0 resolution with six abstentions, Canada voting yes, while calling the raid a concern and watering down a Nicaragua proposal.
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Municipalities and NDP Move to Block Via Rail Cuts
A growing coalition of Canadian municipalities and the New Democratic Party prepare injunction-style legal actions to halt Via Rail reductions. Lawyers could seek Ontario and Nova Scotia-based challenges this week, with several cities already joining and others considering entry.
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New Democratic Party
Via
Bradley
Dartmouth
N.S
Peter McInroy
Sydney
Halifax
Columbia launches on 10 day pursuit of satellite bus sized craft
Space shuttle Columbia lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 5 35 a m MST on a 10 day mission to chase down and retrieve the Long Duration Exposure Facility a bus sized satellite after a three week delay due to pad problems and low clouds Commander Dan Brandenstein and pilot Jim Wetherbee will guide the crew through complex maneuvers to close in on the orbiting satellite with 57 experiments aboard It will be like hunting a speck in the sky.
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Nystrom Tied To Theft Case At Ottawa Drugstore
New Democrat MP Lorne Nystrom faced a theft charge after a store guard testified he pocketed contact lens cleaners worth 7.79 dollars while shopping November 29 at a Shoppers Drug Mart. Nystrom pleaded not guilty as his trial opened, defending his innocence amid media scrutiny.
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Mindy Gossman
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Jim King
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Clayton Ruby
NDP
Winnipeg
Ed Broadbent
Broadbent
First Canada born from frozen IVF embryos twins story
A Toronto couple welcomed a healthy eight pound boy born last week, 15 months after his fraternal twin. Conceived via in vitro fertilization in January 1988 at East General Hospital, the embryos were frozen for later use.
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Canada
East General Hospital
Peter Leung
Leung
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