Alberta minister compares gays to 1950s blacks in U S
Community Development Minister Gary Mar argues sexual orientation should be protected from discrimination in Alberta law while Premier Klein disputes adding gay rights. The debate echoes U S civil rights eras with Mar saying it’s not about special rights. Prime Minister Chretien vows to push federal action before the next election amid partisan clash.
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Balloon dispute over west Quebec UFO sighting
Paul Bauer and his wife say a silver balloon they released Sunday from their Ottawa apartment balcony is the same object Hector Brochu reported as a four pointed star-like UFO at a Waltham lumber yard. Brochu maintains it appeared from space and landed, then flew again if it were only a balloon.
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Supreme Court eases drunkenness defence in murder cases
The Supreme Court of Canada ruling lowers the burden to doubt the accused's intent to kill, allowing use of intoxication as a murder defence. It upholds prior limits on sexual offense cases but overturns convictions at Mount Cashel, noting one accuser’s unreliability while convicting Joseph Burke of a single assault count.
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Weather outlook: High tomorrow low tonight
The brief weather note reports a high tomorrow and a low tonight with a minus seven reading noted on the map. No other details given.
Protest by Hat residents over John Millar Centre closure
Shayne Morgan and his relatives staged a small protest outside the John Millar Child Development Centre as the Medicine Hat Public School board rejected a plan to run the facility, signaling a June 30 shutdown. The center employs nine staff serving 57 preschoolers, with city officials saying selling or leasing the building is possible if a private operator is not found.
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Graham Kelly
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21St St. S.E
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Ted Grimm
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Bonneville
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Dustin Morgan
Brendan Morgan
Braden Morgan
Britain weighs slaughtering its entire beef herd
Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell said Britain could consider killing its 11 million beef cattle to eradicate mad cow disease in a BBC interview. The option alarms the industry though advisers have not urged mass slaughter. a ban on British beef imports spread, and dairy prices could surge if enacted.
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Meat and Livestock Commission
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Klein era friends secure sweetheart deal on Canmore land
Liberal Leader Grant Mitchell accused Premier Ralph Klein allies of gaining favorable terms for land near Canmore through the Alberta Social Housing Corp. Stone Creek Properties has bought 62 hectares with options on 94 more and benefits from a $4 million highway interchange. FORK members and supporters linked to Klein are cited, including Hal Walker and Bud McCaig, as the project draws scrutiny amid political ties and party symbolism.
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