Flight misrouted lands crew on Penghu Island
Passengers on a Dash-8 flight from Chiayi to Taipei landed by mistake on Penghu Island after the plane was diverted without informing Canadian pilot Ray Hargrove. The crew later returned passengers to Taipei about an hour later. Great China Airlines president Li Chung-ching cited complex duty procedures for the mix up.
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Taipei
Ray Hargrove
Chiayi
Penghu Island
Taiwan
Hargrove
Alberta Drinking Age Keeps 18 as Bill Defeated
Edmonton Tory MLA Rory McFarland's private member bill to raise Alberta's minimum drinking age to 19 was defeated 35 to 24. MLAs argued 18-year-olds are responsible adults and recent debates urged not punishing them for a few abusers. McFarland rejected reintroducing the bill, noting provincewide opinions differ.
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Edmonton
Southam
Alberta
Tory Little Bow
Rory McFarland
McFarland
Rower Silken Laumann faces possible loss of Pan Am golds
Canada's famed rower Silken Laumann tests positive for ephedrine at the Pan American Games. If confirmed, she could lose two Pan Am gold medals and face suspension. Officials note inadvertent doping. actions hinge on COPAN and Rowing Canada ruling.
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Laumann
Allan Mari
Calgary Herald
Mar del Plata
Argentina
Canada
Silken Laumann
Pan-American Sports Organization
COPAN
Marnie McBean
Diane O’grady
Wendy Wiebe
Cuba
U.S
Victoria
B.C
San Diego
Calif
Buenos Aires
Spain
South America
Rowing Canada
FISA
Overpass plan worries property values in South Ridge
South Ridge resident Ron Bingham fears a College Avenue overpass at the Trans-Canada Highway could cut his home value by about 60000. He urges early consultation and compensation while city and college officials discuss access, detours, and traffic lights with stakeholders.
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South Ridge
College Avenue
Ron Bingham
South Ridge Drive
S.E
Gehring Road
Bill Tuttle
Bingham
Tuttle
Ald
Graham Kelly
Medicine Hat College
South East Alberta Travel and Convention Association
Connaught Golf Club
Tourism Information Centre
Kelly
Glenda Leitch
Golf Club
Ralph Weeks
Canada backs down on fish dispute for now
Canada paused arrests of Spanish trawlers off Newfoundland as the EU offered fast-track talks to settle the turb ot dispute. Fisheries Minister Tobin warned enforcement could resume if talks stall over the weekend.
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Ottawa
Southam
CP Rail
Bloc Quebecois
Liberal House
Herb Gray
Commons
Canadian Pacific Ltd
National Railway
Barry Scott
Montreal
Southam News
Canada
Newfoundland
European Union
Brian Tobin
EU Bes
Spain
Greenpeace
Grand Banks
Jean Chretien
EU Presi
Jacques Santer
Felipe Gonzalez
Tobin
Santer
Chretien
Vancouver
Gonzalez
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NAFO
Family Day stays put under Alberta MLA vote
Alberta MLAs retained Family Day as a statutory holiday after 41 of 70 votes against scrapping it. Critics warned of higher payroll costs for businesses. supporters cited public desire and regional savings though the holiday remains a key employee benefit. The day is the third Monday in February, established in 1990.
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Medicine Hat and
Alberta
Lyle Oberg
Tory
Bow Valley
Brooks Health Centre
Palliser Health Authority
Richard van Orman
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