Liberal ministers defend Bombardier jet trainer contract
The Liberal cabinet faces opposition claims that Canada awarded a 2.85 billion, 20 year sole source contract to Bombardier for training pilots in Western Canada without tender. Reform critic Hanger calls for scrutiny over political ties and donations.
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Preston Manning
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Laurent Beaudoin
Quebec
Liberal Party
Jean Chretien
Andre Desmarais
Herb Gray
Reform Defence
Art Hanger
Million Dollar Rain Helps Alberta Firefighting Efforts
Alberta crews report a multi fire downpour in what observers call the Million Dollar Rain. About 37 fires across the province received up to 25 mm of rain with snow near Swan Hills. Virginia Hills remained the largest blaze at 1.71 square kilometres and 10 fires were out of control. The province has spent nearly 56 million on firefighting this year as forecasters expect more showers.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Swan Hills
Alberta Environment
Rick Strickland
Virginia Hills
Spectrum Festival in Medicine Hat faces move to Kin Coulee Park
City council questions Spectrum Festival relocation from downtown to Kin Coulee Park amid space constraints and potential conflicts with Canada Day. Aldermen urge reconsideration while noting nonprofit volunteers run the event and seeking public input from festival attendees and downtown merchants.
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Medicine Hathe City
Kin Coulee Park
Ald
Graham Kelly
Spectrum Board
Kin Coulee
Kelly
Ken Sauer
Com
Wayne Craven
Ted Grimm
Sauer
Spectrum
Quake Ravages Afghan Highlands Killing Thousands
Relief efforts begin as a 6.9 magnitude earthquake devastates northern Afghanistan. Estimates place the dead between 3 000 and 5 000 with up to 80 villages heavily damaged or obliterated. UN and Red Cross deploy mobile clinics as helicopters deliver aid and patients to Shah Basurkh near Faisabad.
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Faisabad
Afghanistan
Martin Griffiths
New York
Griffiths
Chaujan
International Red Cross
United Nations
Shah Basur
Broad Hepatitis C Fund Expansion Eyed by Groups
Canadian groups representing hepatitis C patients urged expansion of compensation to include those infected via tainted blood before 1986. Leaders Durham Wong-Rieger and Jeremy Beaty said a federal provincial working group discussed who would be eligible and how payment would occur beyond the current 1986 to 1990 scope.
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Edmonton
Durhane Wong- Rieger
Hemophilia Society
Jeremy Beaty
Hepatitis C Society of Canada
Alberta obstetricians consider breaking from AMA over pay
Northern Alberta obstetricians hint at severing ties with the Alberta Medical Association as pay concerns mount. Doctors have refused new non high risk patients since May 15 and Calgary staff have extended hospital stays for new mothers, provoking fears of maternity ward overflow. The AMA and government say no separate talks and no extra funds are planned.
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Schuurmans
Calgary
AMA
Health Department
Garth Norris
Halvar Jonson
Norris
Terri Taylor
The
Taxpayers pay 400000 for costly photo radar manual
The Liberal opposition accused B C taxpayers of funding a 400000 photo radar training manual that should have been free. They said the 22 page guide costs 152 per word and contains basic guidance like a picture of the sky for a camera aimed too high and a picture of concrete for a camera aimed too low.
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Victoria
B.C
Liberal House
Gary Farrell-Collins
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