Greater Fall River church seeks billboard removal
The Greater Fall River Council of Churches calls on WHJY-FM to remove or alter a billboard on Interstate 195 stating the station's transmitter has 50 000 watts power. Rev. John Mueller, council president, says the sign disrespects God and commands action. WHJY program director Bill Weston defends the statement as informing listeners of restored power.
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Fall River, Mass
Greater
Fall River
Interstate 195
Canadian historians say Allied air raids targeted civilians in WWII
The Crucible of War concludes the Allied bombing of German cities was a deliberate civilian terror campaign. It says bombing killed about 600,000 German civilians and 55,000 Allied airmen, including 10,000 Canadians, with RCAF casualties totaling 13,498.
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Toronto
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Berlin
Dresden
Hamburg
Unemployment costs Canada over 100 billion yearly
Ottawa based think tank estimates the bill at 109 billion dollars last year with part time work, lost tax revenue, and higher social costs. Employed workers bear three times as much as the unemployed as hours and wages fall in downturns.
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Ottawa
Southam News
Canadian
Centre For Policy Alternatives
Talisman buys Bow Valley Oilpatch deal biggest since 1988 takeover
Talisman Energy to acquire Bow Valley Energy for about 720 million in cash and shares, buying British Gas 53 percent stake. The 1.8 billion deal makes Talisman a major upstream player with North Sea and Southeast Asia positions, while Bow Valley downsizes its Calgary workforce as talks on staff outcomes continue.
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Alan Boras
Calgary Herald
Talisman Energy Inc
Calgary
Bow Valley Energy Inc
British Gas PLC of
London
Bow Valley
Talisman
Imperial Oil Ltd
Texaco Canada Inc
Jim Buckee
North Sea
Southeast Asia
Buckee
British Gas
Bill Hogg
Robert Welty
Hogg
Ruth Ann Yardley
Saskatchewan
Daryl
Doc
B.J
Don Seaman
Calgary Flames
East Brae
Western Canada
Indonesia
Amoco Canada Petroleum Co
Shell Canada Ltd
Peter Linder
Deacon Bzt Ltd
U.S
Linder
Alberta Lets $30 Million in Projects Skip Advertising
Transportation Minister Peter Trynchy says about 30 million dollars in provincial projects were awarded to local firms without any advertising. He notes day labor rules allow hiring locally with no open bidding, a practice not mirrored in Saskatchewan or British Columbia. Critics cite past Paddle River Dam issues and linked allegations involving equipment rentals tied to Trynchy’s circle.
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Peter Trynchy
Trynchy
Saskatchewan
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Paddle River
Alberta Environment
Province backs down on school tax increase
Alberta government scrapped an education tax hike planned for Edmonton and other areas after criticism from Brooks to Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton. Education Minister Halvar Jonson cited a commitment to 1994 tax levels, while city leaders called the reversal a reprieve and a sign of poor planning.
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Edmonton
Klein
Alberta
Halvar Jonson
Brooks
Rocky Mountain House
Dick Mather
Edmonton Public School Board
Jean
Alberta Catholic boards seek tax opt out amid funding scramble
Edmonton public chairperson Edmon ton says the bill by Education Minister Hal Var Jonson would let Catholic boards collect their own taxes and opt out of a provincial funding pool. If Catholic boards don’t tax locally, the government would provide funds to keep Alberta students equally funded. The pooling money includes both declared and undeclared sources.
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Edmonton Pub
Mather
Avention Tanhe
Halvar Jonson
Alberta
Quebec natives assured federal protection in case of separation
Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin told Quebec First Nations chiefs that they may remain in Canada if Quebec becomes independent. He said the federal government would honor constitutional duties and not abandon bands that do not wish to join an independent Quebec. He cited aboriginal rights to self determination spanning 10,000 years in Quebec.
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Jack Aubry
Ottawa Citizen
Quebec
Canada
Ron Irwin
Irwin
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