Terri Clark wins best new solo artist at Juno Awards
Terri Clark from Medicine Hat now based in Nashville wins best new solo artist at the Juno Awards. She loses country female vocalist of the year to Shania Twain, with Celine Dion and The Tragically Hip among top prize recipients. Brandt and Adams win other country and male vocal honors.
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Canada
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Alanis Morissette
Calgary
Paul Brandt
Bryan Adams
Rankin Family
Killjoys
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Alberta VLT owners push plan to cut bars’ machines
Casino owner Frank Sisson proposes cutting VLTs per bar from seven to three or four and moving excess into casinos over a four to five year phase in. He says the plan would reduce prevalence while preserving profits and warns bar owners will resist. Rocky Mountain House to lose 37 VLTs after residents voted to do so. Other towns prepare petitions and an April 1 vote is set in Sylvan Lake.
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Scientist Denies Human Cloning Claim As Madness
Belgian doctor Robert Schoysman of Van Helmont Hospital says a Sunday Times report of a four year‑old living in Belgium is erroneous and denies involvement in cloning. He attributes the birth to in vitro fertilization and notes the embryo split into twins.
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van Helmont
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Klein promises tax vote in Alberta election blitz
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein vowed a new law banning tax increases without a provincewide referendum. The plan would extend protections beyond the existing Sales Tax Protection Act, not covering user fees or health premiums at first, as critics question timing and details.
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Calgary
Largest captive croc Gomek dies at Florida alligator farm
Gomek a 5.4 metre 862 kilogram crocodile once billed the largest in captivity died at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park in Florida. Captured in New Guinea in the 1950s the famed reptile was believed 60 80 years old and had drawn about 100 visitors daily. The cause of death was not yet determined according to Bill Puckett the attraction director.
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