Up FRONT Bullet train debated between Edmonton and Calgary
Canadian Press reports mixed reviews from mayors over a 290 kilometre high speed rail link at 400 kmh. Edmonton’s Bill Smith backs the idea linking Calgary and Edmonton, while Calgary’s Al Duerr questions costs and taxpayer funding. Bill Pratt leads a centennial proposal to Alberta government for 2005.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Bill Smith
al Duerr
Bill Pratt
Pratt
Alberta
Smith
John A. Macdonald
Montreal
Vancouver
Duerr
Statistics Canada
Toronto
Home fire on Fifth Street in Medicine Hat claims two lives
A Saturday morning blaze at 901 Fifth St. S.E. Medicine Hat killed Crystal Faye Reimer, 30, and her three year old daughter Shenaya Kletzke. Anthony Fuller escaped with minor injuries. fire crew of nine responded and contained the fire. Investigation ongoing.
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Kevin van Paassen
Fifth Street
S.E
Crystal Faye Relmer
Shenaya Klettke
Medicine Hat
Fifth St. S.E
Cliff Anderson
Medicine Hat Fire Department
Crystal Faye Reimer
Shenaya Kletzke
Anthony Fuller
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Ian van Wert
van Wert
Anderson
Chelsey Klutsko
Klutsko
Beauty Nook
Reimer
Fuller
RCMP reenacts 1874 North West Mounted Police march
Const. Grant Little leads a sum of volunteers recreating the 1874 NWMP march to Emerson Manitoba May 8. The two month trek by horse and wagon will traverse Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta toward Fort Macleod with a partial reenactment of the Saskatchewan to Fort Edmonton leg.
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Edmonton
RCMP
Grant Little
North West Mounted Police
West
Canada
Little
Emerson
Man
Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fort Macleod
Fort Edmonton
Canadian Hockey officials named in Graham James abuse lawsuit
Regina filed suit against James and 23 others over alleged years of abuse spanning 1982 to 1994. The claim alleges officials knew of James misconduct and allowed him to coach in the Western Hockey League. Names include Ed Chynoweth and Barry Trapp. CHA president Bob Nicholson and David Branch are cited as having knowledge.
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Canadian Hockey Association
Hockey In
Canada
Swift Current Broncos
Graham James
James
NHL
Sheldon Kennedy
Regina
Western Hockey League
Oley
Bob Nicholson
David Branch
Ontario Hockey League
Canadian Hockey League
Nicholson
CHA
Ottawa
Chynoweth
Barry Trapp
Trapp
Warriors
Grer Pleads Guilty to Murder in Super Bowl Hope
Robert William Greer Jr pleaded guilty to the 1988 slaying of 73 year old John Dobbs in Fort Worth. He agreed to watch the Super Bowl before prison if allowed, and Judge Bob Gill sentenced him to 18 years with parole eligibility in about five years. Greer, 52, was arrested in Las Vegas last April after a decade on the run. The Vikings’ playoff fate is noted, with the team losing to the Falcons in overtime.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Robert William Greer Jr
Bob Gill
Greer
Las Vegas
John Dobbs
Tarrant County
Minnesota Vikings
Vikings
Atlanta Falcons
Canadians facing rising taxes as inflation erodes relief
Ottawa reports that unless inflation indexing is adopted, Canadians will pay hundreds of millions more in taxes this year and billions more in coming years. The piece highlights bracket creep, GST effects, and the impact on a representative family, with figures from the Finance Department and quotes from think tanks.
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Ottawa
Paul Martin
Finance Department
Martin
Finn Poschmann
C.D. Howe Institute
Ken Battle
Caledon Institute
Canada
Quebec
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