Fans split over beer sales at Soo Greyhounds games
Sault Ste. Marie residents debate permitting beer sales at Ontario Hockey League team Soo Greyhounds home games. Some fear underage drinkers. city council will decide on the application amid concerns for youth attendance and safety. Ralph Klein to meet Dick Cheney on energy policy in Washington.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Soo Greyhounds
Jo-Anne Bumbacco
Ontario Hockey League
Bumbacco
Calgary
Ralph Klein
U.S
Dick Cheney
Ottawa
Alberta
Canada
United States
Klein
Cheney
Washington
David Bond
The
Canada West Foundation
Nine men questioned after Vancouver Island swim ashore
Nine men who swam ashore on Vancouver Island were being interviewed to determine if they were illegal migrants or survivors of a fishing disaster. A Department of Immigration spokesperson said it seems unlikely a shipwreck occurred and that no downed-ship signs exist.
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Victoria
B.C
Vancouver Island
Department of Immigration
Lois Reimer
Alberta weighs jailing parents without charges to protect children
Alberta's Children Services minister Iris Evans signals a review of the Child Welfare Act inspired by a California program. The plan would jail neglectful parents for short periods and order monitored treatment to keep families intact, while critics warn jail can worsen crises and ignore root causes like housing and food shortages. The California model reports a high rate of timely reunions after staged jail terms and treatment.
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Dmonton
Alberta
Iris Evans
U.S
California
James Milliken
Evans
Jake Kuiken
Alberta College of Social Workers
Kuiken
British Columbia unveils sweeping 25 percent tax cut
Premier Gordon Campbell announced a broad 25 percent cut starting July 1, targeting higher growth as BC joins Alberta and Ontario in a national tax-cut competition. The plan lowers top rates to 43.7 percent by 2002, with potential deficits excused by expected revenues within three years.
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Victoria
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
B.C
Gordon Campbell
West Coast
Campbell
Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Quebec
Canada
Mark
Milke
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
NDP
Pacific Rim
Helmut Pastrick
Vancouver
Credit Union Central
Pastrick
Five Teens Die After Car Plunges Into Quebec Quarry
Five teenagers aged 15 to 18 drowned when their car plunged about four metres into a quarry near Scotstown Quebec. The 21 year old driver survived and was jailed pending potential charges. Police probe focuses on possible wrong turn and drink influence though speed is not believed to be the cause.
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Scotstown
Que
Serge Dubord
Dubord
Sebastien Poulin
Steve Gravel
Nante, Que
Karl Benoit
Marie-France Morin
Milan
Patricia Strauss
Montreal
Raymond Morin
Gilles Gaulin
Radio-Canada
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