Lewinsky Rejoins Clinton Impeachment Trail
Monica Lewinsky returns to Washington after a court ruling requires her to meet with Starr prosecutors. Henry Hyde says the session will determine what kind of witness she may be and the Senate weighs a motion to halt the trial and whether deliberations should be public.
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Ken Starr
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House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
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Meet the Press
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Canadians use desktops to print counterfeit cash
Counterfeiting in Canada rose as more people use office printers and colour copiers to make fake money. RCMP and Bank of Canada data show seized counterfeit value nearly doubled to 5.1 million and $100 notes seized jumped to 26,918 in 1998 from 5,808 in 1997.
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Calgarynstead
RCMP
Michael Duncan
Technological Crime Section
Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Brooks man dies in highway rollover near home
Brooks resident Brewer, 35, was killed when his truck slid off Highway 873 eight kilometres south of town during a late night trip from Suffield. Police cited loss of control amid poor weather and possible non use of a seat belt. Brewer loved curling, golf and Scrabble and was a car salesman and trucking owner operator.
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Doreen Brewer
Suffield
Brooks
Brooks Hospital
Kevin Duggan
Brooks Rcmp
Brewer
Duggan
Brooks Alliance Church
Martin Chrysler
Black Gold Trucking
Doreen
Sparwood
B.C
IOC Expels Six as Corruption Scandal Shakes Olympics
IOC officials purge six members amid a widening corruption crisis, with Samaranch insisting the 2000 Sydney and 2002 Salt Lake City games would not be moved. An ethics commission is created as Pound leads the probe into bids back to 1996.
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Switzerland
IOC
International Olympic Committee
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Sydney
Salt Lake
Richard Pound
Atlanta
Athens
Toronto
Olympic
Canada
Samaranch
IOC makes six recommendations amid corruption probe
Lausanne reports reveal six recommendations from IOC ethics inquiry. A temporary suspension of six members is set until an expulsion vote in March. The panel widens probes, considers warnings, and aims to reform bidding and host city election rules for 2006 and beyond.
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Pound
Jean-Claude Ganga
Republic of Congo
Samaranch
Alberta introduces 780 area code for northern Alberta
Alberta shifts to 780 for Edmonton and northern region while Calgary and Red Deer keep 403. The change aims to stretch exhausted 403 numbers and affects government, business, and cellular users with a grace period through May 18. The province estimates 30 000 numbers and 20 switchboards impacted at a cost around 24000.
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Red Deer
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Jeff Welke
Telus
Martin Dupuis
Alberta Public Works, Supply and Services
Wes Pottage
Pottage
Alberta adopts new 780 area code for northern region
Alberta introduces area code 780 covering northern Alberta including Edmonton. The change takes effect January 25, 1999 with automatic calls allowed using old code until April 15. From May 18 automated reminders advise the new code and Telus cell users face a final deadline October 31.
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Alberta
Stettler
Red Deer
Telus
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