East Vancouver house burgled three times in four months
In east Vancouver a three storey brick house has suffered three burglaries in four months. Stolen items include a stereo and video recorder three bicycles a backpack a turntable a rug and even a bus pass. Tenants Kate Battle and Brenda Cockfield posted a sign detailing the thefts and remaining valuables.
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Vancouver
Kate Battle
Brenda Cockfield
Battle
Senate panel urges clear rules to withdraw life support
Ottawa senators on the Euthanasia committee call for Criminal Code amendments to permit withdrawal of life support for critically ill patients and for doctors to have guidelines on when and how to stop treatment. They stress the need for consultation and consistent standards.
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Ottawa
Senate Committee On
Lavoie-Roux
Gerald A. Beaudoin
CP Rail talks derailed as unions threaten strike
Negotiations with CP Rail broke off over job security and shopcraft rules. CAW president Buzz Hargrove said the earliest strike date is March 15, with a strike deadline missed, and unions plan newspaper ads urging alternative shipments while keeping critical segments running where feasible. The CAW BMWE UTU and BME are to meet in Montreal Tuesday to plan strategy.
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CP Rail
Buzz Hargrove
Canadian Auto Workers
Montreal
Hargrove
CAW
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
United Transportation Union
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
CN Rail
Suffield mustangs endure abuse to survive and thrive
Calgary Herald reports Bruneau Suffield horses will outlive abuse as the Suffield Mustang Association outlines a plan for permanent registration and breeding. Eldon Eadie and Marlene Bruneau cite preservation of 23 mature stallions and 30 stud colts and recruitment of 75 owners to back a lasting breed amid a roundup that diverted about one third of 1200 horses to meat plants.
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Calgary Herald
Alberta
Marlene Bruneau
Suffield Mustang Association of Canada
Eldon Eadie
Canadian Livestock Records Corp
Agriculture Canada
Bruneau
Suffield
Eadie
Mustang Preservation Group
Chretien calls for major cut to Canada health care costs
Prime Minister Jean Chretien urged reducing health care spending by at least 7.5 to 10 billion dollars, aiming to cut the share of GDP spent on health care from about 10 percent toward eight to nine percent. The plan follows Ottawa’s shift to lump-sum transfers to provinces starting 1996-97, prompting concern from the Caledon Institute.
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Ottawa
Canada
Jean Chretien
Chretien
BBS
Europe
Statistics Canada
Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Caledon Institute
Dollar slips as North American currencies fall
The Canadian dollar opened at 70.61 U.S. cents, sliding 0.48 cent after a loss last week. The U.S. dollar also weakens to record lows vs the German mark and Japanese yen amid political and market turmoil in Mexico and Spain.
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Ottawa
North America
U.S
Rob Palombi
MMS International
Congress
Mexico
Carlos Salinas
Tears mark end of Canadian Airborne Regiment at Petawawa
The Canadian Airborne Regiment was officially disbanded after 27 years as Lt Col Peter Kenward led a final parade at CFB Petawawa. Colors were retired to the Airborne museum amid reflection on the unit's scandals and enduring achievements.
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Ottawa
CFB
Petawawa
Ont
Canadian Airborne Regiment
The
Airborne
Peter Kenward
Kenward
Canadian Forces
Canada
Somalia
Defence Staff
John de Chastelain
Julie Rheaume
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