Stowaway Learns Santa Fe Box Car Not a Guided Trip
John Dutil Junior of Massachusetts hopped a roof ride on a box car labeled Santa Fe Railway hoping to reach New Mexico. He was arrested in upstate New York near the Canadian border after the stunt. Dutil says he chose the ride upon reading the Santa Fe name, though he has never been to New Mexico.
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Rouses Point
N.Y
Santa Fe
New Mexico
John Dutil
Massachusetts
Dutil
New York
Santa Fe Railway
Fire chopper crashes near Leaf Rapids Manitoba
A Bell 205 helicopter carrying at least seven firefighters crashed north of Leaf Rapids Manitoba. Five survivors found. two to three people missing. Investigators on scene. helicopter recovered from a lake as forest fires threaten the town. Authorities say no confirmed deaths yet.
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Leaf Rapids
Winnipeg
G-7 Economies Face Possible Contraction This Summer
Statistics Canada warns the seven major economies may shrink this summer, contradicting earlier G-7 claims of continued growth. The outlook cites a drop in leading indicators across six of seven nations, with only slow growth likely in the United States and others. Described as a real possibility, a contraction looms for most G-7 members including Canada Germany France Britain and Italy.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Statistics Canada
United States
Canada
Germany
France
Britain
Alberta ATB Loses Almost Eight Million On Mall Deal
Alberta Treasury Branches faced a nearly 8 million loss in a 1994 West Edmonton Mall refinancing. ATB held 65.7 million in loans across multiple mortgage levels and recouped about 2.5 million, with general government officials defending its credit decisions amid a friendly foreclosure.
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West Edmonton
Alberta
ATB
Jack Briscoe
Jim Dinning
WEM
Triple Five
Martin Walrath
Walrath
Court of Queen’s Bench
McLaren pleads guilty to Saskatchewan fraud scheme
Former Saskatchewan labour minister Lorne McLaren admitted defrauding taxpayers of more than 800000 in false invoices to obtain legislators' expense allowances and stole 114200 from caucus funds. He pleaded guilty to fraud theft and breach of trust and faces sentencing on September 11. The Crown stayed three other charges.
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Abingtallies
Gui O
Lorne McLaren
Grant Devine
NDP
McLaren
Queen's Bench
Ena Eee
Conser
Vatives
Tories
Mth
Deserats
Easkatchewan
Devine
cLaren
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
Dey Birchard
Birchard
Montreal cabbie beating cops may avoid jail
Four Montreal police officers convicted of assault causing bodily harm in the coma of taxi driver Richard Barnabe face up to 10 years in prison but may avoid jail. Crown prosecutors seek prison terms while city officials say officers could keep their jobs depending on case specifics.
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Richard Barnabe
Jean-Paul Brodeur
Brodeur
University of Montreal
Sentencing Commission
Jean Lortie
Andre Lapointe
Michel Vadeboncoeur
Louis Samson
Pierre Bergeron
Barnabe
North
Jacques Duchesneau
Duchesneau
Serge Fortin
Quebec
Police Ethics Commission
Atomic soldiers recount trials at Nevada tests
Calgary veterans Ken Umpherville and Lloyd Muise recalled their 1957 Nevada nuclear missions with the Queen’s Own Rifles and other Allied soldiers. They faced seven blasts at one kilometre ground zero, received little information, and now fight lung cancer and crippling arthritis amid slow compensation debates.
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Ken Umpherville
Queen’s Own Rifles
Umpherville
Lloyd Muise
United States
Great Britain
Australia
Muise
Calgary
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