American F-16 crashes at Cold Lake during Maple Flag exercise
A U S Air Force F-16 Falcon crashed at the Cold Lake air weapons range during the Maple Flag training exercise. The pilot ejected with minor injuries and was reported walking. the crash site is secured. The pilot’s identity and base remain undisclosed. Verification and investigation will determine the cause.
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Cold Lake
Cold Lake Air Weapons Range
Leah Wilson
Alliance leadership race tainted by Quebec membership questions
Tom Long apologized for Quebec membership manipulations as a rival calls the weekend vote hopelessly tainted. Keith Martin urged delaying the vote, saying the process is damaged across the country. Long defended his campaign and dismissed the delay proposal amid reports of signups and unsolicited memberships.
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Ottawa
Tom Long
Quebec
Keith Martin
Canadian Alliance
Long
Ontario Conservatives
Gaspe
Ken Kalopsis
Alliance
Martin
Budget Balanced in Medicine Hat Schools but Surplus Unexplained
The Medicine Hat school board approved a 41.1 million operating budget for 2000-2001, eliminating a 230000 contingency and saving two teaching positions. The remaining surplus funds balance the budget while the chair could not explain the contingency. The board expects a 130000 year-end deficit due to prior overstaffing.
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Medicine Hat
Fred Kramer
Rod Sommerfeld
Sommerfeld
Dave Beresh
Crescent Heights
Karen Charlton
Charlton
Hatters
Canada Jobs Fund to be phased out and redistributed
The federal government plans to abolish the Canada Jobs Fund and redistribute its $110 million annual budget to four regional development agencies. The shift moves responsibility from HR Minister Jane Stewart to other cabinet colleagues, with phased payouts for ongoing projects and potential grants, loans, or other programs. Agencies named include the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Western Economic Diversification Canada.
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Ottawa
Canada
Jane Stewart
Jean Chretien
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Canada Economic Development
Quebec
Ontario
Telus halts campaign after 23000 Speeding Ticket envelopes
Telus sent 12000 envelopes marked Speeding Ticket-Open immediately to customers in west Edmonton to promote high speed Internet. The ominous envelope caused frustration though many were relieved not to receive a ticket. Telus halted further mailings of 23000 envelopes and apologized to those who contacted them.
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Edmonton
Telus
West Edmonton
Doug Strachan
Monsanto in patent case over Roundup Ready canola loss
Defense attorney Terry Zakreski argues Monsanto waived its patent rights when pollen from Roundup Ready canola escaped fields, a claim in the Schmeiser case. He contends farmers may plant in follow years from their own crops and that mere presence of the gene does not prove infringement. Monsanto counters the defense must prove the seed origin and intentional waiver.
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Saskatoon
Monsanto
Terry Zakreski
Zakreski
Saskatchewan
Percy Schmeiser
Schmeiser
Bruno
Sask
Roger Hughes
Hughes
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