CN and BNSF abandon planned $6.2 billion merger
Montreal's CN and Burlington Northern Santa Fe said they would not pursue the proposed CN BNSF merger. The decision follows a US appeals court upholding a 15 month moratorium on rail industry mergers and a regulator delay that could extend to 21/2 years. The firms cited shareholder risk and ongoing U.S. regulatory review.
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Montrealanadian National Railway Co
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp
North America
U.S
Paul Tellier
Montreal
BNSF
United States
Tellier
Burlington Northern
Robert Krebs
Surface Transportation Board
Cn-Bnsf
Anthrax kills ten more bison in Wood Buffalo Park
Park warden Jonah Mitchell reported 32 bison have died from anthrax in the northern Alberta outbreak, the worst in a decade, with officials using infrared helicopter scans to locate more carcasses under tree cover 180 kilometres south of the Northwest Territories border.
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Wood Buffalo National Park
Alta
Alberta
Jonah Mitchell
Mitchell
Northwest Territories
Taco Bell ousts top executive and Chihuahua advertising buddy
Taco Bell Corp. will replace its president Peter C. Waller with Emil Brolick and return all advertising to Foote, Cone & Belding Worldwide. The talking Chihuahua from TBWA Chiat Day will fade from campaigns, with a possible cameo, as sales slip and a new strategy unfolds.
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Los Angeles
Taco Bell Corp
Peter C. Waller
Emil Brolick
Wendy's International Inc
Chihuahua
David E. Novak
Taco Bell
Tricon Restaurants International
TBWA/Chiat Day
Foote, Cone & Belding Worldwide
Novak
Tom Carroll
Hog plant appeal aims to challenge county rejection
Sugar firm Taiwan Sugar and the Ror Hog company plan to appeal a unanimous county planning rejection of an 80 000 hog plant in Forty Mile County. Opponents vow to fight the appeal, citing odour and groundwater concerns while the company maintains its plan remains unchanged.
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Medicine Hat Ror Sugar Corporation
Forty Mile
Bruce Cowie
Municipal Planning Commission
Clarence Froese
DGH Engineering
Taiwan Sugar
Froese
Commission
Don Unrau
Len Mitzel
Mitzel
Bow Island
Burdett and
Cowie
Planning Commission
DGH
Child removed in Ross Glen dispute
Police with guns drawn surrounded a Ross Glen residence on Thursday night and removed a man and a small child from the home. The man surrendered with hands above his head and was taken into custody without incident while a female officer brought out the child who clutched a teddy bear.
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Dave McCord
Ross Glen
Rock promises more health money for provinces
Ottawa plans increased funding for Medicare with most support channeled through the Canada Health and Social Transfer. Prime Minister Chretien pledged new funding to fix the system while health ministers pressed for timing and cash. Ontario and Saskatchewan officials urged year‑end funding and concrete base increases to meet rising costs.
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Canada Health and Social
Ottawa
Rock
Ontario
Elizabeth Witmer
Mr. Rock
Pat Atkinson
Saskatchewan
Chretien
Igloo Village Plan in Timmins Faces Hurdles
Timmins council approved selling land to a developer two days after a July 15 deadline, aimed at building a 25 igloo village. The project stalled amid bureaucratic wrangling and local opposition as the developer sought permits from Cochrane officials while pursuing custom materials.
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Timmins
Ont
Cochrane Town
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