Day pledges stable funding if VLT revenue drops
Ontario treasurer Stockwell Day says health and education funding will be protected from deficits and tax increases as VLT revenue remains above five hundred million annually. Premier will seek internal cuts if needed while Edmonton and other municipalities plan civic votes on VLTs. Liberal Nancy MacBeth questions prior cuts to education and health care.
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Stockwell Day
Day
Nancy MacBeth
Mega pipe merger approved by TransCanada and Nova
Shareholders of TransCanada PipeLines and Nova Corp. approved a megamerger creating a North American energy service company with $16 billion in revenues, $21 billion in assets, 36000 km of pipeline and about 6300 employees. The two firms planned the deal in January to boost growth and global competitiveness.
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TransCanada PipeLines
Nova Corp
North America
Medicine Hat flood drains relief after weekend rain
Heavy rainfall left Medicine Hat with 124.8 millimetres of precipitation over the weekend. City crews battled water in basements and at creeks and rivers including Ross Creek, while residents were urged to stay away from flood banks. No major sewer backups or river flooding were reported.
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Larry Godin
Alberta Environmental Protection
Ross Creek
Godin
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South Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Lee Watch
Aero Property Management
Watch
Canadian Pacific Railway
the Hat
Environment Canada
Peter Mah
Kris Clemis
Ciemis
Canada Day celebration set for Kin Coulee Park with parade of events
Canada Day Society in Medicine Hat plans a large community celebration at Kin Coulee Park for the 131st birthday. Lions Club prepares pancakes from 7 to 9 a.m. and Knights of Columbus host a barbecue. Activities include children’s events, reading tent, food booths, rhubarb contest, roast beef supper, karaoke, family dance, and fireworks at dusk with about 60 volunteers. Weather forecasts indicate a slight chance of rain, with cancellation only if torrential conditions occur.
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Lions Club
Maureen Wrzyszcz
Mondeée
Environment Canada
Wrzyszcz
Knights of Columbus
Canada Day
Medicine Hat News
Knights
Lucknow
First anti baldness pill launches in Canada
Merck Frosst introduces Propecia in Canada after two year trials with 1879 subjects showing 66 percent hair growth and 83 percent stopping hair loss. Dr Walter Unger calls results impressive while cautioning that new growth is often minimal and long term use needed. Side effects include less than two percent reduced semen flow or libido. The pink pill costs at least 1.50 dollars daily and requires daily intake to maintain benefits.
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Canada
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Wellesley Hospital
Propecia
Merck Frosst
Man shoots VLT after losing big at Kelvington bar
In Kelvington Saskatchewan a man who lost about 500 dollars at a video lottery terminal returned with a shotgun and fired at the machine. No injuries reported as RCMP arrested him after the incident at dawn at the Villa Hotel where witnesses described the confrontation.
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Kelvington, Sask
RCMP
Dawn Newton
Villa
Newton
VLT
Prime Minister Clark Won’t Use Free Airline Passes
Ottawa leadership candidate Joe Clark is among five former premiers and ex governors general entitled to airline free passes. A Clark spokesman says he will not use the perk for campaigning or business travel, despite airline officials confirming the benefit exists. The group also includes Mulroney Trudeau Campbell Turner and former governors general Hnatyshyn and Schreyer.
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Joe Clark
Air Canada
Canadian Airlines
Clark
Graeme Menzies
Calgary
Sussex Drive
Canada
Brian Mulroney
Pierre Trudeau
Kim Campbell
John Turner
Ray Hnatyshyn
Ed Schreyer
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