Nude man fined for careless driving after high speed chase
Calgarian Dennis Lamoureux, 38, pleaded guilty in provincial court to careless driving after chasing his girlfriend naked in a car in Aug 1991 while speeds reached 100 kph. He received a 1500 fine and minor injuries were reported for both drivers. Crown prosecutor Les Grieve called the act dangerous to the public.
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Calgary
Calgarian
Dennis David Lamoureux
Court
Lamoureux
Les Grieve
Canada Falls to Finland in World Championship Quarterfinal
Finland defeats Canada 4 to 3 as Timo Peltomaa scores a hat trick with Saarikoski adding a fourth goal. Chris Lindberg, Garth Butcher, and Glenn Anderson reply for Canada. Also reports Robert Mantell being found after a four day Arctic search.
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Prague
Canada
Finland
Timo Peltomaa
Timo Saarikoski
Chris Lindberg
Garth Butcher
Glenn Anderson
Peltoman
Los Angeles Kings
Ron Hextall
Hextall
Lindberg
Peltomaa
Butcher
Saarikoski
Anderson
Robert Mantell
High Arctic
RCMP
Mantell
North Pole
Alert
N.W.T
Liane Benoit
Ward Hunt Island
Ellesmere Island
Benoit
Ottawa
Mob violence hits downtown Toronto on second night of unrest
Mobs of about 150 youths roamed Yonge Street in coordinated chaos looting stores and threatening bystanders as 250 officers, some on horseback, moved to quell five hours of violence. Two officers were injured in scuffles, 22 arrests made including three linked to a car-park robbery. Authorities vowed no tolerance for unlawful acts as city grapples with damaged image.
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Yonge Street
Rodney King
California
Toronto
Richard Dewhirst
Dewhirst
Ron Dick
Canada
Brian Mulroney
The
Commons
Ontario
Bob Rae
Monique Weithers
Eaton Centre
Weithers
Paul McMinn
William McCormack
Steve Ellis
Ellis
Los Angeles
Beirut
Debate shifts to powers in Senate reform talks
In Saint John the debate on constitutional reform focuses on powers rather than equality as ministerial talks on a Triple E Senate begin. Alberta's Jim Horsman pushes to address effective powers first while Moe Sihota and Joe Clark urge flexibility and give and take to move the talks forward.
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Saint John
N.B
Alberta
Don Getty
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Jim Horsman
Horsman
Medicine Hat
Senate
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Moe Sihota
British Columbia
Joe Clark
Osterman quits Alberta politics amid tire plant dispute
Veteran MLA Connie Osterman 55 resigns from provincial politics after a career in Three Hills since 1979. Trochu Mayor Al Gehring links the move to the failed Tirecycle tire-burn plant bid, while Three Hills PC president Murray Buchanan cites debt concerns. Premier Getty notes Osterman’s past role in Principal Group collapse scrutiny and consumer regulation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Connie Osterman
Osterman
Three Hills
Trochu
al Gehring
Gehring
Tirecycle Products Ltd
Quebec and Alberta split on Triple E Senate reform
Premier Bourassa and Premier Getty failed to bridge far apart views on Senate reform during a Calgary meeting. Bourassa opposes equal provincial seats and warns a Triple E Senate could paralyse the system, while Getty argues for provincial equality and constitutional progress.
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Edmonton
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Alberta
Don Getty
Getty
Ers
Bourassa
Vancouver
Juror recalls pressure and bias in King verdict
Virginia Loya, the lone Hispanic juror, says four white jurors pressed for acquittals while she and three holdouts sought Powell guilt for assault in the Rodney King beating. She recalls tearful deliberations and claims witnesses were explained away by peers.
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Simi Valley
Calif
Rodney King
King
Virginia Loya
Loya
Laurence Powell
Los Angeles
Powell
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West
Rey Chis
Mre
Paul MacIntyre
Mie
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