Pressure hold urged to force border reopening on cattle
Alberta farmers press oil and gas firms to curb southbound supplies to pressure the United States to reopen the border to Canadian cattle after the mad cow crisis. A StatsCan study shows U S beef ban cost cattle farms up to 220000 in large operations and 20000 for families, threatening royalties and the Alberta economy.
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U.S
Alberta
Canada
Statistics Canada
Great White North
Alisha Sims
Medicine Hat News
Asims
Medicinehatnews
United States
Outcry Over Conservative Cultural Policy Fears in Banff
Red Deer Advocate letter argues federal Conservatives will slash funding bodies like Telefilm, the NFB, and CBC if elected. Union leader accuses both Liberals and Tories of weak cultural policy while CBC promotes Coronation Street as Canadian viewers debate national storytelling.
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Helene Chalifour Scherrer
Banff
Canadian Television Fund
Feature
Telefilm Canada
National Film Board
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Canada Council
National Arts Centre
Tories
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union
Scherrer
CRTC
Peter Murdoch
Mothercorp
CBC Television
CBC
Pakistan Ghauri missile tests raise wider danger
The piece notes Pakistan tested the 1,500 kilometer Ghauri missile with a further pledge of nuclear edge and hints at a forthcoming Ghauri III with 3,500 kilometer range. It questions potential targets, suggesting Israel as a possible factor beyond India and Asia, recalling Meir Pa'il’s remarks on nuclear ambiguity and Osirak events.
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Pakistan
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
India
Assam
Thailand
Vietnam
Beijing
China
Israel
Tel Aviv
Meir Pa’il
Knesset
Mordechai Vanunu
Iraq
Osirak
Menachem Begin
Likud
Israel and Pakistan Nuclear Nikels and Strategic Threats
Gwynne Dyer discusses Israel's 200 plus nuclear weapons and how regional arms dynamics with India and Pakistan shape deterrence. He notes Israel's past caution yet argues Israel could face a preemptive strike if Islamist extremists seize Pakistan, while India and Pakistan pursue missiles and a volatile balance of power.
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Pa’il
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
United Nations
Israel
Pakistan
India
China
Gwynne Dyer
Citizen urges vote for new party in June election
A Canadian citizen laments no responses to a welfare letter sent to political parties and Elections Canada. They urge Western Canada to back an “other” party on June 28, claiming current leaders ignore citizen concerns and calling for fresh blood in politics.
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Canada
Ralph Klein
Elections Canada
Western Canada
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Alperta Newspaper Group, Inc
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Southam
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Alan Poirier
Bill Hartley
Callum Scott
Medicine
Southern Alberta Newspape
Madicing Hat
Tia
Tha Acual Coe
Balora
Amant
Pail
Medicinehatnews.com
Mall Us
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