Hat Development owner sues city and province over receivership
Ian McDougall reports Sunderland of Hat Development Ltd accuses Medicine Hat officials and Alberta authorities of expropriation delays and mismanagement leading to receivership. The suit seeks damages for lost profits, legal costs, and interest, plus relief to halt land sales until resolution. A separate action targets Alberta Treasury Branches Price Waterhouse and Bonokoski for alleged deceit and breach of fiduciary duty in the receivership.
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Ross Glen
Southview
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Lodge
Dunmore Road
Trans-Canada Way
South Saskatchewan River
Burnside
Sunderland
Hat
Grimm
the Hat
Land Compensation Board
Hat Development
Alberta Treasury Branch
Price Waterhouse
Bonokoski
Winds of Change draw Calgary delegate at conservative gathering
Patrick Boyer, ex PC MP, says the conference manifesto by David Frum echoes US Republican hard right policy. Delegates, 65 in total, at the Westin Hotel through Sunday, receive a plan proposing 20 percent tax cuts, phased transfers cuts, end to make work schemes, and return of the death penalty for police killings and severe crimes.
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Calgary
Winds of Change
Patrick Boyer
Toronto
Ference
Westin Hotel
David Frum
Boyer
United States
Republican Party
Ghitter leads call for Gary Mar resignation over Alberta rights bill
Saskatchewan born Ghitter heads a broad coalition criticizing minister Gary Mar for failing to implement the O Neill report on Alberta's new human rights law. Opponents seek stronger rights body and extended protections including for homosexuals. Liberal amendments were debated as the government stood by the bill.
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Edmonton
Otaevae
Ron Ghitter
Gary Mar
Alberta
Ghitter
Mar
Human Rights Commission
Jack O’neill
O’neill
Hollinger Takes Control of Southam Newspapers
Hollinger Inc owned by Conrad Black secures 41 percent of Southam Inc by buying 16.35 million shares from Power Corp for about 294.3 million. The move adds 20 dailies and several weeklies and magazines, with Southam’s titles including Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal and Vancouver Sun and Province.
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Toronto
Conrad Black
Southam Inc
Black
Hollinger Inc
Southam
Canada
Power Corp
Hollinger
David Radler
Power
Bill Ardell
Medicine Hat News
Ottawa Citizen
Montreal Gazette
Calgary Herald
Edmonton Journal
the Sun
Province
Vancouver
Cardinal cleared in privacy breach dispute
Alberta privacy commissioner Bob Clark said no privacy laws were broken when Social Services Minister Mike Cardinal released details of a New Brunswick welfare family whose child died in a Calgary fire. Cardinal argued there was no investigation disclosed and aimed for a fair public picture. Premier Ralph Klein defended the family’s treatment.
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Edmonton
Social Services
Mike Cardinal
New Brunswick
Calgary
Alberta
Bob Clark
Niki Bourgeois
Joanne Gallant
Cardinal
Clark
Ralph Klein
Klein
Protest Over Topless Charity Carwash In Fort Wayne
The American Family Association of Indiana plans a protest at a weekend charity carwash to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. They object to the event being advertised as topless though the workers will wear minimal clothing.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
American Family Association of Indiana
Sundown Cafe
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Swami Shoes
Frank Webber
Bhaktimarga Swami
Redcliff
Suffield
Swami
St. John’s Nild
Victoria
Southam Newspapers
Southam Newsp
Ardell
Radler
Canadian Press
Ann Landers
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