Telus merger advances as BC Telecom deal gains vote
Telus shareholders in Edmonton approve the plan to merge with BC Telecom to form a national carrier competing with Bell, AT&T and Sprint. The 99.44 percent vote clears the path pending BC Telecom approval and regulatory sign off with aims to close by January 31 and begin trading as BTS.
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George Petty
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USITC rules injurious to Canadian cattle imports
The International Trade Commission voted 4 to 2 that live cattle from Canada injure U.S. beef producers and ordered a fuller investigation with potential countervailing duties. The May 3 ruling date follows a complaint by the American Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Foundation. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool lamented the decision amid global cattle price declines.
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Prairie Provinces
Co op robber jailed for Medicine Hat hold up
Arthur Desmond Simmonds 38 was sentenced in provincial court to two years eight months for last week's Co op robbery in Medicine Hat. He admitted robbery and wearing a mask with a balaclava and a 15 to 20 centimetre knife, using money to pay a drug debt.
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Medicine Harthur
Desmond Simmonds
Brian Graff
Simmonds
Co-op Mall
Graff
Bill Cocks
Boylan
Glen Goldade
Art Wood
Yuill Not Pursuing Edmonton Trappers Bid Says Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos announce a bid for the Trappers as two offers surface before the bid deadline. Alberta Treasury Branches spokesperson notes a second bidder besides Yuill, who faces receivership linked to Peter Pocklington. A master agreement would keep the team in Edmonton through 2019 with possible extension considerations.
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Monarch Communications
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ATB
Eskimos
Bob Turner
Peter Pocklington
Trappers
ATM spits out Wal-Mart gift certificate instead of cash
Ruth Wathen, stranded by a snowstorm, received a $10 Wal-Mart gift certificate from an east-end subway station ATM instead of a $20 cash withdrawal. The machine’s error baffled officials, who report no pattern of gift certificates dispensed by ATMs.
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Wal-Mart
Toronto
Ruth Wathen
Michael Alexander
All Trans Credit Union
Growth slows but economy remains positive say analysts
Sandra Urdon reports that growth is moderating yet overall economy stays in positive territory with sustained consumer demand and ongoing job gains softening inflation pressures amid cautious business investment.
Canada 1999 economy mixed with strong regional contrasts
Economists project Canada will see sluggish overall growth in 1999 with Ontario and Newfoundland as bright spots. Newfoundland may lead with 3.5 percent growth, Nova Scotia around 3 percent, while British Columbia faces a mild recession. U S slowdown underpins the softer national outlook and job creation may be offset by job seekers, keeping unemployment near eight percent.
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New Brunswick
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Courchene
British Columbia
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Quebec
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Hunger strike marks Grande Prairie oil patch vandalism case
Wiebo Ludwig and Richard Boonstra face nine charges each for property damage linked to oil patch vandalism from Sept 1998. Their wives say the men, jailed near Grande Prairie, are on a juice-only hunger strike over alleged industry-caused miscarriages and animal deaths.
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Richard Boonstra
Mamie Ludwig
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Boonstra
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