Portland 900 number sells story on Ker rigan attack
Derrick Smith and Shane Stant have launched a pay per call line offering alleged new information on Tonya Harding's involvement in the Nancy Kerrigan attack. The 900 number costs 4.99 a minute for a three and a half minute call. The line opened after a Portland grand jury indicted Smith Stant and ex Harding bodyguard Shawn Eckardt on racketeering and conspiracy charges.
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Portland
Ore
Reuter
U.S
Nancy Kerrigan
Derrick Smith
Shane Stant
Tonya Harding
Smith
Stant
Harding
Shawn Eckardt
Alberta premier disputes health act changes amid cuts
Premier Ralph Klein challenges Health Minister Diane Marleau over redefining Canada Health Act rules and private clinics. Alberta aims to trim 734 million from the 1996 97 budget while Marleau warns provinces to push tougher on reforms. Liberals warn smart driver licences could threaten privacy as plans for a multi category smart card draw scrutiny.
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Edmonton Journal
Diane Marleau
Ralph Klein
Marleau
Alberta
Klein
Alberta researchers disciplined after probe into council ethics
Alberta scientists Brad Thompson and Mike Curtis were disciplined after an independent probe found no proven wrongdoing. Thompson was demoted from biotechnology head. Curtis was reprimanded for not reporting a potential conflict tied to Aspen Biotechnology.
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Alberta Research Council
Cypress Medicine Hat
Lorne Taylor
Edmonton
Martin Kratz
Brad Thompson
Mike Curtis
Thompson
Taylor
Research Council
Curtis
Kratz
Bank of Canada raises rate to five percent in biggest jump in over a year
The Bank of Canada increased its key rate by about 0.75 percentage points to five percent, the largest weekly rise since late 1992, amid a floundering dollar. A softer U S rate regime curbs potential Canadian borrowing costs despite the move.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
U.S
Federal Reserve
Same-Sex Benefits Ordered Against Canada Post
An arbitrator ruled Canada Post discriminated against a Vancouver payroll clerk by not covering his same-sex partner’s eye glasses under the health plan. The decision extends health benefits to same-sex couples, reflecting growing recognition of LGBTQ workplace rights. Derek Dagger of PSAC hailed the ruling as a step toward ending unequal treatment between gay and heterosexual couples.
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Ottawa
Canada Post
Crown Corporation
Vancouver
Derek Dagger
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Woolco closure threatens 73 Hat workers in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Woolco store likely to close within eight to 12 weeks after Wal-Mart acquisition of 122 of 142 Woolco outlets. About 73 full and part time staff may lose their jobs as merchandise is liquidated and store undecided on reopening under another name. Local officials and managers express optimism for a possible Bargain Shop format or new openings to offset the impact.
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Lore Thacyk
News Medicine Hat
Woolco
Fran Trachter
Woolworth Corporation
New York
Alf White
Third St. S.E
Trachter
Wal-Mart
Wal- Mart
Northern Reflections
Footlocker
White
Eric Springman
Bargain
Lethbridge Woolworth
Woolworth Canada
Bargain! Shops
Lethbridge
Woolworth
Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce
Terry Brekko
Medicine Hat
Woolca
Eatons
K-Mart
Tom Coulter
AIDS victim calls for murder charge against blood donors
Randy Conners, an AIDS victim on life support, told Toronto’s federal blood inquiry that those allowing tainted Canadian blood should be jailed for murder. His wife Janet echoed the claim as Conners spoke between coughs about his deteriorating health and exposure to the virus from Factor 8 blood products.
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Toronto
Randy Conners
Conners
Janet
Randy
Halifax
Horace Krewer
Gus
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Laurence Decore
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Isabelle Brasseur
Lloyd Eisler
Makuhari
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Evgenia Shishkova
Vadim Naumov
Marina Eltsova
Andrey Bushkov
Russia
Southam News
Hat Woolco Store
Shirley Crandell
Frank Webber
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