Brooks to build overpass at Cassils Road intersection
Brooks plans an overpass at Cassils Road and Trans-Canada to improve safety within years. Mayor Don Weisbeck said consultants recommended the Cassils Road site and officials from the town County of Newell and Alberta Infrastructure agreed to proceed. Design starts soon with concrete slated for 2004 and costs estimated at 10 to 12 million dollars.
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Cassils Road
Don Weisbeck
Newell
Alberta
Weisbeck
Milosevic supporters protest extradition to Hague
Up Front Belgrade AP reports thousands of Milosevic backers rallied outside Belgrade Central Prison after his extradition to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. The crowd grew to about 3,000 at the main square as Zivadin Jovanovic denounced Djindjic for suspending Yugoslavia’s constitutional system.
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Slobodan Milosevic
Hague
Netherlands
Milosevic
Socialist Party
Zivadin Jovanovic
Zoran Djindjic
Djindjic
Yugoslavia
Jovanovic
Court reverses Microsoft breakup ruling
A federal appeals court unanimously reversed the breakup of Microsoft, ruling the software grant violated antitrust laws while criticizing the trial judge for serious misconduct. Microsoft welcomed the decision, calling it a narrowing of the case and a removal of the breakup cloud, with Bill Gates praising the ruling and reaffirming commitment to the industry and consumers.
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Washington
Microsoft
Bill Gates
Gates
Wit and Wisdom: Genuine Goodness Sparks Moral Clash
Charlies Spencer offers a reflection on virtue and the tension it creates with those on the moral fringe, noting how genuine kindness unsettles adversaries at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Riverside children rally to save Heald pool from closure
A group of six children led a petition drive outside Heald pool as Riverside weighs a plan to close the city’s oldest outdoor pool at summer’s end. They argue the pool serves recreation for families and taxpayers and urge continued operation amid a $500000 repair bill and low usage.
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Riverside
Laura Wahl
Public Services Committee
Wahl
Larry Godin
Council
Heald Pool
Dave McCord
Michelle King
King
Alberta to cut debt further as gas windfall grows
Alberta says higher natural gas prices will reduce the debt by 300 million, with total windfall of 8.1 billion last year. The debt will drop to 6.6 billion as 5.4 billion pays down obligations, while remaining funds go to program spending tax cuts rebates and a science endowment. Critics urge welfare increases amid income support concerns and welfare rate reviews.
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Edmonton
Alberta
New Democrats
Pat Nelson
Nelson
Canada
New Democrat
Brian Mason
Bass falls from sky in Ontario backyard
Callander Ontario resident Roy Ettles found a two pound bass on his lawn after a fish dropped from the sky during a morning yard task. He suspects an osprey dropped the fish while flying overhead and plans to cook it for supper.
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Ont
Roy Ettles
Ontario
Ettles
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