Nazis in Alberta claimed by Holocaust group
Sol Littman of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre asserts that several WWII criminals may reside in Alberta. The group alleges British officials misled Canada to admit about 2000 Ukrainian volunteers recruited by Germans in 1948. Critics cite the Deschenes inquiry findings as insufficient.
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Calgary
Alberta
Sol Littman
Simon Wiesenthal
Toronto
Ukrainian Canadian
Germany
Halifax physician murder charge unsettles hospital staff
Nova Scotia's Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre chief reports widespread unease in ICUs after Dr. Nancy Morrison, charged with first degree murder for a patient death, sparking national questions about hospital practices.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Don Schurman
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Nancy Morrison
Canada
Morrison
Schurman
Solberg triumphs in Medicine Hat landslide election win
Monte Solberg captures 65 percent of the vote in Medicine Hat to lead Reform to a strong provincial result. The party will form the new opposition in Parliament as Solberg secures re election with 22,808 votes. Glenn Ennis trails Liberal with 6,129. Gordon Musgrove 4,224. Jim Driscoll 1,829.
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Medicine Hat
Reform
Ontario
Monte Solberg
Solberg
Medicine Hat Lodge
Local results show Solberg wins with wide support
In the local race Solberg 22,803 votes or 65.2 percent leads Ennis 6,129 votes 17.5 percent Musgrove 4,224 12.1 percent and Driscoll 1,829 5.2 percent. Solberg credits volunteers for a tidal wave of support and notes previous 1998 results where Ennis had 21 percent and Conservative support fell from 17 to 12 percent.
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Solberg, M
Ennis, G
Musgrove, G
Driscoll, J
NDP
Ested
Ron Smith
Solberg
Ennis
Liberals win slim majority in Canadian election
Ottawa reports a bare bones Liberal majority with 155 seats in a 301 seat Commons. Reform 60, Bloc 44, NDP 21, Tories 20. Jean Chretien becomes first Liberal since 1953 to win consecutive majorities, with a fragile margin and Ontario dependence. Four other parties gain official status.
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Ottawa
Liberals
Reform
Bloc
NDP
Tories
John Nunziata
Toronto
Jean Chretien
Louis St. Laurent
Ontario
Shawinigan
Que
Quebec
Preston Manning
Reform Party
Jean Charest
Alexa McDonough
McVeigh convicted in Oklahoma City bombing case
Jurors found Timothy McVeigh guilty on 11 counts of murder and conspiracy for the 1995 Oklahoma City blast that killed 168 and injured hundreds. The verdict came after a four day trial, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty and President Clinton calling it a long overdue day for victims' families.
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Denver
Tee McVeigh
Oklahoma City
United States
McVeigh
U.S
Washington
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Sealed Swan Hills leak report kept secret by Alberta
Alberta Environmental Protection officials said a report on possible leaks of PCBs dioxins and furans at the Swan Hills waste treatment plant will remain confidential unless environmental harm is shown The document is part of an investigation and may affect prosecutions of the plants operators Richard Secord a native rights lawyer argues the government cannot hide the information.
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Edmonton Company
Swan Hills
Alberta
Alberta Environmental Protection Department
Department
Glen Guenther
Richard Secord
Police rely on officer in bomb suit after robot fails
Edmonton officers sought a robot to probe a suspected bomb inside a newspaper dispenser but could not use it to insert coins. Const. Billy Kerr, wearing a 93 pound bomb proof Kevlar suit, approached the box himself. The ticking proved a mechanical defect.
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Edmonton
Southam Newsapers
Billy Kerr
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David Dingwall
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Doug Young
New Brunswick
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