Penticton band office occupation ends after mediation
Protesters ended a 24 day occupation of the Penticton Indian Band office following a mediated settlement. Band councillor Marnie Kruger said the discussions went well as elders demanded a forensic audit of the band finances amid a reported 1.5 million deficit.
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Penticton, B.C
Penticton Indian Band
Marnie Kruger
Penticton Band
Immigration goals exceeded again in Canada
Ottawa reports Canada is on track to surpass annual immigration targets for the second straight year. An internal document shows nearly 58,000 newcomers landed in the first quarter, up 27 percent from a year ago, toward a target of 200,000 to 225,000 for the year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Provinces to Have Role in Canada US Energy Exports
Ottawa ministers said provinces will have a role in new energy export deals with the United States but stopped short of full participation in talks. Stephane Dion stressed Canada must speak with one voice while including premiers in the process, though no single continental negotiating table is planned.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Intergovernmental
Stephane Dion
Commons
Herb Gray
Edmonton paramedics wage dispute leads to illegal strike
Edmonton ambulance workers defy a provincial order and walk out at noon, planning picket lines after rallying at Hawrelak Park. Mayor Smith and Premier Klein condemn the action as risking public safety while CUPE Local 3197 accuses the province of blocking good faith bargaining and the city prepares a contingency plan with eight to twelve paramedic teams.
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Dmonton (Cp
Edmonton
Jakki Kennedy-Lehr
River Valley
Kennedy Lehr
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Bill Smith
Ralph Klein
Moose Jaw
Sask
Randy Littlechild
Hawrelak Park
Kraft Kitchens Chef Leads World Largest Cereal Treat Effort
Susanna Stark of Kraft Kitchens Toronto coordinates a week long project to assemble a giant cereal treat from 1 680 boxes of Post Honey Bunches of Oats. The target weight is 1 305 kilograms aiming to surpass the Guinness record held by Michigan State University Bakery at 1 025 1 kilograms.
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Susanna Stark
Kraft Kitchens
Toronto
Kraft
Michigan State University
Children at extra risk from pollution report
A Canadian Institute of Child Health report warns climate change will bring more very hot days and higher air pollution in cities. It highlights children, with asthma and respiratory issues likely worsening as ground level ozone rises, affecting outdoor activity and lung development.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Institute of Child Health
Don Houston
Institute
Dominatrix opens kinky B and B in downtown Toronto
Three years after a bawdy house conviction, Terri-lean Bedford reopens as Madam De Sade running a 14 room B and B offering fetish services. Guests rent by hour or day for dungeon bondage baby play and sissy dorm experiences with named mistresses in the Forbidden Temple.
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Toronto
Canada
Dungeons
S&m
B&b
Contessa Cintra
Terri-lean Bedford
Madame de Sade
Millicent Farnsworth
Bedford
Sissy Maid Academy
Ontario cancer agency facing Tory axe
The Conservative government plans to dismantle Cancer Care Ontario, created in 1997 to coordinate Ontario cancer treatment. The move, described by board members as retaliation for public disagreements with the Health Ministry, shifts care to regional hospitals and follows an emergency meeting and a ministerial letter from Tony Clement.
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Ontario
Toronto Star
Board of
Cancer Care Ontario
the Star
Health Ministry
Health
Tony Clement
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