Ground search for missing hiker Beaton halted in Alberta
A 12 day ground search in the Oldman River valley for 19 year old Todd Patrick Beaton was stopped. About 50 responders including police and search and rescue scoured the area while a frozen river search remains possible but not imminent. Beaton left December 29 from Lethbridge toward Monarch Bridge and did not return by January 2. his backpack was found undisturbed. Temperature neared 30C with wind chill, but officials say weather did not drive the halt.
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Troy Mutch
Calgary Search and Rescue Association
Brothers rescued after two day snowbound
Michael Keehn 41 and his brother Christopher Keehn 24 from Brooks were found in a remote cabin 80 kilometres southeast of Sparwood B C. A helicopter crew located them after a two day search and their wife and family expressed relief. Nearby a snowmobile accident killed Murray Perrin last weekend near Sparwood.
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B.C
Debbie Keehn
Pincher Creek
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Christopher Keehn
Brooks
Murray Perrin
Medicine Hat
Wisdom on Divorce Timing Teachings by Dr Reuben Hill
A terse saying attributed to Dr Reuben Hill states that the proper time for divorce is during the courtship. The remark comments on relationship timing and marriage planning using a provocative paradox.
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Reuben Hill
Ice storm costs loom as military aid rushes in
Ottawa mobilizes 3,000 troops to Quebec and eastern communities amid an extensive ice storm. Officials warn damage could reach $500 million as freezing rain, hail and snow paralyze Ontario and New Brunswick. Ten dead and thousands affected as power lines fall and roads remain blocked. Environment Canada expects relief soon with ongoing cold outlook next week.
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Quebec
Canada
Lucien Bouchard
Edmonton
Gagetown
N.B
Insurance Bureau of Canada
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Insurance Bureau
Silvana Azzolini
Kingston
Ont
Saint John
Environment Canada
Montreal
Medicine Hat braces for new skatepark amid funding plan
City authorities aim to build a cement skatepark with a total cost around 175000 dollars. The city will contribute 59000 dollars with skaters raising 58000 and grants funding the rest. A local boarding society led by Scott Dent plans fundraising and grants while four sites are considered.
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Parks and Recreation
Dave Young
Young
Scott Dent
Boarding House Skate Shop
Dent
Point Transit
Frank Merk
Merks
Unemployment rate falls as full time jobs surge
Statistics Canada reports 111,000 full time jobs in a rise that offsets a 49,000 decline in part time work. The unemployment rate dips below nine percent for the first time this decade while the dollar gains then eases after market activity. CIBC cuts mortgage rates up to a third of a point as yields fall.
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John McCallum
Royal Bank of Canada
Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce
Ed Gettings
Cibc Mortgage Inc
Statistics Canada
Bank of Canada
Kingston Frontenacs Lose Ice In Storm Power Outage
Kingston Ontario hockey arena sits without ice as Memorial Centre loses hydro due to a winter storm. Larry Mavety, coach of the Frontenacs, says the rink is effectively melting while the city is iced over. Friday's Belleville at Kingston game is canceled.
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Ont
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Kingston Frontenacs
Ontario Hockey League
Mavety
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Memorial Centre
Belleville
The
Frontenacs
Alberta cabinet ministers detail 545 million budget boost
Premier Ralph Klein promised reinvestment of a 2 billion surplus into education and social services. Education Minister Gary Mar cited a 380 million allocation to address class size and special needs, boosting the education budget to 3.37 billion by 2000 2001. Critics say the rise barely keeps pace with inflation and population growth. Social Services Minister Lyle Oberg linked extra funds to women shelters and needy children.
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Alberta
Ralph Klein
Gary Mar
Mar
Gary Dickson
North America
Social Services
Lyle Oberg
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