Up Front WCB Boss Got $1 Million
Alberta Workers' Compensation Board paid former CEO Dr. John Cowell a retiring allowance of 580 294 and in the final year his salary and benefits totaled 366 287, bringing total compensation to 946 581 under a five year contract. Critics call the package obscene and unnecessary. Cowell left to work for a private hospital, while the board defends the negotiated retirement payoff.
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Edmonton
Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board
John Cowell
Cowell
WCB
New Democrat
Pam Barrett
Rick LeLacheur
Nancy Saul-Demers
Board of Governors
Canada
Alberta
Ralph Klein
Klein Offers $130 Million to Alberta Voters
Premier Ralph Klein announced a $130 million windfall from gaming profits to fund roads and sewers but warned the increase hinges on VLTs remaining in place. He cited higher projected lottery revenues of $790 million this year and noted possible reductions if cities vote to remove VLTs.
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Klein
Alberta
Edmonton
Ralph Klein
Lotteries
Pat Nelson
Tery
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Bill Smith
Trail trek echoes NWMP march as riders reach Fort Macleod
About 500 people on horseback and in wagons retrace the NWMP 1874 route from Etzikom to Fort Macleod 80 kilometres south of Medicine Hat. They endure dusty roads and heat, miss comforts like beds and telephones, while admiring Milk River region scenery and the organized trek after a nine year, 1612 kilometre journey.
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Peter Mah
Boundary Trail
Raymond
North West Mounted Police
Dufferin
Man
Fort Macleod
Raymond Embers
Hatter
Stan Weiss
Len Mitzel
Etzikom
Medicine Hat
Mitzel
NWMP
Northwest Territories
Ravenscrag
Sask
Lethbridge
Irwin
Writing-on-Stone
Marvin Bascom
Paddy Barlow
Calgary
Turner
Lilly Turner
Giant space mirror to illuminate cities from orbit
Scientists plan to launch the Znamya 2.5 satellite on November 9 to light up dark cities on Earth. If skies are clear Calgary Winnipeg Quebec and Vancouver could see the reflected sun as a bright light five to ten times the full moon.
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Ottaware
Earth
Siberia
Calgary
Winnipeg
Quebec
Vancouver
Ottawa
Montreal
Edmonton
Keirin Carroll
Dynacon Enterprises Ltd
Toronto
Millionaire sues farmer over mud and cows in Ridlington
A millionaire who moved to the English countryside to escape it all sued his farmer neighbor for allowing sheep to muddy the road outside his rural retreat in Ridlington. The judge dismissed the case.
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London
Reuters
Sytner
Ridlington
Calgary officers fatally shoot man after stabbing spree
In northeast Calgary a man stabbed his former mother‑in‑law six times and held his three‑year‑old daughter on a deck before three police officers fired their service revolvers. Gurdeep Grewal died. 64‑year‑old grandmother hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Authorities praised the officers and highlighted domestic violence risks.
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Calgary
Kary Nicol
Gurdeep Grewal
Grewal
Cheryl Daniel
al Hargreaves
Bernice Caverhill
Caverhill
Arene Lewie
An Grewal
Christine Silverberg
Loonie dips below 67 cents for first time in 144 years
The Canadian dollar fell to 66.98 cents US after Greenspan hinted at higher rates, sparking a broader decline in commodity prices. Despite gains in productivity and retail data, the currency ended the day at 67.02 cents US, a historic closing low.
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Ottawa
Federal Reserve Board
Alan Greenspan
U.S
Greenspan
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Dan Sifton
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Southam Newspapers
Francis Bacon
Hart
Ann Landers
Canada City News
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