Wheat Board reforms raise border crossing tensions
Alberta farmers in 25 grain trucks head toward the U.S. border as a federal panel proposes loosening the Wheat Board’s control over barley while keeping wheat under export restraint. The plan suggests elected directors and a CEO for day to day operations, splitting opinions among farmers and officials.
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Alberta
Canadian Wheat Board
Ralph Goodale
Darren Winczura
Viking
Winczura
Coutts
Lethbridge
Goodale
Crown Corporation
The
Wheat Board
Alberta Agriculture
Walter Paszkowski
Nettie Wiebe
National Farmers Union
Hat
Jean van Roessel
Bow Island
Walter Rempel
Whitla
Rempel
Marvin Fischer
Hilda
80-year-old woman trapped 61 hours in faulty Hong Kong elevator
An 80 year old woman spent 61 hours trapped after an elevator stopped. She pressed the alarm but workmen left after posting a notice and did not check who rang the buzzer. She was found Monday night tired but unharmed.
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Hong Kong
Reuter
Fan Ah-ho
Reform bankroll dwindles across Canada
Reform Party faces a steady donation decline from 1992 to 1995 with donors dropping from about 56 000 to 13 000 and total receipts falling from 8.5 million to 5.3 million while expenses remain high and a deficit emerges. Reform MPs defend the lag between elections and note Conservative fundraising surpasses theirs.
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Ottawa
Reform Party
Reform
Elections Canada
Canada
Jim Armour
Tories
Seniors say $120 benefit hike is laughable
Toronto senior Martha Kolankowski notes the proposed 1996 budget raise is tiny for Canada's poorest seniors. The National Council of Welfare urges at least $500 more yearly for those on social assistance, warning the increase won't curb poverty or affect millions on Old Age Security.
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Ottawa
Martha Kolankowski
Canada
Toronto
National Council of Welfare
Lucie Blais
Council
Women and children face rising AIDS risk worldwide
The International AIDS conference warns that women and children will dominate future HIV infections, with women already 40 percent of the 22 million infected and many new cases daily among children of HIV positive mothers. U S health officials propose expanded funding and new strategies including female condoms and microbicides to curb transmission, especially in Africa where AIDS is a leading cause of death among women.
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Vancouver
Donna Shalala
U.S
Africa
Canadians Grow More Worried About Climate Change
A federal Environment Department survey shows 40 percent of Canadians are more concerned about global warming than a year ago. Observed extreme weather, milder winters, and changing vegetation and water levels drive much of the worry, with support for stronger government action and willingness to pay higher energy costs to reduce pollution.
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Ottawa
Federal
Environment Department
Environics Research Group
Synergistics Consulting
Canada
Geneva
United Nations
Environmental Monitor
Doug Miller
Canadians Grow More Concerned About Climate Change
Forty percent of Canadians say they are more worried about global warming than a year ago. Media coverage is a key driver, with Quebecers most likely to cite reports as increasing their concern.
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Marie Fletcher
Southam
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