Due South Dominates Gemini Awards in Toronto Ceremony
The Canadian TV drama Due South won six of its 11 Gemini nominations, including Best Dramatic Series. Paul Gross earned Best Actor in a Leading Dramatic Role as the show also took awards for writing direction and sound. The series, a regular Nielsen Top 10, marks a Canadian made weekly drama on a US network.
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Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
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Chicago
Paul Gross
Elephant Tony Needs Rest After Kidney Stone Surgery
Bowmanville Zoo in Ontario reports 28 year old elephant Tony underwent 11 hours of laser surgery to remove a golf ball sized kidney stone. Doctors removed about 70 percent but halted due to urethral swelling. Tony remains in pain and will rest for a few days before a follow up check.
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Tony
Bowmanville Zoo
Michael Hackenberger
Toronto
Hackenberger
Chretien opposes extraterritorial reach of U S Cuba law
Prime Minister Jean Chretien declares Canada will not accept U S extraterritorial Cuba policy and will oppose any legislation punishing business with Cuba. He spoke in Grenada after discussions with Caricom leaders as US Congress advances a tightened Cuba embargo allowing suits against foreign firms using confiscated properties.
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Bill Clinton
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Newcomers prepare to adopt new motherland
In Krakow and beyond, immigrants seek Canadian citizenship amid longer lines for essentials. The Sermaks and about 35 others will receive citizenship papers at city hall, while Waranya Damaphong joins her husband and daughter Dana in Canada. The group faces a Canada focus on geography history and politics, with help from Saamis Immigration Services to learn English and fill forms.
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Poland
Canada
Anna Sermak
Zbigniew Sermak
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Martin
Robert
Zbigniew
Thailand
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Saamis Immigration Services
Cathy Woolfrey
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Peres vows total war after Jerusalem bus bombing
Prime Minister Shimon Peres declares total war on militant Islamic groups after a death by own action bomber strikes a Jerusalem bus, killing at least 19 and injuring many. He links the attack to his peacemaking effort and presses Yasser Arafat to outlaw and disarm radical factions to revive negotiations.
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