Plotsky seeks double listing for daughter's heart transplant
In Edmonton at the provincial legislature, Kristy Plotsky's family pursues double listing to improve her odds of a donor heart for her critical restrictive cardiomyopathy. A 3,000 name petition backs the move, with officials weighing Out of Country Health Services criteria and potential funding.
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Canada
Plotsky
Out of Country Health Services Committee
Howard Sapers
Ralph Klein
Hat
Rob Renner
Lorne Taylor
Sapers
Renner
Dad Blaine Plotsky
Taylor
Cypress Medicine Hat
Alberta Health
U.S
Alberta
Medicine Hat Liberal win seen as wake up call for PCs
Liberal Mary Anne Balsillie captured a narrow byelection victory as Liberal Craig Wood framed it as a sign Ralph Klein and the PCs must rethink policy. Tory MLAs Lorne Taylor and Rob Renner called the result a wake up call with health labeled the key issue. PC standings remain 53 to 29 with one independent.
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Lorne Taylor
Rob Renner
Liberal
Redwater
Taylor
Renner
Liberal Party
Craig Wood
Ralph Klein
Wood
Mary Anne Balsillie
Nick Taylor
Nick
Ross Quinn
Don Bell
Social Credit
Tom Turner
New Democrats
Bill Finn
New Forum Party
Pcs
Cypress-Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat
Quinn
Hillary Clinton recounts failed White House pizza order
Hillary Rodham Clinton recalled a White House attempt to order pizza that failed when the restaurant didn’t believe the call came from the White House. She cited the incident to illustrate the difficulty of a normal family life within the executive mansion.
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Washington
Reuter
White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
CNN
Larry King
Executive Mansion
Winter of 1996 Hit Ottawa with Extreme Cold and Floods
Ottawa experienced a severe winter regarded as one of the wickedest in a century with record cold length and extreme conditions. Data analysis shows unusual duration and brutal cold followed by abrupt end marked by floods downpours and tornadoes over the final weekend.
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Ottawa
Women rally in Alberta urge action on poverty and policy
Sunera Thobani leads about 40 women traveling from Vancouver to Ottawa to urge government policy changes addressing poverty. They cite Niki’s Calgary death and statistics showing high child and single-mother poverty, calling for wage increases and continued social programs. The western caravan plans to meet Ottawa officials June 14 to 16 and await a June 17 response.
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Calgary
Thobani
Statistics Canada
Audrey Cormack
Alberta Federation of Labor
Cormack
Ted Grimm
Grimm
Ottawa
Frank Webber Sunera Thobani
National Action Committee
Medicine Hat
Vancouver
Timmins Flood Eases Slightly As Three Towns Brace
The Mattagami River's rise slowed in Timmins Ontario allowing relief for about 150 homes and businesses while three nearby communities Chapleau Foreyet and White River face states of emergency. Highway 101 remains washed out and floodwaters threaten low areas as authorities warn of potential rapid changes.
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Pee
Ontario
Mattagami
Chapleau
Foreyet
White River
Lafleur Gardens
Wawa
Gary Bruneau
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