Alberta to impose hospital user fees Oct 1
Alberta will begin hospital user fees up to 20 dollars a day starting October 1. Hospitals Minister Dave Russell said no one will be denied care for nonpayment, while critics accuse the move of threatening universal health care. The plan includes caps and exemptions for certain groups and a gradual introduction of charges across admissions and services.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Dave Russell
Russell
Monique Begin
Grant Notley
Notley
Protester Watson Arrests Foreshadow Quebec Court Appearance
The Sea Shepherd Sea Shepherd II crew led by Paul Watson faced charges of conspiracy to commit mischief and extortion after arrests in the seal hunt dispute off the Magdalen Islands. RCMP escorted 17 aboard to jail while others walked ashore and were later jailed in Sydney.
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John A. Macdonald
Quebec
Iles-de-la- Madeleine
Maritimes
Magdalen Islands
Perce
Que
Tres-de-la-Madeleine
Paul Watson
Watson
Trenton
Ont
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
RCMP
Sydney
N.S
Gaspe Peninsula
3-de-la-Madeleine
Georgetown
Coast Guard
Sir William Alexander
Sea Shepherd
Gulf
Cape
Alberta ends municipal loan subsidy program after March 31
Alberta will stop subsidizing municipal and school board loans after March 31, while honoring existing commitments. The move,called astonishing and disturbing, could raise costs for municipalities during a downturn. Calgary officials expect little impact unless rates rise, as no new borrowing is planned.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Julian Koziak
Education Department
Koziak
Grant Notley
Rod Love
Calgary
Ralph Klein
Reagan defense system seen as unlikely future
The note discusses the anti ballistic defense program as not new and unlikely to be implemented, echoing skepticism about its success. A separate item reports the Winnipeg Warriors' season ending after a loss to the Lethbridge Broncos.
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Reagan
Winnipeg Warriors
Lethbridge Broncos
Teacher Keegstra teaches hate doctrine splits Eckville town
Edmonton CP report describes Jim Keegstra a Eckville teacher fired for anti Jewish material in social studies classes. Lawyers told a Queen s Bench hearing that his belief in an international Jewish conspiracy and Holocaust denial fostered a hostile environment. Parents testified they were shocked by remarks alleged to demean Jews.
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Edmonton
Jim Keegstra
Richard McNally
Lacombe County
Board of Reference
Keegstra
Central
Alberta
Eckville
Court of Queen's Bench
Christ
Sandra Weidner
Keegsia
Sue Maddox
Margaret Andrew
Fees unlikely in Medicine Hat hospital plan
Medicine Hat and District Hospital board chairman Peter Condon says user fees are highly unlikely to be adopted. He cites the hospital's strong finances and argues basic care should be funded by taxation, while optional extra services could carry charges. legislation is not mandatory and boards decide.
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Medicine Hat
Peter Condon
Medicine Hat and District
Condon
Dave Russell
Alberta
Russell
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