Pregnant Hermaphrodite Nurse Faces Dilemma in the Philippines
In Malaybalay Bukidnon a government nurse nicknamed Carlo is reported to be six months pregnant. Doctors confirm a healthy fetus but local rules deny maternity leave for a male. Carlo, a hermaphrodite, seeks marriage with his male lover, facing church resistance.
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Cagayan DE Oro
Philippines
Reuter
Carlo
Department of Health
Malaybalay
Bukidnon Province
Manila
First openly gay minister ordained in Canada
Tim Stevenson of Vancouver was ordained as the United Church of Canada’s first openly gay minister at a Fraser Valley ceremony in Chilliwack. About 30 delegates opposed the move, but a majority approved it after the 1988 national decision allowing homosexuals in ministry. Stevenson, 46, studied theology at the University of British Columbia.
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Chilliwack
B.C
United Church of Canada
Tim Stevenson
Vancouver
Fraser Valley
United Church
Stevenson
The
University of British Columbia
Body found in Lake Ontario near St. Catharines
Police identify a young female body floating in Lake Ontario found by boaters at a St. Catharines harbor. Owners Dave Warfel and his wife reported the discovery at 4 p.m. and police say forensic tests in Toronto may take days. Officials would not confirm if the body is Terri Anderson.
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ST. Catharines, Ont
Dave Warfel
Carol
Lake Ontario
Warfel
Toronto
Terri Anderson
St. Catharines
Andersoon
Kristen French
Olson seeks release from Kingston Penitentiary special cell
Canadian prisoner Clifford Olson files a Federal Court suit claiming his solitary confinement is cruel and unusual. He has lived in a high security cell at Kingston Penitentiary for a year with restricted contact, while authorities say the cage protects him from fellow inmates and will remain for five years.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Canada
Clifford Olson
Olson
Kingston Penitentiary
Federal Justice Department
United States
Lower H Block
Thousands March for Sovereignty in Montreal Rally
Thousands gathered on St Denis Street in Montreal to demand a sovereignty referendum for Quebec. About 8 000 to 10 000 demonstrators backed by Mouvement souverainiste du Quebec urged Premier Bourassa to heed Law 150 and call a sovereignty vote before the Oct 26 deadline.
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Montreal
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Quebec Sovereignty
St Denis Street
Mouvement Souverainiste du Quebec
Bourassa
Ers
St Denis
John Drozd
Drozd
Clark warns matching Senate reform demands for unity talks
Federal unity minister Joe Clark said Ontario and Quebec must concede Senate share if a truly equal upper house is to emerge after five provinces allied for reform. He cautioned a deal hinges on negotiations and warned there may be no second chance if constitutional talks fail. Clark spoke in French at a Quebec lumberjack branch with the plan still uncertain.
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Montmagny
Que
Senate
Federal Unity
Joe Clark
Ontario
Quebec
Clark
Canada
Quebec City
Sovereignty Association In Action
Parti Quebecois
Israeli Air Attacks Hit Hezbollah Bases in South Lebanon
Israeli warplanes and helicopters bombed Hezbollah sites in Jibsheet and Derdghaiya Lebanon killing Yasser Mansour his wife and two daughters and injuring others. A villa housing a Shiite tycoon was destroyed and eight rockets hit nearby villages drawing UN attention.
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Lebanon
Reuter-Ap
Hezbollah
Rks
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Jibsheet
Derdghaiya
Scopters
Tyre
Insi
United Nations
Edgi
Shiva Banon
Canada Expels Yugoslav Diplomats Over Bosnian Conflict
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced measures to halt fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will seek UN Security Council sanctions against Belgrade, push for relief convoys access, suspend JAT airline landing rights, recall the ambassador to Belgrade, and close Yugoslav consulates in Toronto and Vancouver with diplomats departing.
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Montreal
Canada
Brian Mulroney
Ottawa
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mulroney
Louise Frechette
UN Security Council
Belgrade
Security Council
Sarajevo
Toronto
Vancouver
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