Calgary Stampede kicks off with bustling crowds and rain
Calgary welcomes the Stampede as Russell Chambers travels from Kansas City to witness the festivities. With over a million visitors expected, the city erupts in party spirit from saloons to private gatherings, while some locals opt for quiet retreats and rainy parade crowds endure the weather.
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Bruce Fiell
Peters and Co. Ltd
Dodge
Charmaine Arcard
Banks boost Grits in federal fund drive
Elections Canada filings show Canada’s big banks and brokers contributed about 1 million to the Liberal party last year as the party raised 17.4 million, with 11.2 million from business and 5.7 million from 34 000 individuals. The NDP drew 2 million from unions while the Bloc Quebecois relied on individuals.
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Commander asserts Canadian control at CFB Suffield despite British units
Col. Chuck Watson, new base commander at Canadian Forces Base Suffield, says sovereignty rests with Canada and the base is led by the Canadian commander. He notes BATUS and DRES operate under separate chains, with morale affected by Ottawa budget cuts and civilian outsourcing. Watson, Pincher Creek native, prefers life in Medicine Hat.
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Chuck Watson
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Ottawa
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Florida Evacuations Overrun 70 000 As Wildfires Surge
Firefighters battle blazes pushing 70 000 Floridians from homes as three fronts close in from north south and west. Flagler County alone orders 30 000 evacuations while about 40 000 others flee Brevard and Volusia counties amid gusty winds low humidity and no rain in sight.
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Alberta renews CAPE charter for Medicine Hat school
The Alberta government renews CAPE School of Academic and Personal Excellence for three years with two conditions. A school superintendent must oversee the charter and report yearly to the education minister, and the school will be evaluated in 1998 99 to confirm a unique program.
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Alberta Education
Gary Mar
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Centre For
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Kournikakis
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Cape
Rob Renner
Renner
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Alberta
Cape School
Canada to Replace Upside Down Flag on Peace Tower
Ottawa reports a flag raised atop the Peace Tower was found to be inverted due to a manufacturing error. Federal officials say a new flag will be raised promptly after the mistake was noticed, with a replacement to be installed within minutes.
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Southam
Peace Tower
Klein vows to take health care funding to heart
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein leads western leaders in promising to tie any new federal health transfers to spending on health services. Glen Clark Roy Romanow and Gary Filmon back Klein as Prime Minister Chrétien faces pressure to boost health care funding.
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Saskatchewan
Roy Romanow
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
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