El Nino could heat up prairie February and dry summer
University of Winnipeg climatologist Danny Blair warns El Nino, the strongest on record, may bring a hot dry season to the southern Prairies. February temperatures could run about 30 above normal in Manitoba and up to 4.5 degrees higher further west with precipitation 25 percent or more below normal.
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Man
Prairies
Danny Blair
University of Winnipeg
Manitoba
Blair
Paroled suspect in 1996 knife attack faces parole review
Dieter Engler, the stabbing victim from Ralston in May 1996, faces renewed concern as William Henry Schwab applies for day parole on January 19 and full parole on July 19. Engler, badly cut and scarred, questions the justice system while Molloy and Schwab faced lesser offenses after pleading to robbery with violence.
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Medicine Hat Ry
Dieter Engler
William Henry Schwab
Schwab
Engler
Ralston
Bowden Institution
Sean Nicholas Molloy
Crescent Heights
Molloy
Hat
Tannis
Toohey
Medicine Hat
Lawyers fund Princess Diana memorial payout to Mishcon de Reya
London lawyers funding the Diana memorial face a large payment to Mishcon de Reya the firm famous for handling her divorce The Mirror reports the fund billed about 1.16 million Canadian dollars for legal work with a further 230000 CAD expected Critics call the fees insulting while supporters note the enterprise is a business.
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London
Diana
Mishcon de Rega
Prince Charles
Mirror
Mark Stephens
Sky TV
Chretien Baffles Quebec Hydro Workers Tour
Prime Minister Jean Chretien, touring ravaged Quebec, greeted U S hydro workers unfamiliar with him. He introduced himself as the Canadian leader and compared himself to Clinton, joking about hockey players exported to Pittsburgh as he engaged puzzled linesmen.
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Farnham
Que
Jean Chretien
Quebec
U.S. Hydro
Dada
Clinton
Canada
Pittsburgh
Montreal Reels From Ice Storm With Power Outages
Canada experiences Day 10 of a brutal ice storm as over 700000 Quebec residents and 100000 in eastern Ontario remain without power. Montreal zones see restored service, rural areas struggle, while Prime Minister Chretien heads to Brazil on a trade mission. Insurers warn premiums may rise.
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Montreal
Canada
Jean Chretien
Brazil
Team Canada Trade Mission
Latin America
Quebec
Ontario
Montreal Island
Quest for Immortality Moves From Fiction to Science
Southam News surveys two paths to longer life. Prof. Tom Kirkwood of Manchester University notes one aims to curb wear on the body, the other to intervene in aging itself. Researchers seek a deeper understanding before predicting lifespan extension.
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Tom Kirkwood
Manchester Universi
Alberta Health Care faces criticism in annual report
An Alberta annual health care report grades the system with more Cs and Ds than As and questions long term reforms. It notes cost cuts improved finances but slowed service delivery and urges a shift to prevention. The survey shows 69 percent rate health as good or better while 28 percent smoke and 40 percent lack physical activity.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ellen Hambrook
Klein
Council
Joe Acker
Alberta Medical Association
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