Suspect investor Jim Farrell linked to Oilers bid in Edmonton
Reporters detail Jim Farrell once connected to a potential Oilers purchase in Edmonton. The feature highlights his estranged wife Jeanette’s accusations, past bankruptcies, and prior legal troubles including a 1994 $39,000 fraud case and a 1998 NASD ban.
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Edmonton
Mike Largue
Largue
Oilers
Jeanette
L.D
L.M
Lester Mittendorf
Lester Dittendorf
Long Island
Prudential
Wall Street
National Association of Security Dealers
Vermont pond named among the Great Lakes by bill
The article notes Lake Champlain, mostly in Vermont, is designated by Congress as a Great Lake via a short sentence in a federal bill. Clinton plans to sign the bill, prompting map revisions and White House caution that the designation does not change the traditional list.
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Washington
Ake Superior
Edmund Fitzgerald
Lake
Champlain
Vermont
Lake Champlain
Quebec
Lake Ontario
Great Lakes
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Erie
White House
Barry Toiv
Klein nixes Tory leadership bid amid 24 Committee intrigue
Premier Ralph Klein dismisses a Globe and Mail report about a group called the 24 Committee seeking to draft him for the Progressive Conservative leadership if Jean Charest leaves. Klein says the idea is not in the cards and jokes about whether he will change his mind. Charest says he does not want Quebec’s Liberal leadership.
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Edmonton
Iberia
Ralph Klein
Klein
Globe and Mail
24 Committee
Jean Charest
Quebec
Globe
Charest
Red Deer College
Quebec Post
Staples store to anchor Medicine Hat Cornerstone Power Centre
Builders plan six new businesses on a 10 acre site opposite Wal-Mart with Staples set to open mid June after a late May completion target. Project manager John Burton says half the buildings may be ready this year with better odds of 75 percent as deals finalize.
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Tannis Toohey
Wally Parsons
Staples
Medicine Hat
Wal-Mart
John Burton
Springwood Developments Inc
Cornerstone Power Centre
Burton
IGA
Canada
Red Deer
Grande Prairie
Canadian kids urged to boost fitness by teachers and doctors
Canada faces a looming health crisis as pediatricians and the Canadian Teachers Federation call for stronger physical education. They warn that two thirds of children risk illness or early death due to inactivity driven by technology and automated lifestyles.
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Toronto
Canada
Canadian Pediatric Society
Canadian Teachers Federation
Alberta Premier weighs elected senators plan for fall
Premier Ralph Klein says he is giving serious consideration to Reform plans for Alberta to elect senators-in-waiting in the fall. He would fund Ottawa residency for the electeds and notes public support well above 70 percent in a Reform poll. Calgary senator Ron Ghitter pledges to resign if the winner is appointed.
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Edmonton
Ralph Klein
Alberta
Klein
Senate
Andrew Thompson
Reform
Chretien
Stan Waters
Canada
Calgary
Ron Ghitter
Ghitter
Man in Half Car Crash Charged With Impaired Driving
A Winnipeg man crashed his 1985 Ford Escort into a tree, splitting the car in half but injuring no one. He kept driving on the wrong side of the road until gas ran out and was stopped while flagging a cab. He was charged with impaired driving.
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Winnipeg
Carl Shier
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Southam Newspapers
New Great Lake
Robert Russo Canadian Press
Evan Esar
H. I. Phillips
Wyatt
Ann Land
Canada City News
Stockline
Tory
Staples Store
Ana
Carden
Cypress Centre
Fieldhouse
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