Preliminary hearing opens in Mayhew first degree murder case
In Medicine Hat a provincial court preliminary hearing for Gerald Mayhew, charged with first degree murder in the death of 15 year old Amber Dickson, begins. Crown said the lab in Edmonton must send more evidence, with a continuation date planned in two to four weeks. Amber Dickson was found Oct 14 in an apartment on Ninth Street SE.
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Gerald Mayhew
Darwin Greaves
Forensic Laboratory
Edmonton
Amber Dickson
Ninth Street
S.E
Mayhew
Crown
Dickson
Cypress Medicine Hat
Lorne Taylor
Rob Renner
Social Credit
Dale Glasier
Glasier
Jim Driscoll
Klein to form all party panel on MLA expenses
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein will set an eight member all party committee to review the province's information act and report by October. Stephen Harper urges immediate amendment to release MLA meal travel and housing expenses citing past assurances of public scrutiny.
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Edmonton
Remier
Ralph Klein
Alberta
Stephen Harper
Reform
National Citizen’s Coalition
Klein
Harper
Alberta throne speech outlines education and social spending
Lt Gov Bud Olson delivered a six page throne speech outlining a four to five month agenda. The plan includes 380 million for K-12 education, 95 million for adult education through 2001, 70 million for social services, and funding for women's shelters and family supports.
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Medicine Hat
Bud Olson
Trevor Butts
Ralph Klein
Klein
Smell rights case tests Oslo university ban
An unnamed Oslo astro physics student, barred from the University of Oslo in 1981 for odor and ragged attire, has lived in a plastic foam shack since 1978 and seeks to overturn the ruling in court. He argues skipping soap and living rough aids his astrophysics insights, but he has lost repeatedly.
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Oslo
Norway
Reek
University of Oslo
Day care funding shifts spark parental worries
Parents and providers brace for April 1 changes in Ontario day care funding. Grants drop from 69 to 25 per child monthly, subsidies expand only for two children under 42140 annual income, while many centres may raise fees to meet standards. Concerns include higher costs, possible closures, and a shift to private care.
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Kathy Beck
Southview Kiddie Kampus
Social Services
Bob Scott
Scott
Shelley Gunderman
Brenda Sprout
Calder Circle
Sprout
Jody Knapik
Mother Nature
Beck
Clinton Sex Scandal Airs New Allegations Amid State of the Union
Monica Lewinsky is accused of boasting of sexual relations with a White House official, claimed by Andy Bleiler's lawyer Terry Giles. Clinton, addressing the State of the Union, faces fresh scrutiny as Hillary Clinton defends him against broader accusations.
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Bill Clinton
Andy Bleiler
Portland
Ore
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
White House
Monica
Terry Giles
Bank merger bid meets tepid support from Chretien
Prime Minister Jean Chretien shows little enthusiasm for a Royal Bank Bank of Montreal merger saying size alone does not guarantee competitiveness. He notes Canada’s smaller banks earned about $1 billion in profits last year and questions if big banks improve results.
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Ontrime
Jean Chretien
Canada
Chretien
Royal Bank
Bank of Montreal
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