Chretien May Testify in APEC Inquiry Subpoena Talks
Inquiry head Ted Hughes says Jean Chretien may be called to testify if evidence on RCMP conduct at the 1997 summit warrants it. He notes witnesses named by protesters are not rejected, but attendance decisions await further testimony and potential subpoenas.
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Vancouver
Jean Chretien
RCMP
Ted Hughes
Hughes
Chretien
Lloyd Axworthy
Public Complaints Commission
Ontario to require welfare parents to attend parenting classes
Ontario will mandate education and parenting instruction for welfare recipients ages 16 and 17 as part of the work for welfare program. Minister Janet Ecker says higher education improves job prospects and reduces welfare dependency, with enforcement rolling out in multiple towns and provinceswide by 2000.
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Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Janet Ecker
Obstetricians End Job Action Accepting New Patients
Palliser Health Authority obstetricians in Medicine Hat will start accepting new patients on referral from Monday after a nine month job action. Doctors will seek salary-based pay models with Alberta Health and the Alberta Medical Association while maintaining on call duties, and family doctors have shouldered increased obstetrics load during the standstill. More than 900 babies are delivered at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital annually across nearby Brooks and Bow Island.
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Medicine Hat Hive
Darlene Dyck
Palliser Health Authority
Dyck
Health Authority
Palliser
Alberta Medical Association
Bassano
Alberta Health
Duncan McCubbin
PHA
McCubbin
Gerry Prince
Medical Staff Association
Prince
Bill Ruzycki
Emilie Reil
Reil
Noorali Bharwani
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Brooks
Bow Island
Medicine Hat gas prices hover near 47.9 cents per litre
Consumers in Medicine Hat watch pump prices as Kingsway Auto Village cuts to 47.9 cents a litre and several stations follow. Experts cite taxes competition and transport costs while noting crude oil prices and local refinery distance influence margins. Local station owners defend modest profits and emphasize market factors shaping retail pricing.
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Medicine Hat
MacDonald
Burstall
Medicine Hat College
Kingsway Auto Village
Calgary
Edmonton
Shell
Jeff Mann
Mann
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Randall Bruins
Randy Stolz
Fas Gas
Kingsway
Peter Mah
Carol Gardiner
Esso
Kingsway Avenue
Marcel Chisholm
Husky
15Th Street
Bruins
Ashley Eresman
Winnipeg
Canada
Eresman
Locker Room Bandit Sentenced For Wallet Frauds
Ken Crawford, 57, nicknamed the Locker Room Bandit, was jailed for 3 1/2 years after pleading guilty to defrauding the public, possession of property obtained by crime, and possession of stolen credit cards. He earned about $1 million from thefts at exclusive health clubs across Canada over six years.
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Ottawa
Ken Crawford
Canada
Paay Beiaabee
Crawford
Liberals move to bar Crown corporations from party donations
Government plans amendments to the Canada Elections Act to stop Crown owned companies from funding parties after Elections Canada records showed three Crown bodies gave just over 2000 to the Liberals in 1995 and 1996. House leader Don Boudria said the change suits broader electoral reforms. He ordered a temporary directive halting future contributions. Bloc Quebecois MP Monique Guay called the donations morally unacceptable and principled.
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Don Boudria
Government House
Commons
Boudria
Boudrin
Bloc Quebecois
Monique Guay
Elections Canada
Crown Corporations
Liberals
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Learn For Welfare
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Canadian Press
Tom Wilson
Leonardo da Vinci
Wuartz
Ann Landers
Bern
Bate Late
Kevin van Paassen
Alexis
One Healthy Bandit
Jim Brown
Medicine Hat Mall
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