Danube steam ship firm to shut as finance ministry weighs sale
Vienna reports the 166 year old Donaudampfschiffahrtgesellschaft kapitanen faces closure next Monday unless a buyer is found. The company has lost money for 30 years and its name is famed for the long German word meaning Danube steam ship company captain.
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Vienna
Reuter
Finance Ministry
Danube
Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftkapitnen
Franz Dos
Germany
Austria
Onex makes 2.3 billion bid for Labatt Ltd
Onex Corp offers 24 per share to acquire John Labatt Ltd for 2.3 billion, planning to keep brewing and marketing beer in North America and to sell Labatts broadcasting sports and entertainment assets including The Sports Network and the Toronto Blue Jays. Gerald Schwartz says the cash offer is attractive for Labatt shareholders. The bid is made via LBT Acquisition Corp.
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Toronto
Onex Corp
John Labatt Ltd
Onex
Labatt
Gerald Schwartz
North America
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Argonauts
BCL Entertainment
Supercorp
Skyvision
Schwartz
LBT Acquisition Corp
U.S
Oklahoma City ruins to be blasted in eight second demolition
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building will be torn down Tuesday using 45 kilograms of dynamite at over 200 points to bring down the damaged shell. Officials say the controlled blast should take eight seconds barring weather. Terry Nichols faces a preliminary hearing and possible grand jury referral in the bombing case alongside Timothy McVeigh. The death toll stands at 167 after reclassification of remains.
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Oklahoma City
Terry Nichols
Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Crown outlines Bernardo Grisly murders case in trial
Toronto Crown prosecutor described how Paul Bernardo abducted and killed two teenage girls after abusing them at his home, with graphic details of the acts and the role of Karla Homolka in the crimes. The opening statements set out planned murders tied to confinement and sexual assault.
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Toronto
Paul Bernardo
Bernardo
Ray Houlahan
Karla Homolka
Houlahan
Homolka
Leslie Mahaffy
Kristen French
Tammy
French
Mahaffy
Debbie
Burlington
St. Catharines
Karla
Gregory Barnett
St. Catherines, Ont
Final arguments loom in Tan HIV trial in Edmonton
In the Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench, final arguments were set to begin after defence lawyer Sterling Sanderman rested without calling witnesses. The Crown accuses Marilyn Tan of drugging photographer Don Boland and injecting him with contaminated blood, while Tan faces multiple charges with penalties up to 14 years. Key witnesses described Tan as a dominatrix and plotted injections, with Boland aided by associates.
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Tan
Philippines
Brian Peterson
Boland
Jeanette Kunkel
Rachel Deitch
Edmonton
California
Sanderman
Ritter
Alberta backs off health care cuts plan
Premier Ralph Klein signals possible pause on 125 million in health cuts for next year while restructuring savings are assessed. government eyes reinvestment in communities as hospitals labs and beds may face closures and staff layoffs between July and the next budget period.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ralph Klein
Klein
Nan Vochop
Howard Sapers
Two Zaire refugees quarantined after Ebola fears in Canada
Health Minister Diane Marleau said two men from Zaire are under medical supervision at Pearson Airport to rule out Ebola. Both men claimed refugee status and had recent ties to Kikwit, while officials confirm no current risk to travelers on planes.
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Ottawa
Diane Marleau
Zaire
Immigration Department
Canada
Marleau
Kikwit
Pearson International
Commons
Reform
Grant Hill
Hill
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