Alberta considers Mental Health Act like law for solvent abusing pregnant women
Edmonton report notes Conservative MLA Marlene Graham suggests using a Mental Health Act style power to confine solvent abusing pregnant women. The case of Jeanette Reid, 33, jailed for sniffing solvents, who gave birth 12 hours after arrest, prompts debate though officials deny plans for welfare apprehension laws.
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Riis accuses banks of short selling dollar to punish BoC policy
New Democrat MP Nelson Riis in Ottawa charged Canada's big banks with short selling the Canadian dollar to pressure the Bank of Canada over interest rate policy. Bank officials dismissed the claim as nonsense, while most economists supported holding rates steady.
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Suffield Gas Wells To Push $20 Million Investment
Iberia Energy will drill 100 new gas development wells at CFB Suffield this year, investing over $20 million to expand natural gas output. The move aims to offset reduced heavy oil activity as gas prices rise with new U S market access and pipeline openings.
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Gwyn Morgan
AEC
Calgary
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U.S
Dick Wilson
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
ABC
Imperial Oil
Canada
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Chevron
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Urbanism Threatens Canada’s National Parks
A Canadian Press report warns that outside forces including forestry and mining are jeopardizing ecological integrity of national parks. Southern regions face the greatest risk as urbanization grows, with 23 of 36 parks reporting major impacts in 1996 and habitat fragmentation increasing. Bruce Amos, National Parks spokesman, notes all parks feel regional, national, and international pressures.
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Canada
Bruce Amos
National Parks
Bomb scare stalls Calgary transit four hours
A package of pager parts triggered a bomb scare in downtown Calgary when police believed it could be a bomb. About 75 people were evacuated as officers blocked the area, transported the package to a parking lot, and detonated the device.
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Calgary Urban Project Society
Capitol Hill Shootout Rocks U S Capitol Injuring Tourist
A gunman rushed past security and fired on Capitol Police, killing two officers and injuring a tourist. Russell Weston of Montana was identified as the suspect, described as a low level threat on a federal list. He was wounded and hospitalized after a fierce exchange of gunfire as crowds evacuated.
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Russell Weston
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Mont
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Kimberly Anderson
Illinois
Pocklington Accused Of Shifting Funds In Bank Fight
Michael McCabe of Alberta Treasury Branches alleged in court that Pocklington Financial Corp directed 750000 to Pocklington Aviation to keep assets from receivers. The bank seeks quick appeal to halt asset sales as KPMG receivers handle the debt covering 55100000 owed. Pocklington offered only a no comment at the hearing.
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Alberta Treasury
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McCabe
Alberta Court of Appeal
Ronald Berger
KPMG
Berger
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