Sandbag Dilemma Hangs Over Manitoba Flood Cleanup
Manitoba faces a disposal crisis as millions of sandbags surround Winnipeg and Ritchet homes. City workers produced 300000 bags daily at the flood peak, while ongoing weight threatens riverbanks and yards. Volunteers falter as removal lags.
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Ottawa Key
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Ritchet
Harlan Mushumanski
Manitoba Emergency Management Organization
St Eustache
Bob McDonald
Winnipeg Flood Information
Moderator Lamarche Recovered After Onstage Fainting
Jaire Lamarche, the TVA moderator for a Quebec leaders debate, fainted at the start of a segment on Confederation. She was rushed to hospital with a doctor in attendance and firefighters providing oxygen before transfer. she is resting at home to regain strength.
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Ottawa
Jaire Lamarche
TVA
Montreal
Lamarche
Quebec
Confederation
Attic Cleaning and Self Worth Wisdom Quips
A humorous note on attic cleaning resilience and a famous quote about self worth. Ann Landers asserts reading minds cannot be trusted to judge, while the wit suggests reading challenges and inner confidence influence success.
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Ann Landers
Dane seeks Vatican fare from Pope in cross continental ride
An elderly Danish man hired a Oslo taxi for a 2090 km trip to Rome believing the Pope owed him 4962 coins. The driver found the tale improbable and the man later claimed the Pope should pay the fare, guided by voices in his head.
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Oslo
Norway
Copenhagen
Rome
Jorgen Gilberg
Vatican
Samantha Elliott dies after cancer fight in Medicine Hat
Samantha Elliott, adopted three-year-old in Medicine Hat, died at Regional Hospital after a cancer battle spanning liver transplant and chemotherapy. Community fundraisers by Sinbad's Restaurant, Moose Lodge, and local supporters raised money for Samantha's family as doctors advised no further treatment.
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Samantha
Medicine Hat
Elliott
Jim Sinodinos
Bob Lentz
Lodge
Toronto
Irvine crash injures five in Trans Canada Highway accident
Five people were injured when a 1997 Nissan Pathfinder rolled on the Trans Canada Highway west of Irvine near Highway 41. Gurmeet Bilkhu, 55, suffered a fractured skull and was airlifted to Medicine Hat Regional, while Rani Bilkhu, 31, is in serious condition at Calgary's Foothills Hospital. Three other passengers had minor injuries. the cause remains under investigation.
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Regina
Hwy
Gurmeet Bilkhu
Gurmeet
Rani Bilkhu
Calgary
Foothills
RCMP
Ben Draper
Bilkhu
Draper
Nirmal Bilkhu
Tannis Toohey
Irvine
Redcliff Rcmp
Medicine Hat Ambulance Service
Medicine Hat Fire Department
Canada Wins World Hockey Championship Title
Canada defeated Sweden 2-1 in Helsinki to claim the world championship crown. Owen Nolan scored the winning goal, with Captain Dean Evason also netting. Sean Burke anchored the victory as Canada earned its first title since 1994. Nolan received a one game suspension for a prior brawl.
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Helsinki
Canada
Sweden
Sean Burke
San Jose Sharks
Owen Nolan
Dean Evason
Italy
Quebec divison polls on independence and migration moves
A COMPAS poll for Southam News surveyed 2,450 Canadians in Quebec and nationwide from May 17. It finds 92 percent outside Quebec support the right of northern aboriginal peoples to stay with Canada in event of independence, and three-quarters of Quebecers share that view.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Canada
Southam News
Compas Inc
Montreal
West Island
Outaouais
Jerendine
Youth unemployment endangers Canada’s future says bankers
The article reports that one in five jobs held by youth disappeared since the last recession and full-time youth employment has fallen. Al Flood of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce warns of a deteriorating youth job market in the 1990s, echoed by Lucie Bohac Konrad of the youth foundation.
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Canada
Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce
al Flood
Youth Foundation
Lucie Bohac Konrad
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