Taiwan official fired for eight days work in a year
Kaohsiung county official Chen Chun-liang was dismissed after working scarcely eight days between July 1, 1994, and June 30, 1995. The withdrawal of a 612000 subsidy stemmed from a single document missing its deadline, according to magister Yu Cheng-hsien.
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Taipei
Reuter
Taiwan
Kaohsiung
Chen Chun-liang
Chen
Yu Cheng-hsien
Canada dodges recession as 1995 looms
Royal Bank of Canada chief economist warns 1995 will be tough with near recession growth and unemployment at 10 percent by year end. U S rate cuts spill over to Canada as Quebec referendum looms and rates may rise modestly this fall. Uncertainty frames a fragile economy amid slower growth and job losses. In Canada a rare surrogate birth prompts ethical debate as a Vancouver grandmother bears her daughter's grandchild using implanted fertilized eggs.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Royal Bank of Canada
John McCallum
The
Royal
U.S
Canada
McCallum
Quebec
Toronto
Vancouver
Patricia Baird
Royal Commission On New Reproductive Technologies
Hat police crack down on burglars and recover thousands
Medicine Hat police formed a task force that nabbed 22 burglars charged with 75 offences including 24 break ins. Over $27,000 in stolen property was recovered as investigators pursued a known group of criminals linked to multiple business burglaries since December. Additional suspects remain at large.
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Todo Nogier
Medicine Hat
Richard Rasmussen
James Wilson
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Eral Pen
Rasmussen
Eaton’s
Simpson Sears
Edmonton baby Nathan Dwizenka dies after heart transplant controversy
A seven month old, born with hypoplastic left heart, died at an Edmonton hospital after viral infection worsened his condition. He had been on a transplant list since eight weeks old amid a dispute over listing him for an American transplant versus local Alberta care.
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RIC Dolphin
Edmonton Journal
Edmonton
Patrick Pierse
Nathan
Pierse
Christa Christensen
Kevin Dwizenka
Yashu Doe
Nathan Dwizenka
University of Alberta Hospital
Loma Linda
Alberta
Christensen
Shirley McLellan
Krista Hickle
Sherwood Park
Krista
Norwood
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Homolka lashes out at parents over wedding expenses
Karla Homolka criticizes her parents in a February 1991 letter for not funding their daughter’s June wedding to Paul Bernardo. She calls them selfish and notes family tensions after the couple moved out, amid details tied to Tammy’s death and the Bernardo trial proceedings.
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Karla Homolka
Paul Bernardo
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Bernardo
New Liskeard
St. Catharines
Ont
Dorothy
Karel
Rosen
Gaesens
BC Reform MPs accuse Manning of favouring Alberta
British Columbia Reform MPs openly attack leader Preston Manning over appointing Alberta Reformers to key caucus posts. Randy White warns of a rift while BC members decry reduced influence as Albertans hold most major critic roles. Gilmour and others call for regional balance before Parliament resumes in September.
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British Columbia
Reform
Preston Manning
Alberta
B.C
Randy White
Preston
White
Public Works Department
Calgary
David Dingwall
David Anderson
Bill Gilmour
Canada
Manning
Jim Gouk
Chuck Strahl
Gilmour
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