Man Sues Over Sewage Backups After Three Flushes
Gerald Schrock of Winfield sues Wheaton Sanitary District and line-cleaning contractors after three sewer flushings caused his toilets to explode sewage onto ceilings. He had previously received apologies and a warning, while engineer Robert Clavel says he planned a warning before the third flush but contractor work began first.
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Winfield
Gerald Schrock
Schrock
Wheaton Sanitary District
Chicago
Robert Clavel
Sanitary
Clavel
Drowned Canadian students mourned as Costa Rica trip ends
Layla Northwood a Windsor teen and two Toronto youths Morgan Goldberg and Lisa Hardie died after a river dam burst during an educational tour in Costa Rica. The bodies were returned to Canada and Canadian Red Cross confirmed the accident as a freak natural event.
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Costa Rica
Derek Northwood
Toronto
Layla
Windsor
Morgan Goldberg
Lisa Hardie
Canada
Roberto Brito
The
Red Cross
Cardinal River
Sam Blyth
Blyth and Company
Premiers seek renewed Triple E talks on Senate reform
Canadian provincial leaders propose a modified Triple E Senate with elected upper house, equal province representation, and 75 percent blocking thresholds. Ontario and Quebec express concerns over deadlock and Ontario’s population balance, while Newfoundland shifts stance as Alberta's Getty remains hopeful. They plan to meet in Ottawa to advance discussion ahead of Mulroney's looming constitutional move.
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Toronto
Canada
Senate
Ottawa
House of Commons
Brian Mulroney
Ontario
Bob Rae
Rae
Quebec
Robert Borassa
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
St. John’s
Wells
Alberta
Don Getty
Getty
Joe Clark
Oka defendants rejoice after acquittals in Montreal
Thirty four natives charged after the 1990 Oka crisis were acquitted of all counts. They said the land issue remains unresolved while Crown plans an appeal. Only two related convictions had occurred previously.
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Montreal
Ellen Gabriel
Jean-Pierre Boyer
Oka
Ronald Cross
Gordon Lazare
Gabriel
Canada
North America
Joe David
Kanesatake
Wells demands more cod aid after Newfoundland moratorium
Premier Clyde Wells called Ottawa's $225 per week relief for 19 000 fishermen inadequate and pressed for loan guarantees amid a two year cod fishery moratorium. He criticized timing and consultations while noting 31 000 Atlantic jobs tied to cod and shared concerns from fishers about family finances and mortgages.
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ST. John's
Mfld
Clyde Wells
Wells
Toronto
Ottawa
Newfoundland
John Crosbie
Crosbie
Atlantic Canada
Hughie Alcock
Alcock
Roy
Sarajevo hit by worst fighting in over a week
The city endured heavy shelling overnight as UN commander Major General Lewis MacKenzie warned the assault undermines relief efforts. Fire from Serb forces came near the airport, protected by 800 Canadian peacekeepers, with one Canadian wounded by sniper fire. European talks collapsed as fighting surged.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lewis MacKenzie
MacKenzie
Croatia
European Community
Lord Carrington
Bosnia
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Reuter
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Renault
Ann Landers
Noreen Foster Ee
Bob Skiddars
Mad Jap
Aereep
Keven Gould
Cape Breton Island
N.S
Jacques Imbeau
United Nations
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