Parents charged with caging teens released on bail
A mother and father accused of keeping their teen sons in cribs were freed on bail. Three family friends posted 20 000 to secure the release and must ensure bail conditions are met, including staying away from the Blackstock farm. A 28 year old Port Perry man was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of forcible confinement.
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Oshawa, Ont
Blackstock
Ont
Oshawa
Port Perry
Newfoundland Premier backs U S water export idea
Newfoundland Premier Roger Grimes welcomed President Bush signals to export fresh water in bulk to U S markets. He noted possible nearby markets and argued provincial rivers and lakes should remain under provincial control despite Ottawa's boundary-water laws.
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ST. John's
Newfoundland
Roger Grimes
U.S
George Bush
Canada
Bush
United States
Jean Chretien
Grimes
Ottawa
Great Lakes
BC health techs threaten illegal strike
British Columbia health care system braces for a strike as the Health Sciences Association threatens 14,000 members will defy a 60 day cooling off period and begin at 6 am Monday. Association president Cindy Stewart vows essential services while Labour Minister Graham Bruce urges reconsideration.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Health Sciences Association
B.C
Association
Cindy Stewart
Stewart
Labour
Graham Bruce
Golf Defined by Role Says Bob Hope
Bob Hope remarks that watching a game is fun recreation making golf merely recreation while playing elevates it to work. The quip contrasts entertainment, leisure, and sport in a lighthearted tone.
Rebel Alliance MPs form Democratic Representative caucus
Medicine Hat MP Monte Solberg says 12 rebel Canadian Alliance MPs have formed a new caucus after left or suspended members were barred from returning. The group aims to gain speaking time, committee seats, and research funds while denying it is a new party. Debates over Stockwell Day leadership shape the maneuver and local reactions vary.
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Medicine Hat
Monte Solberg
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day
Alliance
Solberg
Caucus
Ottawa
Day
Democratic Representative Caucus
Brian Fitzpatrick
House of Commons
Cypress-Grasslands Alliance
David Anderson
Stock
Cathy Smith
Alliance Constituency Association
National Council
Smith
Chuck Strahl
Deborah Grey
Best neighbours part after 53 years in Prince George
Bob and Mary McKinnon end 53 years of near neighbors as they move to Kelowna to be closer to family. Clarence Calyniuk notes the move may set a city record for longevity in a single neighbor alliance. Gene and Vi Calyniuk and the McKinnons moved in 1948, forming a close pair of families.
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Prince George
B.C
Bob
Mary McKinnon
Kelowna
Clarence Calyniuk
Gene
Vi Calyniuk
Ministers Tour Drought Affected Farmers With No Promises
Federal Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief and Alberta's Shirley McClellan visited the Medicine Hat area to assess drought impact. Rancher Gordon Forbes said there is no aid program for his cattle, while officials pledged program reviews and possible reforms to crop insurance and Net Income Stabilization Account.
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Gordon Forbes
Forbes
Redcliff
Medicine Hat
Lyle Vanclief
Shirley McClellan
Vanchef
Vanclief
Vern
Pancoast
Vanclef
Stemler
Alberta Agriculture
Vern Pancoast
Protests Precede G8 Summit Opening in Genoa Italy
Demonstrators stage small protests as the G8 leaders begin discussions in Genoa Italy. The meeting includes plans for a global AIDS fund with an initial 1 billion dollars from wealthy nations and a response to security concerns surrounding the protests.
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Associated Press
Genoa
Italy
Israel
Russia
Canada
Britain
France
Germany
Japan
United States
U.S
George W. Bush
Seattle
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