Critical Irish vote shapes Northern Ireland peace process
From Belfast Associated Press voters in Northern Ireland began choosing members of a new 108 seat power sharing Assembly. The result could determine control of the province and the peace accord backed by a London Belfast transition. Early results show Ulster Unionists at 20 percent and Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionists at 19 percent in first preferences.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Ulster Unionists
Ian Paisley
Democratic Unionists
Crowns in crisis on workload and public safety risks
Canadian Press reports a man with violence history kills his girlfriend after fourth bail. A preliminary hearing for a woman accused in a two year old's death is delayed 16 times. A judge sentences a man for sexually assaulting a babysitter whose victim was 12. Crown prosecutors warn workloads hamper public safety. leaders urge reforms and acknowledge risks in current system.
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Ottawa
Canada
Wendy Stephen
British Columbia
Crown Counsels Association
Scott Newark
Alberta
Wisdom on success and cost of living tips
A pair of quotes discuss measuring success by overcoming obstacles rather than status and calculating living costs by adding ten percent to income. The first attributes wisdom to perseverance. the second gives a simple budgeting heuristic.
Hat Tories Pan Joe Clark Leadership Bid
Two veteran Conservative figures in Medicine Hat criticize Joe Clark as out-of-date but acknowledge the need to rebuild Western support. They warn a tough comeback is required to win leadership and erase Western disenchantment while noting Clark and Hugh Segal are Red Tories with limited debt relief appeal.
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HAT Tories
Joe Clark
Joe Who
Mike Stimpson
Medicine Hatoe Clark
Calgary
Progressive Conservatives
Smith
Clark
Pcs
Reform Party
Ottawa
Horsman
Eagleson to be released on parole July 7 in Toronto
Eagleson smiles as he leaves the provincial correctional centre for a daily work release at a Toronto steel factory. He has six months left of an eighteen month sentence for swindling Hockey Canada the NHL Players Association and LaBatt and faces a separate class action suit in Philadelphia joining Ziegler and Wirtz.
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Toronto
Eagleson
Philadelphia
John Ziegler
NHL
Bill Wirtz
NHL Board of Governors
U.S
Labatt’s
Hockey Canada
NHL Players’ Association
Murray Costello
Canadian Hockey Association
Rich Winter
Winter
Lightning sparks Alberta forest fires across province
About 12 000 lightning strikes in 24 hours sparked dozens of fires in Alberta. By Thursday afternoon Alberta Environment said 83 fires were active, 40 out of control, nine held, 34 under control, mainly in the northeast. Cooler weather and rain expected to help in three days. May saw 400 fires. by Thursday total fires reached 776 burning over 3 700 square kilometres.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Rick Strickland
Strickland
Swan Hills
England Fans Watch World Cup Clash At BATUS
Soldiers at the British Army Training Unit Suffield will work through the England versus Colombia World Cup match but many plan to sneak away or tape the game. Staff Sgt. George McLennon says work goes on, yet crowds gather at the Sergeants mess to root for England.
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CFB
Suffield
England
Columbia
Batus
George McLennon
West Germany
Italy
McLemnon
McLemon
Hiker Encounters Curious Grizzly Near Rawson Lake
An American hiker in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park met a two year old grizzly on a trail near Rawson Lake. The bear licked the hiker’s hand and touched his calf before wandering off. Alberta Environment official Catherine Hart noted the bear was likely exploring in the wild for the first time.
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Calgary
Catherine Hart
Alberta Environment
Virginia
Rawson Lake
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Hart
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