Lingerie firm marks Mozart bicentennial with musical bra
Triumph International Japan unveils a front-fastening bra that plays about 20 seconds of a Mozart variation when connected. The indigo blue set uses a memory chip and tiny underarm speaker with a musical staff motif, lights flashing as music plays. It cannot be washed.
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Tokyo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Triumph International Japan
Triumph
Sas katchewan voters favor NDP to defeat Conservatives
An Angus Reid poll shows 45 percent of decided voters backing the Saskatchewan NDP, 14 percent Conservative, 11 percent Liberal, 2 percent other, with 29 percent undecided. Election must be held by Nov 12. Sample of 800 adults between May 15 and 23.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
New Democrats
Angus Reid
NDP
Liberals
Armadale Communications
Baton Broadcasting
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Regina Leader-Post
Regina
Desolate Mount Unzen Eruption Claims Dozens of Lives
Troops in heat resistant suits recovered 12 skeletal remains from Mount Unzen as rescue teams search ash strewn slopes for more victims. The death toll nears 40 with efforts led by Tokyo envoy Mamoru Nishida amid criticism of emergency measures after Japan's worst volcano disaster since 1926.
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Shimabara
Japan
Reuter
Mount Unzen
Tokyo
Mamoru Nishida
Hokkaido
Privacy concerns spark debate on public notices
In a Page A7 column, residents contend that certain listings infringe privacy while officials defend disclosure norms. The discussion highlights community standards, legal thresholds, and the balance between transparency and individual rights.
Shelter board cancels annual meeting in Medicine Hat
About 60 Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society members faced uncertainty after president Pat O’Greysik canceled the annual general meeting at the last minute. Four shelter workers were fired since March and two losses at the Labor Relations Board were tied to union activity. The bylaw required 21 days written notice and seven days for the AGM. newspaper ads allegedly weren’t enough. The board aims to reconvene a legally constituted meeting soon.
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Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society
Pat O’greysik
Society
Shelter
Labor Relations Board
David Carter
Strathcona
Wendy Parcels
O’greysik
Shelter Board
Shelter Society
Accombate
Top civil servant refutes Mulroney on al Mashat entry
Ottawa says no order barred former Iraqi ambassador Mohamed al Mashat from Canada. Clerk of the privy council Paul Tellier says he did not advocate denying the visa. Mulroney claimed Tellier advised against entry and preferential treatment, while Tellier insists his stance was about not granting special treatment.
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Ottawa
Mohamed al-Mashat
Canada
Paul Tellier
Privy Council
Tellier
Brian Mulroney
House of Commons
al- Mashat
Privy Council Office
Special Commons
Mulroney
John Nunziata
Nunziata
John Bosley
Raymond Chretien
Jean Chretien
al-Mashat
Arthur Kroeger
Glen Shortliffe
Chretien
Forensic expert doubts Bembenek guilt in US case
Toronto based pathologist Dr John Hillsdon Smith reviewed autopsy records and photos in the Bambi Bembenek case and says the weapon could not have caused the wound. He questions the murder verdict and supports potential innocence while legal action continues in Ontario.
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Toronto
Canada
Lawrencia
Bambi
Bembenek
John Hillsdon-Smith
United States
Wisconsin
Hillsdon-Smith
Ontario
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Schultz
Thunder Bay
Ont
Mississauga
Milwaukee
Palestinians fear major Israeli invasion in south Lebanon
Palestinians in south Lebanon report heavy Israeli air raids on hills above Sidon marking the heaviest strikes this year. Seven Palestinians killed and dozens wounded, with devastation around a school as bombs fall. PLO leader Zeid Wehbe calls it the start of a large invasion while Israel cites aims to neutralize attack bases.
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Lebanon
Israel
Zeid Wehbe
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Webbe
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