Alliance calls to cut aid to Palestinians over violence
Canada should threaten to withhold aid to the Palestinian Authority unless violence is curbed and peace talks with Israel resume. Monte Solberg, foreign affairs critic, urged tying funding to Palestinian Authority action in the Commons as another Arab group moves to sue Stockwell Day.
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Ottawa
Canada
Israel
Canadian Alliance
Middle East
Stockwell Day
Alliance Foreign Affairs
Medicine Hat
Monte Solberg
Palestinian Authority
Solberg
Conservatives split on Alliance co operation options
A Conservative party survey shows half of 2400 current and former members favor merger or coalition with the Alliance while others oppose full partnership. Leader Joe Clark refrains from confirming the split, citing ongoing dialogue.
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Ottawa
Canadian Alliance
John Laschinger
Laschinger
Hydrogen fueled Ford Taurus shown in Windsor
Beating the high cost of gas in Windsor Ford showcases its P2000 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle powered by hydrogen. The car uses a fuel cell to convert stored hydrogen into electricity for 400 to 600 kilometres of range, with large-scale production and comparable prices not expected until 2010.
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Windsor
Ont
Ontario
Ford
Wir and Wisdom Show Child Explaining Excitement
A young child describing an exciting sight offers a vivid moment of communication. Bob Talbert shares a scene where wonder and clear expression standout as a top example of storytelling through a child’s perspective.
Halifax couple first to register same sex relationship
Kimberley Vance and Samantha Meehan became the first Canadian couple to legally register their same sex relationship under Nova Scotia's Bill 75. The ceremony at the Department of Vital Statistics recognized domestic partnership rights including spousal support and medical decision access, though marriage and adoption remain unavailable.
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Halifax
Kimberley Vance
Canada
Vance
Samantha Meehan
Nova Scotia
Department of Vital Statistics
Medicine Hat Overpass Twin Plan Approved
Medicine Hat City Council unanimously approved the Allowance Avenue Overpass Twinning design for 14 million dollars. The project widens Maple Allowance Spencer and adds four lanes while addressing 22 raised issues from local business owners who largely accepted 18 changes but opposed direct access off the Allowance Avenue Bridge.
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Ome
Medicine Hat
Allowance Avenue
Barry Miskuski
Louis Kyriakakis
Spencer Street
Eighth Avenue
Maple Avenue
Queen Street
Maple/Allowance
Spencer Road
Miskuski
Kyriakakis
Greg
Randy Zora
Allowance Avenue Pets
Spencer Lacey
Lacey Construction
Gary Flag
Sunshine Corner
Dwight Brown
Municipal Works Engineering
Dwight
Randy
Greg Zora
Council
Bob Warner
Eighth Street
Mill Street
10Th Street
Factory Street
Warner
Lacey
Ron Heizelman
Medicine Hat Shopper
Heizelman
MPs to fast track 20 percent pay hike for most and higher for Chretien
The Commons will fast track a salary increase to 20 percent for most MPs with larger raises for Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Legislation tables promise retroactive pay from January 1, with an opt in clause allowing MPs to decline the raise within 90 days. Critics call the move hush money and say it pressures opposition MPs to reveal whether they opt in.
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Commons
Chretien
Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Liberal House
Don Boudria
Boudria
Supreme Court
Ed Lumley
Boudrin
Joe Clark
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Alison Auld
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Ross Boutilier
Brian Mombourquette
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of Canada
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