MPs Approve Honorary Citizenship for Nelson Mandela
MPs unanimously approve an honorary citizenship for Nelson Mandela after a six day hold by Rob Anders who called Mandela a communist and a terrorist. Mandela, South Africa's first black president, spent 27 years in prison for opposing apartheid and promoted reconciliation worldwide.
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Ottawa
Nelson Mandela
Canadian Alliance
Rob Anders
Mandela
Anders
Commons
South Africa
More charges against mom in baby's death
A Calgary woman Ric Fujii 23 faces immigration charges after being charged with failing to dispose of her 15 month old son Domenic Brown. Police also searched the Bow River for her infant daughter Gemini believed dumped in the river.
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Calgary
Rob Ferguson
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Ric Fujii
Canada
Ferguson
Canada Immigration
Fujii
Domenic Brown
Bow River
Domenic
Gemini
Women and men differ in happiness and work hours in Canada study
A Canadian study of 11 000 adults from 1998 shows women who are satisfied spend about 35.1 hours weekly at work and 6.1 hours on housework while 91 percent of satisfied women. Men who are satisfied work about 43.6 hours weekly and do 2.2 hours of housework, with happier men doing more housework.
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Toronto
Wit and Wisdom from Zsa Zsa Gabor on housekeeping
The quote presents Zsa Zsa Gabor claiming she is a marvelous housekeeper who keeps a man’s house after leaving him. It reflects her witty, provocative persona and penchant for bold one liners.
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Gabor
City mulls smoke free restaurants across bylaw
Public services committee backs a framework to ban smoking in all public areas accessible to children, with exceptions for bingo halls and certain facilities. Aldermen debate defining venues and impact on business before city staff draft a July bylaw targeting all restaurants by July 2002.
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Graham Kelly
Julie Friesen
Friesen
Kathy Mandeville
Garry Schmidt
Arby's
In the Hat
Council
The
Palliser Health Authority
Kathy Farrell
Tobacco Reduction Coalition
Alberta
Deddeda Stemler
Scott Shaw
Call for leadership vote at Canadian Alliance convention
Medicine Hat MP Monte Solberg backs a leadership review at the Canadian Alliance convention in April Ed monton. Grassroots for the Canadian Alliance and eight MPs demand a leadership election to unite the party amid polls and internal splits. Day supporters push to focus on Liberal opposition while Solberg says he may vote yes to the question.
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Medicine Hat
Monte Solberg
Canadian Alliance
Solberg
Stockwell Day
Holly Maguire Allen
Edmonton
Alliance
Day
Liberals
Canadians Face More Violent Terrorism Says CSIS
CSIS reports terrorism in the years ahead will be more violent and unpredictable with Canadians likely targets. It cites new explosive tech and international links including Osama bin Laden’s network and events in the Middle East Yugoslavia China India Pakistan as risk factors.
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Canadians
Canada
The
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Canadian Security Intelligence Service
North America
Lawrence MacAulay
U.S
Ahmed Ressam
Montreal
Dan Lambert
Lambert
Osama bin Laden
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China
India
Pakistan
North Korea
Iran
Iraq
Libya
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