Manning’s Reform rally fuels leadership support in Vancouver
Preston Manning received an 86 percent leadership endorsement from Reform delegates at the national assembly in Vancouver. He turns 54 today as the party refreshes its image and unveils the slogan A Fresh Start while deflecting prior controversy and backing Manning’s bid to lead into the next election.
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Preston Manning
Reform
National Assembly
Reform Assembly
Ottawa
Manning
Red Deer
Bob Mills
Post Assembly
Hat obstetricians pushed to limit seek extra help
In Medicine Hat the Palliser health region struggles with obstetrician shortages as Dr. John Jeffery 120 hour weeks and long drives force patients to seek care elsewhere. A third obstetrician, Dr. Dun can McCubbin of Calgary, joins soon, offering relief though months away.
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Hrkamp
Medicine Hat News
John Jeffery
Palliser Health
Jeffery
Don Davis
Leader
Maple Creek
Duncan McCubbin
Calgary
Davis
Brenda Lee MacPhail
Edmonton
Sandy MacKay
MacKay
Medicine Hat
Sam Leung
Hat
Carla Christien
Faint-hope clause debate heats Alberta rally
In Calgary a rally urged repealing Section 745 of the Criminal Code. Scott Newark and ex MPs John Nunziata and Jan Brown backed Darlene Boyd whose daughter Laurie was raped and murdered in Okotoks in 1982. Peters seeks early parole next year. Brown died in 1986. Momentum grows for tougher parole laws and truth in sentencing.
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Canadian Police Association
Scott Newark
Newark
John Nunziata
Jan Brown
Darlene Boyd
Boyd
Laurie
Alberta
Okotoks
Jim Peters
Robert Brown
Peters
Brown
Family mourns Edmonton teen who battled cancer to end his pain
Peter Jang, a likable South Side Edmonton teenager, died from leukemia after an arduous fight. His father Won praised his son's courage, thanked doctors and nurses, and noted a fundraising drive near 125000 dollars aimed at experimental treatment that provincial funding refused. Peter inspired others with his battle.
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United States
Won
Jang
Maui
Atkinson wins Shelburne lobster eating contest
Angus Atkinson, a school bus driver from Newellton Nova Scotia, claimed victory at the 10th annual Shelburne County Lobster Festival lobster eating contest by consuming three lobsters in eight minutes and 55 seconds. He used car keys to extract meat after pounding the shells with his hands.
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Ray Green
Provinces offered smaller child care funds instead of plan
The Canadian Press reports the national child care program funds have been reduced to about 250 million over three years. Provinces would use the money as an employment tool linked to unemployment insurance reform instead of expanding child care spaces as promised.
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Lloyd Axworthy
Doug Young
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