Alberta Treasury Branches overhaul bill unveiled
Canadian Press says Alberta government passed Bill 33 introducing a Crown corporation to oversee the ATB. The plan requires a state insurance fee to back deposits, potential $200 million in provincial revenue, annual prudence standards, and a capital base target near $600 million. ATB loses roles as receiver, insurer, broker, or information manager.
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Alberta Treasury
Stockwell Day
QATB
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Copps not tops for Grit cabinet
Ottawa report says Prime Minister Chretien plans a Liberal cabinet shuffle. Sheila Copps would keep Heritage but give up deputy PM title to Herb Gray. Don Boudria to House leader. Allan Rock to Health and Anne McLellan to Justice. John Manley to Industry. Lyle Vanclief to Agriculture. David Anderson to Fisheries. Paul Martin to Finance. Lloyd Axworthy to Foreign Affairs. Andy Scott to Solicitor General. Herb Dhaliwal to Revenue. Art Eggleton to Defence. Ralph Goodale to Natural Resources. Sergio Marchi to Trade. Lucienne Robillard to Environment. David Collenette to Transport. Somalia inquiry timing noted.
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Ean Chretien
Sheila Copps
Copps
Herb Gray
Don Boudria
Gray
Cbc-Tvv
the National
CTV News
Allan Rock
Anne McLellan
University of Alberta
John Manley
Lyle Vanclief
Victoria
David Anderson
Art Eggleton
Defence
Ralph Goodale
Sergio Marchi
Environment
Eggleton
CBC
Lucienne Robillard
David Collenette
Networks
Secret Australian child vaccine trials face inquiry
The Age reports Victoria conducted 25 years of medical tests on hundreds of orphanage children through 1970. Trials included herpes, whooping cough, and influenza vaccines with full adult doses on infants. Severe reactions occurred from some vaccines. Premier Jeff Kennett orders an immediate inquiry.
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Sydney
Australia
Victoria
The
Age
Melbourne
Jeff Kennett
Calgary Nagoya bid showdown for Expo 2005 votes at BIE meeting
Expo 2005 hinges on BIE vote with 79 member nations amid a global push. Calgary and Nagoya seek support from Caribbean, Central and South American, African, Asian and Middle Eastern states as Calgary promises $2 billion in Alberta benefits.
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Bahamas
Barbados
Jamaica
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Calgary
Canada
Belize
Colombia
Dominican Republic
el Salvador
Mexico
Nagoya
BIE
Police pressure led to changed testimony in Christine Jessop case
Janet Jessop testified at the public inquiry that she altered her missing child timeline from 4 10 pm to about 4 30 pm after police prodded her. The adjustment helped Durham police build a case against Guy Paul Morin, who was charged in 1985 and later cleared by DNA evidence in 1995.
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Toronto
Ryv
Christine Jessop
Janet Jessop
Guy Paul Morin
Jessop
Christine
Morin
Durham
Guy Paul
Calgary bid for Gala 2000 festival fails after lack of support
Calgary organizers say the Calgary Gala Festival 2000 bid failed due to formal conflicts and weak corporate civic backing. They expected at least 10 million in revenue. San Jose will host. Mayor Duerr and Premier Klein did not back the bid as they lobby for Expo 2005 in Monte Carlo.
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Calgary
Gay and Lesbian Association
San Jose
Calif
John Dal
al Duerr
Ralph Klein
Monte Carlo
Truth Denied Cle mency Battle Over Texan Death Row
Reform critic Art Hanger accuses Canada of blocking justice by pressuring Texas to grant clemency for Jasper man Joseph Stanley Faulder, who received an indefinite stay of execution after the 1975 murder. Canada’s Foreign Affairs Department and minister Lloyd Axworthy urged clemency with Texas officials.
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State of
Texas
Jasper
Reform Justice
Art Hanger
Hanger
Joseph Stanley Faulder
Texas Appeal Court
Canada
Department of Foreign Affairs
Lloyd Axworthy
Faulder
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