Edmonton bar riot as crowd clashes with police on Whyte Avenue
Police faced about 50 liquor-fueled protesters outside a hotel on Whyte Avenue early Saturday. Officers were punched and bottles thrown as crowds surrounded them, prompting a call for help and the deployment of about 20 more officers. Five people were arrested on various charges.
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Whyte Avenue
Wes Bellmore
Bellmore
Kananaskis Security A Wild Card For G-8
Canada to host G-8 leaders next summer in Kananaskis a secluded resort area 100 kilometres west of Calgary with security swarms forested mountains and helicopters. Experts warn isolation may hinder monitoring and invite protester and wildlife risks.
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Calgary
Kananaskis
Canada
Jean Chretien
Alan Bell
Frank Cilluffo
Terrorism Taskforce
Centre For Strategic Studies
Washington, D.C
Human beings learn from others yet resist doing so
The quote notes humans' unique capacity to learn from others but their tendency to ignore that ability. It reflects on self awareness and the paradox of learning through others while avoiding it in practice. Douglas Adams is cited as the source of the thought.
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Wieners and Beans at Medicine Hat Mall Kickoff Stampede
The seventh annual Wieners and Beans event runs 6 to 11 p.m. in the Medicine Hat Mall south parking lot across from Sears. Free hot dogs, beans, and pop are provided by BATUS Suffield and Medicine Hat Shopper, with entertainment from Mustang and beer gardens by the Kinsmen Club.
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Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Mall
Breanna Johnson
British Army Training Unit
Suffield
Mustang
Johnson
Sears
the News
The
Medicine Hat Shopper
Kinsmen Club of
BATUS
Safeway
BC health system hit as illegal walkout begins
Thousands of Health Sciences Association members walk off, forcing hospital disruptions across British Columbia. About 11,000 workers join the action despite a Labour Relations Board ruling. Hospitals cancel surgeries, discharge patients, and cut services as courts may enforce orders.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
The
Health Sciences Association
B.C. Children’s Hospital
Vancouver General Hospital
Cindy Stewart
Children's Hospital
Stewart
B.C. Health Employers Association
B.C. Labour Relations Board
Labour Relations Board
Association
Gary Moser
Labour
Graham Bruce
Canada remains hopeful to ratify Kyoto protocol next year
Ottawa signals confidence after Bonn breakthrough as Canada weighsratification of the Kyoto climate treaty. Alberta officials warn higher energy costs could blunt competitiveness while federal talks aim for consensus and a path forward without U S participation.
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Ottawarime
Jean Chretien
Canada
Bonn
Herb Gray
U.S
Gray
Alberta
Lorne Taylor
Taylor
Berlin
United Nations
Chretien
Steven Guilbeault
Greenpeace
Germany
United States
Washington
Japan
George W. Bush
China
India
Girl left behind on trip ends with long search
Jamie Arbanas drove off from a Merritt filling station with Christy Gordon asleep in the motorhome. Gordon woke to find herself abandoned and chased after him along the highway. She waited five hours in pajamas at the station before learning she had been left behind and then disappeared.
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Kamloops
B.C
Jamie Arbanas
Christy Gordon
Parksville
Vancouver Island
Arbanas
Merritt
Vancouver
Christy
Gordon
Horseshoe Bay
West Vancouver
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