Air Ontario F-28 crashes after takeoff in snowstorm
Air Ontario Flight 363 crashed and exploded near the Winnipeg runway after lifting in a snow storm. Twenty four people were killed and 45 survived, many fleeing through thigh deep snow as rescue teams fought through wreckage. Survivors included RCMP constables and a prisoner they were escorting. The plane carried 65 passengers and four crew from Thunder Bay.
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Drydien, Ont
Air Ontario
Winnipeg
RCMP
Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Air Line Pilots’ Association
Manitoba
Thunder Bay
Ont
Danny Godin
Paul Tagger
Appleton
Wis
Godin
Tagger
Paul McKnight
Air Canada
London
Getty pledges tax cuts amid Alberta election tension
Alberta Premier Don Getty pledges to cut taxes, calling it an absolute pledge as he counters opposition claims of tax hikes. He says taxes will go down, while rivals warn of future increases to fund campaign promises. Decore criticizes Tory spending and provincial deficit remarks.
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Alberta
Don Getty
Getty
Fairview
Democrat
Ray Martin
Martin
Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Dunvegan
Calgary
Laurence Decore
Chamber of Commerce
Decore
Dick Johnston
Gray accuses Mulroney government of breaking promises
Liberal House leader Herb Gray says Canadians have been had by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's government and that election commitments were never intended to be kept. He cites Finance Minister Michael Wilson's remarks on reviewing commitments amid higher interest rates. NDP critic Lorne Nystrom argues against cutting social programs and suggests tax and rate measures to shrink deficits.
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Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Liberal House
Herb Gray
Gray
Michael Wilson
Mulroney
NDP
Lorne Nystrom
Wilson
Nystrom
Ng appeal set for May 2 in extradition bid
Alberta Court of Appeal schedules May 2 to hear Charles Ng appeal of a court order approving extradition from Canada. Ng, 28, a former U S marine, faces 25 U S charges including 12 counts of capital murder linked to California sex slayings. He serves a 42 year Canadian sentence for a Calgary shoplifting incident.
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Edmonton
Alberta Court of Appeal
Charles Ng
Canada
U.S
United States
Ing
California
Calgary
RCMP study uses Principal trustee report in probe
The RCMP may use a bankrupt trustee report on Principal Group Ltd to decide about possible charges. The Toronto Star notes the federal Access to Information Act blocked release. The report, sent to the RCMP in January, is under Alberta court review for contents.
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Toronto
RCMP
Principal Group Ltd
Toronto Star
Star
Yves Pigeon
Principal Group
Alberta
Cheney Nominated Defense Secretary by Bush
Washington senators praised President Bush's choice of Representative Dick Cheney to be defense secretary. Cheney, a sixth term congressman and No. 2 Republican, was described as a respected man of principle and expected to win swift Senate confirmation after the Tower defeat. Senator Sam Nunn signaled no impediment to the nomination.
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Washington
U.S
John Tower
George Bush
Dick Cheney
Wyoming
Bush
Cheney
House of Representatives
Tower
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
FBI probes terror link in van bombing tied to Navy captain's wife
FBI investigators pursue possible terrorist motive after a van bomb exploded as Sharon Rogers, wife of Capt. Will Rogers, exited the vehicle in San Diego. Authorities say the blast followed a false backfire sound, with ATF joining the FBI in a large, resource intensive probe amid suspicions of cross border terrorism and retaliation for a Navy incident.
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San Diego
FBI
U.S
Vincennes
Sharon Rogers
Will Rogers
Tom Hughes
Hughes
Ted Royster
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Los Angeles
ATF
Capt
Rogers
Middle East
Royster
Justice Department
Washington
Navy
New York Times
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