Suharto Resigns as Indonesia President Ends 32 Year Rule
Indonesian President Suharto resigns amid economic crash and days of deadly riots. He asks forgiveness for mistakes and shortfalls, withdraws immediately, and Vice President Habibie is sworn in to serve the remainder of the term through 2003. Students greet the move with euphoria outside Parliament.
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Jakarta
Suharto
Indonesia
Republic of
Baharuddin Jusuf Habibie
Habibie
Morzan Eqbal
Lottery winner must share windfall with ex wife in divorce ruling
Edmonton court orders Leo Noel to pay Renata Noel one quarter of his 1993 Lotto 6/49 jackpot and subsequent winnings totaling 4.0 million, despite the windfall nature of the prize. The judge notes the delay was unfortunate but confirms the Matrimonial Property Act applies.
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Edmonton
Leo Noel
Renata
Court of Queen’s Bench
Brian Burrows
Renata Noel
Burrows
Medicine Hat to host 1999 Canadian women’s college basketball nationals
The 1999 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association women’s basketball championships will be held at Medicine Hat College March 18 to 20. ACAC awarded Hat bid after Mount Royal and SAIT proposals. host team Lady Rattlers gain automatic berth.
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Hat Nets
Hoop Dream
Medicine Hat
Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
Medicine Hat College
Ralph Weeks
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
Calgary
Mount Royal College
SAIT
ACAC
MHC
Rob Morgan
Mark
Mount Royal
CCAA
Canada
Alberta
Sandra Murray-MacDowell
the Hat
Kosak
Lady Rattlers
Prairie Ram drills turn CFB Suffield into war zone
Five thousand soldiers from across Canada join live fire drills at CFB Suffield in Alberta from May 14 to 27. Units include PPCLI battalions, Lord Strathcona’s Horse, 12th Canadian Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Dragoons, and artillery and air units. A 500-strong safety detail can halt operations if danger arises.
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Medicine Hat
Cfb Suffield
Chris Chodan
Canada
Choctaw
Andrew Leslie
Batallion
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Choctan
PPCLI
Lord Strathcona’s Horse
Twelfth Canadian Tank Regiment
Quebec
Royal Canadian Dragoons
1St
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Macbeth to contest by election for Alberta Liberal seat
June 17 by election pits Nancy MacBeth against Tory Michael Mooney and Social Credit's Jon Dykstra. New Democrats have not yet nominated a candidate.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Nancy MacBeth
Tion
MacBeth
Michael Mooney
Jon Dykstra
Social Credit Party
New Democrats
MetroNet eyes national local phone service with Rogers buy
MetroNet Communications plans to acquire Rogers Telecom for 1 billion dollars to offer local phone services to businesses and government clients nationwide under one owner. If approved, MetroNet would challenge Telus and the Stentor alliance in business and government markets, with residential services as a loss or break-even area.
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Calgary
Telus
Canada
Rogers Telecom
MetroNet Communications Corp
MetroNet
Stentor Alliance
Alberta
Telus Corp
Busin
Ness
Ian Angus
Toronto
Rogers Communications Inc
Craig Young Telus
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Rod Edwards
Canadian Press
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Welland, Ont
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