Quayle Plans Weekly Column on World Affairs
Former vice president Dan Quayle will begin a weekly newspaper column on national and world affairs starting May 1. Creators Syndicate president Richard Newcombe described Quayle as highly articulate after 12 years in the White House with a large following and strong opposition.
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Calgary private abortion clinic threatens welfare abortions halt
Calgary's Kensington Clinic warns it may stop second trimester abortions for welfare patients if Social Services refuses payment. Dr Ted Busheikin says he has been asked to perform three free welfare abortions recently. The clinic billed $375 to $800 per case and last year performed over 80 welfare abortions.
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Calgary
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Kensington Clinic
Edmonton
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Jury Deliberations in Somalia Beheading Case Go On
The Belet Huen Somalia case sees five senior officers and Pte Elvin Kyle Brown facing second degree murder and torture charges. Brown, 25, from Edmonton, is the first of six soldiers tried for the death of 16 year old Shidane Arone in custody of Canadian peacekeepers on March 16 1993. A CBC report hints new charges could follow, but officials call it speculative. Deliberations resume after a Tuesday session without a verdict.
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Seniors face rent deregulation plan to cut costs
Alberta lawmakers debate Housing Alberta Act deregulating rents for 7 000 subsidized seniors units with talks of needs based rates and higher charges for some. West says deregulation will improve efficiency while others warn of steep rent increases for lodge tenants.
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Medicine Hat
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Review halts billions in gas exports
Environmentalists prompted a review of Alberta gas export licences approved by the National Energy Board delaying billions in sales. Pro-Gas Ltd. warned losses could exceed 100 million dollars annually as the NEB suspends sending licences to the federal cabinet. The Rocky Mountain Ecosystem Coalition and Greenpeace pressed for environmental scrutiny linked to a Supreme Court decision.
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Alberta
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Water contamination hits Sagkeeng First Nation residents
Four days passed before Sagkeeng First Nation residents learned Busan-52 pesticide spilled from Abitibi Price Pine Falls mill into the mill sewage system and Winnipeg River. About 3,000 people faced drinking water bans, with illnesses and school closures reported as health officials investigated.
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Alberta Research Council faces conflict of interest probe
MLA Taylor refuses to guarantee full release of the inquiry into the Alberta Research Council amid claims of a profit seeking plan. Liberal critiques cite Aspen Biotechnology as a ghost proposal linking to a private company. council leaders defend the process and note no current ties.
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