Ontario Storm Strikes Ontario Bringing Wide Reach Of Damaging Winds
Thunderstorms roared across southern and eastern Ontario Sunday with 90 to 130 kmh winds. Windsor Toronto and Ottawa reported damage from raised roofs to downed lines. Up to 30 000 Hydro customers lost power, cottage country hard hit, crews worked into night and Monday morning.
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Riel bill sparks insanity debate in Parliament
Canadian lawmakers weigh a private member’s bill to exonerate Louis Riel and name him Father of Confederation. Supporters call it correcting a historic injustice, while historians question government motives as Manitoba founder Riel’s 1885 treason conviction is revisited after his execution.
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Canadian diplomat’s Rome stay costs spark criticism
Canadian taxpayers spent over ten thousand dollars for senior diplomat Malcolm McKechnie to spend three weeks at the Excelsior in Rome before Prime Minister Chretien’s Italy visit. Critics dubbed the trip the Tortellini Tour, while McKechnie defended the arrangement as fully approved and part of the delegation’s logistics.
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Hepatitis C victims plan actions if no compensation
Hepatitis C Society of Canada vows an all-out war including picketing MPs at events if the federal government does not compensate all who contracted the disease through tainted blood. A government source says a leaked document is one of many options, not a final federal position.
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Jeremy Beaty
Hepatitis C Society of Canada
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Calgary Herald
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Alliance Quebec Faces Unity Strain After Leadership Fight
William Johnson, new leader of Alliance Quebec, wins 135-127 but sparks tensions with Middleton Hope supporters. Johnson hints at an injunction for a new board and vows to defend English-speaking minority interests amid a potential internal split.
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