Ambulance thief wrecks stolen vehicle injuring himself in Montreal
A 40 year old man stole an ambulance parked by Montreal General Hospital and fled late Saturday night. He lost control on a curve near Mt Royal Avenue and sustained a leg injury requiring treatment. Police identified him as unnamed and noted the drive was brief before the crash.
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Montreal
Montreal General Hospital
Raymond Labelle
Mt Royal Avenue
Edmonton
Robert Ferland
Fairway Trail
Springfield
Tenn
Alberta
Ferland
Ralph Klein
Immigration audits reveal systemic weaknesses in Canada
Three internal Immigration Department audits show faults in data handling and fraud detection, no system to measure service quality, and slow processing. The disclosures come as Clinton Gayle faces murder charges after evading a 1991 deportation order. Kigali fell to the RPF with UN figures noting Tutsi rebels in control while government forces withdrew.
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Ottawa
Immigration Department
Clinton Gayle
Toronto
Todd Baylis
Kigali
Rwanda
Cp-Reuter
Rwandan
Patriotic Front
United Nations
Romeo Dallaire
CTV
Canada AM
Alberta doctors seek higher pay as cuts drive migration
Alberta physicians like Robert Ferland face pay cuts under Premier Ralph Klein and rising workloads. Several doctors consider moving to the United States or Indiana surgeon Gary Grant heads south to Evansville for about 200000 US annually. The trend echoes Nova Scotia and raises concerns as federal data show rising departures from Canada.
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Nova Scotia
Canada
Federal Health Department
Ferland
Ralph Klein
Gary Grant
Evansville
Ind
City to hire Calgary firm to sell off oil reserves
The Medicine Hat city council is urged to hire Kobayashi and Associates Ltd of Calgary to broker a sale or farm-in for the city's oil reserves. The deal would pay a $25,000 retainer and up to $200,000 on a successful sale, as officials note rising costs and a shift to gas and electricity operations.
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Board of Commissioners
Kobayashi and Associates Ltd
Calgary
Winston Kerr
Kerr
Kobayashi
Ald
Ken Sauer
Utilities Services Committee
George Renner
Sauer
Medicine Hat
Toronto Pride Parade Draws 50 000 Marchers in Gay Rights Show
Fifty thousand marchers packed the streets of Toronto for Lesbian and Gay Pride Day amid anger over a defeated Ontario bill on spousal benefits. A pink ribbon encircled the legislature as Liberal Leader Lyn McLeod faced a taunting effigy. The parade featured drag queens, a baton twirler, and provocative displays while AIDS activists held placards.
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Toronto
Ontario
Lyn McLeod
Lyn McLair
Chuckwagon deaths haunt cowboys as Calgary Derby nears
After two chuckwagon deaths within a year, drivers debate the sport’s risks. George Normand died when his wagon pitched him at Ponoka, following Richard Cosgrave’s Kamloops crash. Some call for barrel review. others vow to continue, amid family tragedy and pressure to reassess participation.
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Calgary Herald
Tom Glass
George Normand
Glass
Richard Cosgrave
Kamloops
Richard
Normand
Don Chapin
Ponoka
Calgary
Jason
Glass Clan
Gary Mayan
Cosgrave
Funeral of soccer star Andres Escobar draws thousands in Medellin
Thousands of mourners attend the funeral in Medellin for Andres Escobar after his World Cup own-goal led to his murder. Police say Humberto Munoz admitted the shooting. Santiago Gallon Henao linked to betting losses. Mourners chant for justice as Escobar lies in a casket draped with Atletico Nacional colors. Pope Cesar Gaviria calls violence absurd as 15 000 wait at the cemetery.
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Medellin
Colombia
Andres Escobar
United States
el Colombiano
Escobar
Octavio Vargas Silva
Humberto Munoz
Santiago Gallon Henao
Gallon
Cesar Gaviria
Atletico Nacional
Biscobar
Pete Elt
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