Near miss over La Guardia prompts air controller training
A near midair collision at La Guardia on April 3 involved an Air Canada Airbus A319 and a U S Airways DC 9. Officials said just three metres separated the jets as the DC 9 dove under the Air Canada flight. The incident spurred orders for extra training for more than half of air traffic controllers and raised concerns at the NTSB about report delays.
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Washington
New York City
Air Canada
U.S. Airways
la Guardia
Jim Morin
U.S. National Air Traffic Controllers Association
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
Robbery Link Suspected in Two Mac's Heists
Medicine Hat police connect two Mac's Convenience Store robberies at 1501 Dunmore Rd SE in four days. A ski masked man with a handgun stole a cash box Friday. no injuries or customers were present. Police seek witnesses and urge tips at 529-8400.
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Mac’s
Dunmore Road
S.E
Barry Unreiner
Medicine Hat
Unreiner
Concrete filled pipe bomb scare disrupts Parliament Hill
Police blocked part of Parliament Hill near Centre Block after investigators found a pipe that appeared to be a pipe bomb. RCMP bomb squad used a robot before a bomb squad officer in protective gear handled the object and dropped it in a truck for a nonexplosive end to the scare.
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Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Centre Block
Paul Phaneuf
RCMP
Wilma the greyhound eludes capture after marathon winless run
Wilma finished last in a Poole greyhound marathon where rivals tired but she kept running. Three days later she remains missing as owners and police search. A motorist reported being overtaken by a greyhound on a road eight kilometres from Poole.
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London
Wilma
Poole
England
Alberta approves 100000 compensation for sterilization victims
Alberta offers 100000 to each of about 500 sterilization victims in a 48 million package. Justice Minister Havelock says settlements may spur further talks with remaining claimants while critics push back against a panel review. Leilani Muir warns victims to weigh legal costs before accepting the offer.
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Edmonton
Jackie McCallum
Medicine Hat
McCallum
Alberta
Jon Havelock
Havelock
Leilani Muir
Muir
Bikers Gather Near Grande Prairie for Dual Rides
Police brace for a Hells Angels gathering in Grande Prairie while the Christian Motorcycle Association holds its rodeo in Beaverlodge. RCMP and Alberta forces deploy under a provincewide protocol as 200 to 300 bikers expected to camp west of the town amid prior gang activity in Red Deer.
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Grande Prairie
Puszka
Alberta
RCMP
Hells Angels
Red Deer
Grim Reapers
Reapers
Winged Skull
Beaverlodge
Hatters seek justice for tainted blood victims
Greg Stanley and Steve McRae, victims of the 1980s tainted blood scandal, push for compensation as Canada faces a $1.1 billion offer for those infected between 1986 and 1990. They claim the government knew of blood issues, seek funds to ease daily life, and lament health losses and future care burdens.
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Greg Stanley
Red Cross
Stanley
Steve McRae
McRae
London
Canada
Ottawa
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