Flood May Stall Election As Manitoba River Peaks
Canada's chief elections officer plans to tour flood affected ridings with Manitoba officials to decide if the federal election should be postponed. Ten of fourteen ridings are hit as Winnipeg braces for the Red River peak, with floodways handling possible dike breaches.
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Ottawa
Canada
Manitoba
Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Kingsley
Gary Filmon
Winnipeg
Red River
Filmon
Brunhild
Hatters open hearts to flood relief in Manitoba drive
In Medicine Hat donations pour in as the Red Cross and Salvation Army mobilize flood relief. Banks and stores collect cash and goods while volunteers register evacuees and coordinate shelter efforts. CBC and local groups urge support with 1 888 285 3051 for Manitoba Relief Fund.
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Manitoba
Medicine Hat
Salvation Army
Red Cross
the Hat
Shirley Diaz
The
Diaz
Brick and K-Mart
CBC
Morningside
Red River
Manitoba Relief Fund
Weather forecast for Thursday and tonight
Partly cloudy conditions with a high of 11 and a low of 1 set for Thursday. Maximums and minimums noted with no precipitation expected 0.0 mm and the weather map referenced on Page A2.
Blair landslide victory ends Conservative era in UK
Labour swept 18 years of Tory rule as Tony Blair was sworn in as prime minister after Major conceded defeat. Blair, 43, will be sworn in at Buckingham Palace, becoming the youngest UK premier of the century while Labour touted a radical centre shift and a record majority.
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London
Blair
United Kingdom
John Major
Labor
Major
Huntingdon
Margaret Thatcher
Buckingham Palace
Peter Mandelson
New Labor
Labor Party
Sun
Edmonton Official Hails Square Dancing Heritage
Edmonton Beverly representative Julius Yankowsky says square dancing is part of Alberta heritage and urges support in the legislature. He admits he does not dance but enjoys watching and notes it ties to provincial emblems and history.
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Reg Leibel
Alberta
Manitoba
Edmonton
Julius Yankowsky
Beverly
Clareview
Yankowsky
CRTC ruling may raise local phone rates
Canadians may see their monthly bills rise by up to 3 to 4 dollars as the CRTC approves new price rules. The regulator aims to limit residential line increases to inflation while opening the market to competition. Consumer groups warn prices rose in Bell Canada territory since 1995 and expect no relief for years. Phone companies contemplate appeals with timelines to Federal Court or cabinet.
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Ottawa
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Bell Canada
CRTC
Pippa Lawson
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Lawson
Cabinet
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Rene
Serena Rowland
Alex van Rooyen
CFB Suffield
van Rooyen
Bob Harding
Royal Bank
Ann Landers
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BS World News
Cds Newsroom
Britain
Tony Blair
No. 10
Downing Street
Joanne Chianello
Southern Newspapers
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