Kelowna Student Faces Court Over Stolen Jaguar
A 17 year old youth appeared in Kelowna court after a $35 000 Jaguar XJS stolen from Anglo Canadian Motors in Edmonton was found in the Kelowna Secondary School parking lot. He grinned at classmates as sheriffs escorted him. The youth was released on bail with a 10 p.m. curfew and the case adjourned to January 16 for legal consult.
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Kelowna
B.C
RCMP
Anglo Canadian Motors
Edmonton
Dennis Overend
New planets found around a dense Milky Way star report
Scientists report at least two planets orbiting a pulsar about 1300 light years away in Virgo, with co author Alexander Wolszczan saying planet making may be common in the galaxy. If confirmed these would be first known planets outside the solar system.
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New York
Milky Way
Solar System
Alexander Wolszczan
David Black
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Houston
Earth
Virgo
Ukraine Seizes Key Command Link in Moscow Tug-of-War
Ukraine officials reportedly cut the central military command in Moscow from its troops in Ukraine by shutting down a communications system linking 300,000 soldiers. The move severs links to battlefield nuclear forces and follows Ukraine's claim of control over the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol amid broader SNP restructuring.
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Moscow
Russia
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Black Sea
Leonid Kravchuk
Kremlin
Commonwealth
Vladimir Nikaronov
Commonwealth of Independent States’ Defence Ministry
Nikaronov
Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Crimean
Sevastopol
Ottawa Poll Records Sealed Over Constitution Questioning
Ottawa reports reveal the federal government blocked access to public opinion on the Constitution citing injury to federal provincial relations. Four large polls and 24 focus groups funded publicly were largely unreleased with blank pages and minimal details.
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EI Southam News
Ottawa
Decima Research
Meech Lake
Quebec
Federal-Provincial Relations Office
PRO
Canada halts silicone breast implants after U S move
Health Minister Be noit Bouchard ordered a temporary stop to distributing silicone gel implants in Canada two days after U S officials urged a moratorium. Three American makers halted worldwide sales, while critics call the response too slow and urge broader action. Montreal surgeon Kerrigan backs following the minister's guidance.
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Ottawa
Benoit Bouchard
Canada
U.S
Bouchard
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Don Boudria
United States
NDP
Lynn Hunter
Montreal
Carolyn Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
Retailers face rising demands in tight market
The Canadian Press reports shoppers pressured for extra value return faulty and past purchases, while discounts flood windows at The Bay and Mark's Warehouse. Managers note angrier customers and cautious spending as shopping habits shift toward sale prices and refunds.
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the Bay
Toronto
Cindy Collis
Mark
West Edmon
Collis
Diana Pinkster
Shoppers confront Yeltsin amid price protests in Russia
Shoppers in Saratov heckled President Boris Yeltsin during a two day tour as price free market reforms bite. He urged patience and warned of tough months ahead while promising higher living standards by 1993. Separately Serb militants proclaimed a state in Bosnia Herzegovina prompting Western fears of wider conflict.
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Boris Yeltsin
Republic
Saratov
Yeltsin
Russia
Yugoslavia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia
Mikhail Gorbachev
Stavropol
Tass
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