Long distance romance leads to hefty phone bill
In Richmond British Columbia Thomas Schneider 14 and Caroline Novalinga tied by a school exchange met in Sanikiluaq and talked for 22 hours sparking a $150 bill. Schneider said his dad freaked out while he and Caroline vowed to curb long calls in future.
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Richmond
B.C
Thomas Schneider
Caroline Novalinga
Schneider
Sanikiluagq
Novalinga
Innuit
Belcher Islands
Hudson Bay
Vancouver
Sanikiluaq
Lung cancer tops breast cancer as women’s death cause
A Canadian Cancer Society report states lung cancer will kill about 5,600 women this year, surpassing breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among women. The female death rate from lung cancer has nearly tripled in 20 years, with about 90 percent of cases linked to smoking. men show high rates but leveling off.
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Ottawa
Canadian Cancer Society
Mediator under fire in Kigali amid refugee release talks
Former French humanitarian minister Bernard Kouchner travelled back to Kigali after talks in Gitarama when gunfire hit his convoy two miles from the city. UN and diplomats report rebels eye new attacks before a UN Security Council vote on sending 5,500 peacekeepers. Aid groups cite up to 500,000 killed. Windsor opens Ontario’s first casino to gala invitees.
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Nairobi
Reuter
Bernard Kouchner
Kigali
Gitarama
Abdul Kabia
Rwanda
UN Security Council
Windsor
Ont
Ontario
Frances Lankin
Winnipeg
Montreal
Taxpayers face $400 million bill over Swan Hills plant
Alberta taxpayers could pay up to 400 million over ten years for the Swan Hills hazardous waste plant if Chem Security cannot import Canadian wastes. company official Graham Latonas says importing waste is essential to run the plant, which now operates at half capacity.
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Edmonton Journal
Alberta
Swan Hills
Chem Security
Canada
Graham Latonas
Cludes
Bovar Inc
Latonas
Government of
Liberal Environment
Bruce Collingwood
NovAtel
Natural Resources Conservation Board
Ralph Klein
Environment
Klein
Collingwood
Newfoundland teachers strike shuts most schools provincewide
About 8,100 Newfoundland teachers began a provincewide walkout affecting roughly 100,000 students as talks over a $50 million package stalled. Union president Peter Sutherland said no picketing yet while Treasurer Winston Baker warned the strike could last into September or October amid broader public-sector unrest in Atlantic Canada.
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ST. John’s
Nfld
Newfoundland
Peter Sutherland
Newfoundland Teachers’ Association
Winston Baker
Baker
Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia
Arctic permafrost burials studied by cryonics groups
Cryonics advocates in Canada pursue permafrost burials as a cheaper path to future revival. Ben Best notes the dreamlike status while recounting previous cases and contracts, with interest sparked by sensational Arctic preservation of John Torrington and fears of cash problems in liquid nitrogen setups.
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Edmonton
Canadian Arctic
Ben Best
Canadian Cryonics Society
Toronto
New Jersey
California
David Hansen
Inuvik
N.W.T
Owen Beattie
John Torrington
Hansen
Chretien backs tougher gun controls for fall law
Prime Minister Jean Chretien urged stricter gun control, pledging a tough new law this fall. He spoke to Liberal delegates who approved a resolution for harsher gun crime penalties, tighter handgun limits, national firearms registration, bans on ammo for under 18s, and military assault weapon ownership.
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Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Grit convention pushes for tougher gun laws in Canada
Justice Minister Allan Rock said Prime Minister Chretien directed rapid action to prepare legislation on gun control amid a convention debate. Rock noted the push for a new law, while delegates split over homosexual rights as most resolutions passed with little debate.
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Canada
Allan Rock
Chretien
Rock
Alberta doctors furious over Medicare high tech claims rollout
Alberta doctors blame the Medicare electronic claims system for widespread billing errors and losses. The Alberta Medical Association says delays, rejections, and new Personal Health Numbers hit small practices hard, with typical annual costs of five to ten thousand dollars per doctor.
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Edmonton Journal
Medicare
Gerry Prince
Association
General Practitioners Section
Alberta Health Care
AHC
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