Pooch protector aims to leash in dog seat belts
Newfoundland firm Guardian Pet Specialties markets Safe-T Belts for dogs to restrain pets in cars and prevent injuries. Vice president Harry Pride says the belts could be mandatory in Newfoundland. K Mart outlets began selling them at $29.95 to $49.95, with slow early sales.
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Pooch Protector
ST. John's
Mtd
Rover
Newfoundland
Harry Pride
Guardian Pet Specialties
Pride
John Efford
K-Mart
Calgary teens charged after pipe bomb explodes
Five teenagers aged 14 and 15 were arrested after a pipe bomb made from a teddy bear exploded in a residential Calgary area. Det. Dave Kelly said they learned from a manual titled The Terrorist Hand book found online. Four boys face mischief to property charges.
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Calgary
Dave Kelly
Kelly
Blake dies at 82 Montreal hockey icon passes away
Hector Toe Blake 82 died in a retirement home after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He led the Montreal Canadiens to eight Stanley Cups and logged 500 coaching wins from 1955 to 1968. As a player he earned the Lady Byng Trophy and scored the Cup winning goal in 1946. He formed the Punch Line with Maurice Richard and Elmer Lach.
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Montreal
Hector
Toe” Blake
Montreal Canadiens
Blake
Canadiens
Habs
Maurice
Rocket
Richard
Elmer Lach
No rate relief in sight as Bank hikes to 7.6 percent
The Bank of Canada raised its policy rate to 7.6 per cent, ending a six week decline, with officials citing inflation risks from a weak dollar and rising wages. Data show wages up and leading indicators slipping, while home sales plunged 43.4 percent from a year earlier as borrowing costs stay high.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Human Resources Canada
Statistics Canada
U.S
Canadian Real Estate Association
Hat college plans cuts at Medicine Hat College
Medicine Hat College faces layoffs across all levels after a 7 percent drop in provincial funding and tighter operating grants. President Dr. Ralph Weeks says the downsizing aims to protect program quality while reallocating roles and possibly outsourcing services. A special board meeting will discuss details before June 20.
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Medicine Hat College
Ralph Weeks
Weeks
Alberta Education
Fairy Godfather pressured photographer to derail Tan suit
Edmonton court heard Bruce Sansom describe Boland’s demand to stop Marilyn Tan from pursuing money claims. Boland allegedly threatened humiliation and release of incriminating photos if Tan persisted, while Tan faces charges tied to alleged drugging and noxious substances.
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Edmonton
Con. Boland
Marilyn Tan
Boland
Bruce Sansom
A Tan
Crown
Evelyn Tan
Ansom
Tan
Soldier Boland’s jail term extended in Arone death case
Cpl. Mark Boland, a former sergeant in the Airborne Regiment, had his sentence for neglect of duty increased from 90 days to one year after a Court Martial Appeal Court ruling. He attempted death by own action following the extension and was found at CFB Petawawa and transported to a military hospital in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Defence Department
Mark Boland
Cfb Petawawa
Scott Taylor
Shidane Arone
Canadian Airborne Regiment
Arone
Boland
Military
Westray safety order missing from inspector notes
Nova Scotia chief mine inspector Claude White kept notebooks that do not reference an April 29 1992 safety order issued days before the Westray disaster. The 26 miners died ten days later in Plymouth.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Westray
Claude White
Labor Department
Plymouth
N.S
White
Labor
Guy Brown
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Department of Labor
Guptill
Carl Guptill
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Travis Seavers
Peter Mah
Hat College
Sansom
Geoffrey Clarkson
Marilyn
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