Man Cleared After Dropping Pants Over Ferret Incident
Tim Godwin of Redditch central England was cleared of indecent exposure after magistrates heard he lowered his trousers to remove his pet ferret Gnasher. A neighbor flagged the incident when she saw him in his garden with trousers around his knees. The lawyer argued the act was to remove a ferret and not a sexual offense.
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London
Reuter
Tim Godwin
Redditch
England
Godwin
Carrington arrives as UN airlift aids Sarajevo relief
Canadian peacekeepers at Sarajevo airport receive Lord Carrington and emergency supplies amid ongoing fighting around the Bosnian capital. Carrington plans talks with ethnic faction leaders to push for a political settlement while 800 troops secure eight mercy flights.
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Sarajevo
Lord Carrington
Carrington
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia
Tim Johnson
Fishermen vow to defy cod moratorium in Newfoundland
Angry Newfoundland fishermen threaten to ignore Ottawa's 22 month northern cod ban amid $225 weekly relief and a $700 million year ago fishery, as Fisheries Minister Crosbie warns against hurting themselves and Premier Wells urges better talks and longer term stock protection.
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ST. John's
Nfld
John Crosbie
Crosbie
Ottawa
Petty Harbour
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Toronto
Wells
Senate
Hitler
Premiers press Rae on Senate reform in unity talks
Western premiers press Ontario's Bob Rae to endorse a Senate change that gives smaller provinces more power. Romanow and Filmon urge compromise while Rae resists, arguing populous provinces must have more senators for an effective legislature.
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Ontario
Bob Rae
Saskatchewan
Roy Romanow
Canada
Romanow
NDP
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Rae
Quebec
Filmon
Alberta
Don Getty
Romanov
Senate
Robert Bourassa
Getty
House of Commons
Supreme Court
Alberta Court Sets Higher Starting Point for Child Sex Offenses
Alberta's Court of Appeal calls for harsher sentences for child sexual assaults than for adult offenses. A four year starting point is established for major offenses by parents or trusted figures, reflecting perceived long term emotional harm and deterrence objectives. In Calgary cases, one offender’s sentence increased from three to seven years for repeated anal intercourse with stepchildren, and another from three years to five and a half years for assault on a related child.
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Calgary
Alberta
Court of Appeal
Havel fails in bid for re election
Prague reported Vaclav Havel, famed dissident playwright, fails to win parliamentary re election. Slovak deputies from the Movement for Democratic Slovakia block the bid in both rounds, signaling pressure for separation as federal powers shift after Oct 5.
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Havel
Prague
Vaclav Havel
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Vladimir Meciar
Movement For Democratic
Canadians Back Aboriginal Self-Government In Poll
A Angus Reid poll of 1,670 Canadians for Indian Affairs finds strong support for handing over province like powers to aboriginal leaders. Voters favor control over language culture environment courts and health care with cost and standards safeguards. Support rose about 15 percent since 1900.
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Ottawa
Angus Reid
Department of Indian Affairs
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