NHL to block lottery hockey betting plan
The NHL plans legal action to stop Western Canada Lottery Corp. from launching Sport Select hockey bets this fall. League counsel Gil Stein says cease and desist letters may lead to court injunctions if no common ground is found. Cliff Fletcher warns bets could tarnish the game’s image and trademarks.
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NHL
Lottery Corporation
Calgary
National Hockey League
Western Canada Lottery Corp
Gil Stein
New York
Stein
Gam
Cliff Fletcher
Calgary Flames
Teen mother grieves baby loss in Windsor case
Fifteen year old Sandra Soulliere remains hospitalized for a 72 hour psychiatric evaluation after reporting her seven month old baby missing. Raymond LaRoche said she left their west end apartment Saturday following a court order for assessment. A family member hinted Soulliere may be two months pregnant. no further tests have been reported.
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Bill Currie
Lauren More
Windsor
Sandra Soulliere
Raymond LaRoche
Westend
LaRoche
Soulliere
Justice of the Peace
Michael O’hearn
Susan
O’hearn
Hospital
Horsman warns BC Senate vote could derail reform push
Alberta deputy premier Jim Horsman said BC plan to hold a Senate vacancy election risks entrenching the current Senate. He fears a province by province trend could block triple-E reform, noting Alberta’s 1990 election of Stan Waters and PM Mulroney’s appointment. Getty says no Alberta election to replace Bielish.
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Edmonton
British Columbia
Alberta
Jim Horsman
Horsman
Senate
Canada
Don Getty
Martha Bielish
Oka natives reject offer to negotiate
Quebec government offered conditional talks with the Kanesatake Mohawks but the Mohawks rejected the proposal. Native Affairs Minister Ciaccia said observers could attend but talks should not be held at the barricades. Mohawk spokesperson Ellen Gabriel insisted on sovereignty and inclusion of Mohawk representatives outside the barricaded area.
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Oka
Que
Quebec
Native Affairs
John Ciaccia
United Nations
Amnesty International
Red Cross
Ciaccia
Ellen Gabriel
Akwesasne
Ontario
New York
Gabriel
Western natives vow to close roads over Mohawk standoff
Western native leaders vow wider road shutdowns in support of Mohawks in Quebec. In British Columbia and Saskatchewan, blockades rise as Indians rally to defend aboriginal rights, with plans to close major highways and rail lines.
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British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Kanesatake
Kahnawake
Que
Lawrence Courtoreille
Alberta
Assembly of First Nations
Courtoreille
Saul Terry
The
Union of
B.C. Indian
Lillooet
Cache Creek
B.C
Fountain Band
Roger Adolph
Bill Vander Zalm
Adolph
Ronald Michel
Peter Ballantyne
Fire forces mass evacuation in Harrow Ontario
A blaze at the Harrow Farmers Co operative burned a building with farm chemicals, prompting a police door to door evacuation of over 2000 residents. Firefighters, wearing air masks, battled the blaze as officials tested the site for toxins and warned residents to stay away until cleared.
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Harrow, Ont
Ontario
Windsor
Fire Department
Tim McDonald
Harrow Farmers’ Co-operative
Pearl Shore
Spills Action Centre
Harrow-Clochester South
Ex Tory organizer lands higher paying Congo posting
Jean Carol Pelletier once a top Conservative organizer in Quebec and former national director for the party was named consul and chief political officer to Zaire. Despite no diplomatic experience, his salary near 90 000 met by order in council exceeds the ambassador in Kinshasa.
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Dave Todd
Southam News
Ottawa
Conservative Party
Jean-Carol Pelletier
Tories
Quebec
Brian
Mulroney
Pelletier
Baie Comeau
Que
Canada
Zaire
External Affairs Department
Conservative
Africa
Pellet
Ier
Kinshasa
Claude Laverdure
Haiti
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John Matheson
Lottery
Tom Madson
Miss Piggy
Madson
Elks Club
Walter Gallup
Frank Webber
Ayerde
B.C. Senate
Kingsville
McDonald
Shore
Soe
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