Flood watch issued for southern Alberta as rains surge
Pincher Creek Cardston Frank and Claresholm elevate to flood watch amid high stream flow advisories on Bow Elbow Highwood Sheep Oldman St Mary Milk Belly Castle and Waterton Rivers. 50 mm rainfall over weekend with 80 mm expected. past floods caused over 100 million in damage.
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South Saskatchewan
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Rebels seize Sierra Leone in bloodless coup toppled president
Rebels led by Maj. Johnny Paul Koroma toppled President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah in Freetown after heavy fighting. They seized the legislature and burned the treasury before Kabbah fled. Koroma claimed power and invited a rival rebel leader to join his government in a nationwide move.
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Reds bash Bond hopefuls
London Reuters reports more than 20 000 people applied to MI5 after a national ad. A taped message claimed Colonel Blotch speaking for the KGB had taken over MI5, branding the agency not secret and very crappy.
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Deadly choking game claims 11 year old in Surrey
Judson Thompson died after copying a dangerous children's choking game seen on TV. He wrapped a towel around a dog collar, twisted it, and passed out. Foster family near Vancouver describes tragedy and community grieving.
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Surrey
Judson
Bonita Blakeborough
Gary
Betty Paul
Lakahahmen Indian Reserve
Gary Paul
Blakeborough
Susan McKamey
Chretien objects to simple majority for Quebec referendum
Prime Minister Jean Chretien argues a majority of 50 plus one is not enough to sever Quebec from Canada. He cites past leaders and warns a third referendum needs a solid majority. The comments come amid the 1995 election campaign and unity politics.
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Canada
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Saskatoon
Charest
Ontario
Jean Charest
Woman named as new leader of all reservists
Marcia Quinn of Edmonton has been named commander of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, the province wide reserve unit with about 1 500 Alberta personnel plus 650 to 800 part time soldiers in Edmonton Calgary Red Deer Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. She is Canada's first female army brigade commander and leads during a planned three year reserves restructuring. Her husband Brig Gen Ken Quinn is deputy commander of the army in Western Canada.
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Calgary
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Quinn
Marcia Quinn
Canada
Ken Quinn
Maurice Baril
Ottawa
Oberg to meet over Alberta child welfare concerns
Alberta Social Services Minister Lyle Oberg agreed to meet with four veteran AUPE child welfare workers after a news conference in Edmonton. The workers oppose regionalization of services citing fragmentation and accountability gaps, urging government controlled, publicly accountable delivery.
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Oberg
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Lethbridge
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