Hatter Ron Sakamoto wins Juno promoter of the year in Canada
Ron Sakamoto, based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, wins the 25th Juno Award for Canada’s top music promoter. He rose from Honeycomb A Go-Go to bring acts like The White Knights Kiss and The Doobie Brothers to Canadian stages. He notes the honor honors the prairie scene and his family support. The 25th Juno Awards air March 10 from Hamilton on CBC.
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Ron Sakamoto
Canada
Sakamoto
Toronto
Vince Gill
Alan Jackson
Margaret
Stan
Proud Voices
Bob
Alberta
Out West
Prairies
Medicine Hat
Honeycomb
The
White Knights
Regina
Saskatchewan
Kiss
Hamilton
Ontario
CBC
Abortion Referendum Debate Looms at PC Convention
MLA Lorne Taylor pushes a deinsuring abortion for nonmedical cases as a pro life principle. The Cypress Medicine Hat chair says the measure seeks a provincial referendum on taxpayer funding for abortion. Convention chair Barry Styles expects about 2000 attendees amid lobby efforts and prior defeat of a similar motion.
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Lorne Taylor
Taylor
Cypress-Medicine Hat
Calgary
Supreme Court of Canada
Alberta
Barry Styles
Styles
Ralph Klein
Ottawa man dazzles Letterman with arrow split
Robert Murray of Ottawa appeared on CBS's Late Show Stupid Human Tricks and snapped two steel pointed arrows pressed to his throat. He gave the OK sign as Letterman called the stunt very impressive and the audience cheered during slow motion replay.
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Ottawa
David Letterman
Robert Murray
CBS
Murray
Letterman
AATs ace aA ancaorttin weather note
A weather map on page B4 offers forecast details and regional conditions.
Taiwan protests after China fires missiles near ports
Taiwan denounced intimidation as China launched three ballistic missiles into waters near Taiwan's ports during ongoing tests. Defence Minister Chiang Chung-lin warned of further sea and air drills off the southeast coast and potential retaliation if territorial waters are breached.
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Taipei
Taiwan
China
Chiang Chung
Lin
Mom shot dead as gunman fires on street in York
Linda Delellis 31 cradled baby as she was killed on her York driveway in a daytime shooting. Pace urged the target to come forward while police released descriptions of the suspect and an accomplice who fled in a brown compact car. Her husband cried for help as neighbors recounted the bloody scene.
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Toronto
Pace
Linda Delellis
Suburban
York
Rocco Delellis
John Pachee
Nigel Fontaine
Wanted man says he is jailed in Regina but warrants still listed
Lucien Joseph Auger told Hat police by phone he has been in Regina Correctional Centre since November and remains wanted on charges including breaking and entering. He says police know his location yet publish his name in the Community Watch feature. Authorities will review the matter.
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Lucien Joseph Auger
Regina
Auger
Community Watch
Medicine Hat News
Hat
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