Lachine man fines overdue library books. no jail
Suzanne Poirier faces a $438 fine for three overdue library books after a June court ruling. She has until September 30 to pay or perform community work under a local get-tough policy, with prior fines noted in October and February notices.
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Lachine
Que
Suzanne Poirier
Poirier
Denise Cartier
Yves Fournier
Saul Bellow
Western Canada
Andree Allard
Newfoundland cod moratorium aid raised to 406 a week
Fisheries Minister John Crosbie announced a new unemployment support plan for about 19 000 workers affected by the two year northern cod moratorium. Payments start August 1 and run through year end with max benefits of 406 dollars weekly, tied to recent unemployment checks.
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ST. John's
Nfld
John Crosbie
Crosbie
Faulder Death Row Delayed After Texas Stay Extension
Execution of Albertan Joseph Stanely Faulder, set for August 4 in Texas, is postponed to at least August 21 after a modified stay. Faulder’s daughter Krista from Victoria expresses cautious hope as his lawyers argue brain injury affects judgment in the 1975 murder of Inez Phillips.
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Calgary
Joseph Stanely Faulder
Texas
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Faulder
Krista
Victoria
Inez Phillips
Bosnia sign ceasefire amid EC talks in London
Bosnian leaders from all three factions signed a ceasefire at European Community talks in London. The accord calls for a 14 day halt, UN control of heavy weapons, free civilian movement, and refugee returns, with further talks to follow. Heavy shelling and displacement continued around Sarajevo and Gorazde as talks concluded.
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London
Reuter
Bosnia
Adrian Bedford
Lord Carrington
Mate Boban
Radovan Karadzic
Republic
Haris Silajdzic
Sarajevo
Chris Coulombe
Mik Magnusson
Douglas Hurd
Alija Izetbegovic
Croatia
Gorazde
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Yugoslavia
Quebec May Return to Constitutional Talks Next Week
A federal official says Quebec is expected to rejoin the Meech Lake style package talks, with possible first ministers meeting as early as next week. Contingency plans are under way, though no concrete dates exist, while Ottawa clarifies elements and Quebec signals readiness to return.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Meech Lake
Meech
Toronto Globe and Mail
Canada
Cabinet Quebecers take aim at Triple E
Quebec cabinet ministers oppose the Triple E Senate plan insisting the eight seats for Quebec must be kept while exploring options to ensure francophone input from outside Quebec. Atlantic and Western leaders advise wider repackaging of seats with a proposed regional balance and limited voting on natural resource taxation.
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Julian Beltrame Southam
Ottawa
Quebec
Senate
Joe Clark
Clark
CBC
Newsworld
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Nova Scotia
Don Cameron
Cameron
Central Canada
Atlantic
Ontario
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Clinton opens campaign promising New Covenant to Perot followers
Clinton addressed the national convention accepting the Democratic nomination and called Washington politics brain dead. He plans a campaign tour with Al Gore as running mate. After Ross Perot quit, many Perot supporters faced an uncertain path with polls showing some leaning to Clinton.
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New York
Bill Clinton
New Covenant
Ross Perot
Clinton
Washington
Congress
Arkansas
al Gore
Tennessee
Perot
Texas
Bush
Gallup
USA Today
Clinton Maintains Lead In Night Voter Support
The night shows Clinton with 56 percent to 33 percent for Bush, with ABC News giving Clinton 58 percent to 29 percent for Bush. Analysts note convention-week surges are common, citing Dukakis in 1988 as a comparison. Clinton urged supporters to help revitalize America and pitched a mixed platform to voters who backed Reagan and Bush in the 1980s.
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Clinton
George Bush
ABC News
Bush
Michael Dukakis
Perot
America
Ronald Reagan
Queen’s fury after intruder reaches private Buckingham corridors
A 21 year old British man scaled a four metre wall at Buckingham Palace and entered the building near the Queen before police tackled him. Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke ordered a full security inquiry as alarms triggered and the intruder was detained overnight.
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London
Reuter
Buckingham Palace
Kenneth Clarke
Royal Fury
the Mail
Prince Edward
Geoffrey Dickins
Palace
Palace Gardens
Queen’s Rooms
Michael Fagan
Prince Andrew
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