Anti-Day forces dig in for long drawn-out war
The article describes a Canadian Alliance leadership fight centered on Stockwell Day. Grassroots for Day mobilizes supporters and clashes with Yes Committee opponents. Key figures include George Bears and Thompson MacDonald, with debates over early leadership review votes and delegate selection for the Edmonton convention.
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Canadian Alliance National
Edmonton
Shaw Convention Centre
David Salmon
National Council
George Bears
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Alliance
Bears
Deborah Grey
Edmonton North Riding Association
David Taras
University of Calgary
Yes
Thompson MacDonald
Morten Paulsen
MacDonald
Ken Kalopsis
Kalopsis
Bob Mills
Red Deer
Mills
Recount Gives Seat to Grits in B C Victoria Ride
In British Columbia the New Democrats drop to two seats after a recount. Liberal Sheila Orr edges New Democrat Steve Orderton by 82 votes in Victoria Hillside as absentee ballots shift the result. The loss ends the NDP bid for official party status in the 79 seat legislature.
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Victoria
British Columbia
New Democrats
Sheila Orr
Victoria Hillside
Steve Orderton
Orr
B.C
Liberal
Gordon Campbell
Campbell
Hillside
Norman Ruff
University of Victoria
NDP
Ruff
Boil water order lifted for Ruddell village
Residents of Ruddell Sask were allowed to use drinking water again after a boil water order was lifted following cleaning of the village cistern. The cistern was emptied steam cleaned refilled and tested for cryptosporidium. North Battleford remains under a boil water order.
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Saskatoon
North Battleford
Two Women Found Dead in Calgary Apartment
Homicide detectives investigate after two women were found dead in a southeast Calgary third floor apartment. Both bodies had been in the unit for a lengthy period after the women had been missing for at least two and a half weeks. Police were alerted when a welfare check followed a reported odor.
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Calgary
Homicide
George Rocks
Five-Year Licence Ban for Manitoba Car Thieves
Manitoba's NDP government imposes a minimum five year driving ban on convicted car thieves in a crackdown tied to the 1999 election promise. Justice Minister Gord Mackintosh calls auto theft an epidemic as about 30 cars are stolen daily, mostly by teens seeking joy rides.
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Manitoba
NDP
Justice
Gord Mackintosh
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