Slamming lights up Alberta long distance market
In Lethbridge and across Alberta the deregulated telephone industry fuels aggressive sales tactics that switch customers’ long distance service without consent. Byron Lee discovered his AGT line had moved to STN. regulators say slamming is a bad practice and can lead to fines, though some firms like Smart Talk fall outside oversight.
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Lethbridge
Industry Canada
AGT
STN
Paul Godin
Canadian
Radio-tel
Evision and Telecommunications Commission
Federal
CRTC
Commission
Unitel
Smart Talk
Ers
Jamie McNaul
Diane Howard
Better Business Bureau
Calgary
Carleen Carell
Alberta group accuses government of shying from gay rights protection
In Edmonton, the Gay and Lesbian Awareness group accused Alberta officials of delaying protections for gays and lesbians due to fear of right wing voter backlash. Murray Billet said Premier Ralph Klein's government will await the Court of Appeal ruling in Delwin Vriend before changing the Individuals Rights Protection Act. Billet noted the case of Vriend, an Edmonton teacher fired for being gay, spurring a legal challenge that has yet to be resolved. The government maintains it will decide after more information from the courts, while insisting some Albertans oppose special rights for sexual orientation. Alberta remains one of four jurisdictions without explicit protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Murray Billett
Gary Mar
Ralph Klein
Mar
Northwest Territories
English welcome French in classroom
A Calgary Herald report notes a Campus Survey poll showing broad English Canada support for second language education and French immersion. Judy Gibson of CPF calls results positive and consistent with other polls.
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Calgary Herald
Judy Gibson
Canadian Parents For French
CPF
Gibson
Wife pays price for cheating in Medicine Hat court
Hatter Denise Bischke, 27, pleaded guilty in Medicine Hat provincial court to uttering a forged document and forging signatures on 11 cheques totaling 5 783 dollars belonging to Five Star Entertainment. She was ordered to repay the funds. Shelly Lynn Beierbach, 28, faced three driving offenses and was fined 1350 dollars after pleading guilty to refusing a breath test, driving while suspended, and misleading a peace officer.
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Denise Bischke
Bischke
Medicine Hat
Hat Food
Hat
Shelly Lynn Beierbach
Beierbach
South Ridge Cres. S.E
South Railway Street
Randy Pick
Eric Peterson
Lotto 649 Winning Numbers Report
In Toronto the Lotto 649 draw results showed numbers 3 30 31 33 34 41 with bonus number L. British Columbia players also had four Extra numbers 6 16 88 98.
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Toronto
British Columbia
POGO WINNIPEG DRAW NUMBERS REVEALED
The winning numbers for Wednesday's Pogo draw in Winnipeg were 1 15 19 27 30 37 with bonus 32. This report lists the numbers drawn in the Manitoba session.
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Winnipeg
BC Keno and BC49 Draws Report Winning Numbers
The BC Keno results list Wednesday numbers 10 17 22 23 24 30 34 43 and the BC49 draw shows 10 19 25 34 41 45 with bonus 33. The Western Canada Pick 3 number was 721. Official list prevails in discrepancies.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Fort McMurray Catholic school board seeks local bid rule change
Catholic trustees push Alberta to loosen tender rules for school building work. Mary Anne Fenniak notes local firms are often just under the lowest bid but lose contracts to outsiders due to current rules. Motion passes with one dissent, arguing market forces should prevail.
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Fort Mcmurray
Mary Anne Fenniak
Alberta
Geraldine Carbery
Slasher jailed in Edmonton attack case
A 29 year old Edmonton man Kenneth Doerksen was jailed four and a half years after a Court of Queen is Bench trial found him guilty of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. He slashed a friend's face and stabbed him twice in the back during the Aug. 27 1994 incident.
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Kenneth Doerksen
Edmonton
Gerald Flamond
Doerksen
Court of Queen' S Bench
D.C. McDonald
McDonald
Beaumont
Pickup
Employment and Immigration Canada
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HAT News
Tory Schmidt
Kin Coulee Park
Peter Mah
Alberta Court of Appeal
Delwin Vriend
Billet
Vriend
Court of Appeal
Klein
Casper
Maple Avenue, S.E
Free Rockers
Monarch
Rosery Florist
Pizza Hut
Medicine Hat News
Lotto Keno
Crestwood Dental Clinic
Victoria M. Jalbert, D.M.D
Dunmore Road
S.E. Medicine Hat
Edmonton Journal
Peter
Faaiza Marikar
Peter Pocklington
University of Alberta
Faaiza
Oilers
Pocklington
SR Rose
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