Coroner faults response to Lepine massacre at Polytechnique
Montreal coroner Teresa Sourour condemns the slow police and emergency response to the December 6 shooting that killed 14 women at the Universite de Montreal engineering school. She notes delays by ambulance crews and 911 dispatchers, questions lack of a stopping plan, and poor coordination while praising that the shooter killed himself after 60 bullets remained.
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Ecole Polytechnique
Teresa Sourour
Marc Lepine
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Lepine
Universite de Montreal
Urgence Sante
Urgences Santo
Alberta social workers vow to keep illegal strike
Hundreds of social workers in Alberta refuse to end a 15 day illegal walkout despite court injunctions. They face potential fines and dismissal for contempt while few have resumed duties. The government will not negotiate until workers return to work.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Wocknitz
Calgary
Ron Wallace
Tory rejects calls for tree commission
Environmentalists urge action to halt northern forest loss amid claims of a 10 billion dollar pulp push. Greenpeace cites a national crisis as Forestry Minister Oberle rejects a Royal Commission, citing 1.2 billion trees to be planted this year and provincial responsibility.
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Ottawa
Canada
Parliament Hill
Future Forest Alliance
Michael Mandson
Greenpeace
Frank Oberle
Oberle
Cogger asks Senate to pause hearings amid RCMP probe
Ottawa Liberal and Conservative sources report Senator Michel Cogger seeks a suspension of ongoing Senate misconduct hearings until the RCMP completes its investigation. Cogger, allied witnesses and details cited payments totaling 2,500 from a private firm and 74,000 from the Federal Business Development Bank. The RCMP also probes alleged sting operations linked to Cogger, a Mulroney confidant.
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Senate
Michel Cogger
RCMP
Cause of Justice
Senate Committee
Cogger
The
Federal Business Development Bank
Brian Mulroney
MPs seek earlier Meech talks and broad reforms
A parliamentary Meech Lake committee drafts an immediate first ministers conference to consider wide ranging changes to the constitutional accord. The plan includes a companion resolution tackling public hearing concerns, a sunset clause on Senate reform, Charter supremacy, aboriginal and multicultural recognition, and a three yearly aboriginal rights conference. The report aims to assure passage by June pending ministerial agreement on implementation mechanisms.
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Julian Beltrame
Joan Bryden
Southam News
Ottawa
Meech Lake
New Brunswick
Meech
Quebec
Senate
Canada
Commons
High flying rates may lift Canada Savings Bonds outlook
Ottawa reports a surge in Canada Savings Bonds redemptions as rates trend higher. With 10.5 percent annual return, about 1.5 billion CSBs cashed last week, lowering outstanding bonds to 37.6 billion, the lowest in six years. Analysts foresee possible rate increases amid rising funding pressure. The Royal Bank of Canada now also expects rates to climb later year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Soldiers protest secession in Latvia clash at parliament
In Vilnius, Soviet soldiers attempted to enter Latvia’s parliament for a second day as about 200 workers rallied and planned protests against Baltic moves to break from Moscow. Spokesman Elita Gustavicius said about 50 uniformed soldiers plus academy students tried to enter during sessions. a crowd sang Latvian songs and blocked entry.
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Vilnius
U.S.S
Military Academy
Ontario court hears herbologist prescribed cabbage for dying infant
A jury hears that Gerhard Hanswille treated 17 month old Lorie Atikian with an electric current device and cabbage leaves after the child's malnutrition and pneumonia, while parents Sonia and Khochadour Atikian face charges for neglect. The trial details show the infant, unvaccinated and not seen by a doctor for months, worsening to death on September 25, 1987.
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Ontario Supreme Court
Gerhard Hanswille
Lorie Atikian
Hanswille
Lori
Lorie
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