Klein criticizes auditor general raises in Alberta
Premier Ralph Klein attacks the auditor general for planned raises totaling up to 292000 for 60 auditors amid a 300000 increase for the office. He notes Alberta's watchdog budget is larger than Ontario's, and says the move sets a bad precedent. The legislature had approved the pay rise and new furniture funding despite layoffs leaving desks unused.
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Edmonton
Iberta
Ralph Klein
Ontario
Alberta
Klein
Auditor General
Blizzard returns as ice and snow hit eastern U S
A new storm dumped snow and freezing rain from the South to New England, closing government offices and major airports in Washington and Maryland. In Pittsburgh a head-on bus collision killed one and wounded 52 as North Carolina saw up to 13 cm of snow. Tornado damage reported in southeastern North Carolina with no injuries.
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United States
New England
Richard Jones
US National Weather Service
Raleigh
N.C
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
P.J. Bissette
Wake County
Maryland
Baltimore-Washington International
Washington
National
Dulles International
Alberta mortgage arrears rise 51 percent in 1995 CMHC data
The Canadian Press distributed an erroneous Thursday report claiming 51 percent of Alberta insured mortgages were foreclosed. Correct figures show a 51 percent rise in insured mortgages in arrears for 1995, to about 1,160 from 773, with Quebec and Ontario figures also misstated.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp
Quebec
Ontario
CMHC
Minnow Reels In Lost Glasses Near Nipissing
In Lake Nipissing, Norm Ball and his son planned ice shack setup when Norm dropped glasses through a hole. Friends joked a line was a minnow, but the line plunged and retrieved the glasses with one arm bent, the minnow apparently weaving around it to hold the line.
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North Bay
Ont
Norm Ball
Lake Nipissing
Norm
Dave
Ball
Medalta Warehouse Fire Delays Historic Pottery Restoration
A warehouse at Medalta Pottery burned, delaying a five year restoration project. Arson investigators joined firefighters as they sifted rubble and 20 burned vehicles. No original pottery equipment was in the building and city officials study insurance terms.
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Medalta Potteries
David Oliphant
Friends of Medalta Society
Oliphant
Fire Department
Gary Mauch
Society
Albert Nieman
Nieman
Frank Webber
Steve Kowalski
Bashaw residents urge Klein to halt health care cuts
An 83 year old woman spoke to Premier Ralph Klein in Bashaw about local health care concerns as the town, with a 70 year old average, faces bed shortages at its hospital now a 29 bed long term care facility. Neighbors called for more beds and cited impact of cuts.
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Bashaw Ft
Ralph Klein
Marie Ray
Klein
Bashaw’s
Ray
Karen Cox
Bashaw
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Auditor’s Office
U.S
Associated Press
Ann Landers
Canada
Court
Davis
Doonesbury
Catch of
Medalta
Bashaw Hotel
Main Street
Tom Brown
Brown
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