Ottawa seeks to end RCMP secrecy in disciplinary hearing
Ottawa Court is asked to lift secrecy from an RCMP detective’s disciplinary hearing over leaking confidential Airbus probe information. The RCMP Act secrecy deadline faces Charter challenges as the Ottawa Citizen argues public access is a right. Staff Sgt. Fraser Fiegenwald, charged in April, reportedly told a journalist Mulroney’s name was in a letter to Swiss authorities.
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RCMP
Airbus
Ottawa Citizen
Richard Dearden
Fraser Fiegenwald
Mulroney
Fiegenwald
Don Bayne
Canadians back pay equity for public service
A Treasury Board poll by Ekos Research shows 55 percent of Canadians think public servants should be paid the same as workers with equal value even if it costs more than private sector wages. More than half are willing to pay higher taxes to narrow the gender wage gap.
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Treasury Board
Canada
Ekos Research
Cowboy Logic Proverbs on Life and Weather
A rural aphorism notes that wealth and ranch size do not fix a funeral's size, which still depends on the weather. It adds that standing still means losing ground, all framed as rustic wisdom.
Redneck Cream Ale Hits Alberta Stores
Alberta brewing partners Jim Maykitt Joe Fraser and Bob Urquhart launch Redneck Cream Ale across the province this week. They defend the name as capturing down to earth, hardworking prairie sensibility and deny political aims.
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Redneck
Jim Maykitt
Joe Fraser
Bob Urquhart
West
Maykut
Hatters reunite sister after Red Cross search
In Medicine Hat a long lost sister, Chheung Phoeun, was found in Lucca Italy after eight year old Gina Sao won a Red Cross water safety coloring contest. Sao plans to phone Phoeun and hopes for a future reunion as Diaz explains the Red Cross mission to reconnect separated families.
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Sokhorn Sao
Red Cross
Chheung Phoeun
Lucca
Italy
Sao
Gina
Shirley Diaz
Diaz
The
Phoeun
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Thailand
Khmer Rouge
Tannis Toohey
Gina Sao
Sokhorn
NAFTA favors U S report challenges Perot fears
An independent study argues the United States lost about 47 000 jobs to Canada in the first three years of NAFTA as Canada’s exports surged southward. The report notes Canada outpaced the U S in overall trade and warns critics on both sides remain loud.
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Anada
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NAFTA
Ross Perot
Mexico
Canada
Raul Hinojosa
UCLA
Sherman Robinson
Hinojosa
Robinson
U.S
Canada-Us
Martian rock analysis lends weight to life theory
A rock dubbed Barnacle Bill analyzed by the Sojourner rover shows a chemical signature similar to the meteorite that sparked speculation of extraterrestrial life. The 13 000 year old Antarctic meteorite may contain fossil like remains and the rover moves toward rocks Barnacle Bill Scooby Doo and Caspar as dust and sky studies at Mars proceed with Hubble collaboration.
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Playboys logo clash over Edmonton ball hockey team
Edmonton Playboys goalie James Mackay seeks sponsors to cover 20000 for a national tourney in St John’s. Playboy Enterprises objects to using the bunny logo on jerseys and masks, prompting consideration to drop the emblem or rename the team.
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