Shoes Swap Bid Lands Kelowna Suspect In 90 Theft Charges
A shoeless suspect tried to trade stolen deck shoes for his own runners at the Kelowna RCMP station after being released from custody. Const. Rick Marshview notes police had earlier seized the shoes and other items from the man’s apartment. The exchange bid is described as stupidity and the man now faces more than 90 theft charges.
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Kelowna
B.C
Kelowna Rcmp
Rick Marshview
Kelowna Memorial Arena
RCMP
Marshview
Bodies of three teens found in area spark worry
Terri Anderson, 14, identified from a harbour body as third teen to be found in the region in under a year. Police say no obvious foul play or link among the cases. Yeltsin vows to stay in office this term and not seek a second term in 1996. Calgary misreport on gas rates corrected: Canadian Western Natural Gas up about $2 yearly. Northwestern Utilities up about $8 yearly.
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ST. Catharines, Ont
Lake Ontario
Terri Anderson
Niagara Region
Anderson
Moscow
Reuter
Boris Yeltsin
Star-Tass
Yeltsin
Russia
Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Western Natural Gas
Northwestern Utilities
Imagine watching two vicious beasts trying to kill your dog
A dramatic description from Susani Page on B2 portrays two aggressive animals pursuing a dog, raising concerns about animal danger and owner anxiety. The vivid simile underscores fear and urgency in a locality short on derailers.
Ottawa raids Hat Christian TV station
Federal authorities seized transmitting equipment from a 24 hour Christian station broadcasting from Medicine Hat's Victory Fellowship Church. Six locations nationwide were targeted as part of an unlicensed broadcast investigation. No charges yet. prosecutors will decide.
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Ottawa
Victory Fellowship
Medicine Hat
Roy Beyer
Communications Canada
Gerard Desroches
Department of Communications
Three Hills
Saskatoon
Shaunavon
Sask
Winnipeg
Desroches
RCMP
Medicine Hat Community Channel Society
Trinity Broadcast Network
Beyer
Department of Communication
Albertans face larger NovAtel losses warns NDP leader
New Democrat Leader Ray Martin says Alberta taxpayers face an additional 216 million loss from NovAtel Communications Ltd. loans now owned by the government. The total potential bill cited nears 780 million, with critics blaming faulty investments and auditors’ warnings from 1989 and 1991. Discovery of a 216 million liability adds to a reported 566.5 million already acknowledged.
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Ashley Geddes
Calgary Herald
Canadian Press
Edmonton
Alberta
NovAtel Communications Ltd
New Democrat
Ray Martin
Martin
Tories
Fred Stewart
NovAtel
U.S
Stewart
Laurence Decore
Donald Salmon
Government loans to troubled NovAtel under fire
Taxpayers still owe 216 million as government loans and guarantees to NovAtel endure. Martin asks why remaining loans weren’t sold with the company last week and notes the buyers were not in the financing business. Stewart defends handling amid opposition calls for resignation. Treasurer Johnston calls the 566.5 million loss a best estimate and warns it could rise. Salmon criticizes inadequate monitoring of financial assistance by the communications department.
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Martin
NovAtel
Stewart
Dick Johnston
Salmon
Stewart’s Department
Technology, Research and Telecommunications Department
Mulroney presses Senate reform talks in Ottawa impasse
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney engages directly by phone to break a constitutional deadlock on Senate reform as four days of talks begin. Joe Clark notes Mulroney aims to align premiers on the reform package with Quebec's Robert Bourassa backing Ontario's Bob Rae against equal provincial representation in the Senate. Ontario bears 40 percent of population and costs.
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Toronto
Brian Mulroney
Ottawa
Joe Clark
Sesson
Mulroney
Clark
Senate
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Ontario
Bob Rae
Bourassa
Rae
Canada
National vote on constitutional reform could occur mid September
Ottawa reports the national vote on constitutional reform likely could occur between mid September and early October. Chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley said the three month preparation window starts after the bill becomes law, with a 36 day campaign and Senate royal assent required. Quebec referendum scheduled for October 26 may clash.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Commons
Kingsley
Paign
Elk attack prompts trail closures in Banff and Jasper
In Banff National Park two trails are closed and in Jasper one trail near Lac Beauvert is shut until mid next month due to elk deemed the parks’ most dangerous animal. Wardens warn of attacks by protective cows, urge avoiding thick brush, and advise facing or retreating from an angry elk rather than running.
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Banff, Alta
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Banff Park
Don Mickle
Jasper
Jasper Park
Gaby Fortin
Banff
Jasper Park Lodge
Lac Beauvert
Fortin
Mickle
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Kristen French
Burlington
Leslie Mahaffy
Susani
Doonesbury
CRTC
Canadian Radio-Televison and Telecommunications Commission
Medicine Hat Society
DOC
Epartment of Communications
George Bush
Kennebunkport
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