Stettler Teen Acquitted After Short Breath Alcohol Test
David Zurfluh an 18 year old from Stettler faced provincial court after an RCMP chase. The accused was acquitted of impaired driving when a breath test showed a blood alcohol level of exactly 0.08. He explained chewing torn shorts to absorb alcohol. witnesses described students reacting to the testimony with laughter and tears.
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Stettler
Alta
David Zurfluh
RCMP
Zurfluh
Bill Robinson
David F. MacNaughton
Peter McFarlane
Medicine Hat Police Chief McLeod Not Suspended
The Medicine Hat Police Commission refused to suspend Police Chief Norm McLeod after a request by the Police Association. The decision followed a meeting to discuss a letter from association counsel Lawrence Gordon and will wait for Solicitor General Ian Reid's investigation before acting.
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Sheri Murphy
Mers Medicine Hat
Police Commission
Medicine Hat Police Association
Norm McLeod
Police Association
Lawrence Gordon
McLeod
Keith Freeman
Commission
Solicitor General’s Department
Ian Reid
Freeman
Ald
Graham Kelly
Kelly
Reid
Gordon
Aad
Association
Beirut car bomb blast kills 72 in Shiite district
In Beirut, 72 people die and about 250 are injured when a car bomb explodes near a mosque in the Ghobeiri neighborhood. Police say 150 kilograms of explosives were used, with gas canisters adding to the chaos. Blame quickly falls on Israel from several Muslim leaders while rescue efforts continue through the night. Militants from Hezbollah and Amal control streets to clear routes for ambulances.
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Beirut
U.S
Israel
Ghobeiri
Salim Hoss
Lebanon
Hezbollah
Party of God
Amal
Sides chase postal pact in Ottawa talks
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post resumed talks in Ottawa as union negotiators, exhausted after hours of study, were asked to respond to a final offer. Post officials said no further negotiations were planned, though extra study time could be granted.
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Ottawa
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Canada Post
Crown Corporation
Stewart Cooke
Post Office
Jeff Bickerton
Union of Clerks and Mail Handlers
John Daines
The
Tories push first step toward work equality across Canada
Ottawa plans June legislation to require Crown corporations and large federally regulated firms to report progress on employment equality for women natives the handicapped and visible minorities. No quotas, but benchmarks will be published and firms failing to improve risk loss of contracts.
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MacDonald
Crown Corporations
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