Hookers on the Hill Stir Ottawa Politics
Ottawa claims of sex scandals involving MPs and ministers spark calls for caution. John Sullivan of Triangle Investigation Agency broadens accusations of affairs on Parliament Hill. Ken Epp condemns naming without proof and discusses possible censure. Sullivan backtracks while declining to identify individuals.
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John Sullivan
Triangle Investigation Agency
Parliament Hill
Reform
Ken Epp
Sullivan
Epp
Commons
Alberta legislature weighs simple pension plan overhaul
Premier Ralph Klein announced an all party committee would study a basic inexpensive pension to replace a prior gold plated retirement scheme scrapped before the 1993 election. The plan could include matching MLA retirement contributions with government dollars as one option.
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Edmonton
Iberta
Ralph Klein
Klein
Alberta private schools receive funding boost
Alberta approves higher private school funding under a task force plan. The basic instructional grant rises to 2339 per student next year, about 60 percent of the public school grant of 3860 in September. Officials call it a step forward amid calls for parity while noting ongoing public board needs.
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Debbie Darling
Medicine Hat Christian School
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Roy Wilson
Alberta School Boards Association
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Lunar water found on Moon boosts space colonization plans
NASA's Lunar Prospector reports ice deposits at both poles totaling 10 million to 330 million metric tons. Ice, about 1 percent of lunar soil, could fuel future missions by providing water and fuel precursors, though mining and extreme cold pose challenges.
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London
NASA
Earth
Moon
Space Agency
Lunar Prospector
North Pole
Alan Binder
Prospector
Alberta plans elections for two Senate seats
Alberta will hold elections for two Senate seats this fall amid reform momentum led by Premier Ralph Klein. The plan, backed by Reformists, faces Liberal resistance as Ottawa would still appoint the elected senators, with a first round during municipal voting and potential extended act provisions.
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Alberta
Reform Party
Ralph Klein
Senate
Andrew Thompson
Mexico
Solberg
Hat
Monte Solberg
Ron) Ghitter
Dan Hays
Jean Chretien
Klein
Ottawa
Robber in bag head flees after note misread
In Pearl River New York an attempted bank robbery failed when tellers could not read the note. By the time staff deciphered IVE GOT A GUN the robber in a plastic bag over his head disappeared without further words or a weapon.
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Pearl River, N.Y
Woody Allen
Canadian Forces Soldiers Decry Low Pay and Strain
As a Commons defence committee tours bases, soldiers describe daily hardships from earning extra night guard wages to buy groceries and reliance on food banks. A sergeant calls mess dinner wine and cheese routines demeaning. Liberal MP Robert Bertrand cites poor pay as a persistent complaint as the panel plans a mid June report.
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Ottawa
Air Force
Commons Defence Committee
Robert Bertrand
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