Con siderate thief borrows Kennedy truck in Kingston
Wayne Kennedy's pickup was stolen with a note saying it was "borrowing" it and that it would be returned. The thief left a substitute car, had $350 in repairs done, and drove 10 days across eastern Ontario before police caught up near Napanee. Kennedy recovered the truck with scratches and 6000 extra kilometres.
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Kingston
Ont
Wayne Kennedy
Kennedy
Ontario
Napanee
Robinson jailed after contempt ruling over Clayoquot protest
VANCOUVER CP Svend Robinson a New Democrat MP was jailed for 14 days after pleading guilty to contempt of court for defying a court order during last summer's Clayoquot Sound anti logging protest. Justice Wallace Oppal ordered the sentence noting the need to uphold the rule of law.
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Vancouver
New Democrat
Svend Robinson
Clayoquot Sound
Robinson
Wallace Oppal
B.C. Supreme Court
Burnaby- Kingsway
Vancouver Island
Oppal
Alberta
Alberta study weighs regional police to cut costs
Alberta Justice Minister Ken Rostad outlined a study on replacing municipal police and RCMP detachments with five regional forces. Police Chief Bill Spring questioned centralization, noting two police buildings in one city and urging region driven command. The plan aims to save money but faces cultural and logistical hurdles. Alberta currently spends about 130 million annually on policing.
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RCMP
Alberta
Bill Spring
Ken Rostad
Rostad
Spring
Lesley Gronow
Gronow
Welfare cuts hit 1993 in Canada report says
Southam News reports the National Council on Welfare found 1993 cuts squeezed recipients as benefits were reduced and inflation tied standards lagged. The council criticizes provincial patchwork and urges a national minimum standard while noting Alberta and Quebec rate changes and shifts to work programs.
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Ottawa
National Council On Welfare
Canada
Social Services
Mike Cardi
Nal
Alberta
Cardinal
Bob Scott
Edmonton
Noseworthy
Quebec
Manitoba
Forest Fire Believed Criminal In Penticton Blowup
Forest Service officials faced angry residents at a Penticton meeting after a huge forest fire displaced thousands. Police and officials stated 16 homes burned and investigators suspect criminal intent, while some residents praised firefighting efforts and awaited decisions on further returns.
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Penticton
B.C
Forest Service
Lisa Blake
Okanagan Valley
John Wenger
Blake
RCMP
Wendy Stewart
Judge Ignored Orders Lead to Early Prisoner Releases
Edmonton Journal reports Alberta justice officials released prisoners early despite judges orders from Judge Ralph Chisholm. A persistent property offender received an immediate temporary absence from a 90 day sentence, and another man serving a 21 day intermittent sentence was released after one third. The two releases occurred July 16.
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Edmonton Journal
Alberta Justice
Ralph Chisholm
U S troops urged to bury mounting cholera dead in Zaire camps
In Zaire's refugee camps near Goma, U S troops assist water purification while asked to help bury the dead as cholera kills thousands daily. CARE and Doctors Without Borders warn of contamination, UN and relief workers report 16 000 deaths since outbreaks began.
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U.S
Goma
Zaire
Lake Kivu
James Fennell
Relief Agency
CARE
Ann Marie Huby
Doctors Without Borders
Belgium
Ray Wilkinson
UN High Commissioner For Refugees
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