Jury-rigging trial opens in Latimer case in Saskatchewan
Canadian Press reports Randy Kirkham, the Crown prosecutor in Latimer's 1994 second degree murder trial, faces obstruction of justice charges. The two-week trial in Battleford, beside Latimer’s earlier convictions, centers on alleged juror interview discussions and improper police questioning.
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Battleford
Sask
Saskatchewan
Robert Latimer
Randy Kirkham
Latimer
Kirkham
Tracy
Supreme Court of Canada
Aaron Fox
UN chief Annan linked to Rwanda genocide inaction
The New Yorker reports Kofi Annan knew of Hutu plans to exterminate Tutsis and ordered UN peacekeepers led by Romeo Dallaire not to intervene. Dallaire warned of mass killings in Kigali and a fax cited orders to avoid protecting informants and seizing arms. Annan did not comment.
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New York
Kofi Annan
Romeo Dallaire
New Yorker
Annan
The
Dallaire
Rwanda
New York City
Kigali
Iqbal Riza
Mohawks Struggle With Multi-Error Inning In Tourney Loss
Medicine Hat Mohawks dropped 11-8 to Winston Churchill Bull Dogs from Lethbridge in the 7th Annual High School Baseball Tournament. Four errors in the fourth inning cost them four runs while head coach Dave Sim lamented the repeated fault and called for focus through seven innings. Churchill coach Paul Bohnert said the weekend showcased the Bulldogs pitching and hitting as they eye provincials.
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Medicine Hat
Winston Churchill Bulldogs
Lethbridge
Mohawks
Dave Sim
Sim
Bulldogs
Alberta
Paul Bohnert
Winston Churchill
Bohnert
Kevin van Pa
Aaron Lavorato
Hat High Mohawks
Mike Thompson
Blue Jays
Space shuttle Columbia ends mission with brain research results
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla space shuttle Columbia and its crew land after two weeks of weightlessness tests that advanced brain research. Canadian astronaut Dave Williams and four others are moved off the shuttle for immediate medical tests while scientists prepare to dissect surviving rats and other test animals from the mission.
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Flae
Columbia
Earth
Dave Williams
Mission Control
Canada Politicians Face Less Work and Pay Change
Canadian politicians see reduced workloads and potential salary adjustments as debates over governance costs and reform continue. Reports note shifts in duties and compensation tied to budget pressures and public expectations.
Ottawa lawmakers gain pay while cutting sittings across Canada
An Ottawa Citizen survey shows provincial and federal legislators reduced sittings from 18.5 weeks to 13 weeks over 1977 to 1997 while average pay rose from under 20 000 to about 47 300 in 1997, with non taxable allowances pushing above 60 000. The trend cuts accountability as Senate and MPs also cut sessions, and Alberta's Klein adjourned for summer. Pamela.
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Canada
Ottawa Citizen
Quebec
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Parliament Hill
Senate
House of Commons
Alberta
Klein
Winnipeg Woman Wins Reimbursement for Hospital Burgers
Ann Krezanski, 56, feasted on fast food while on a Concordia General Hospital ward after cold meals led her to have her husband bring in burgers. She was reimbursed $7.63 by the hospital after complaint prompted the payment.
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Winnipeg
Ann Krezanski
Concordia General Hospital
Blind man charged in wife's Calgary shooting death
A Calgary man described as legally blind was charged with second degree murder after police found his common law wife Mary Margaret Brooks 40 dead from a gunshot in their northwest Calgary home. Two of the couple’s children slept nearby while a 22 calibre rifle was seized.
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Calgary
George Rocks
Lice Say
Mary Margaret Brooks
Marvin Allen Sharp
Murtar
Brooks
Jeanette Leinweber
Leinweber
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