Military inaction on harassment under fire in Canada
Canadian federal promises to investigate sexual harassment and assault in the forces stop short of a public inquiry or civilian police involvement. Military police gain authority to file charges in intra rank assaults while critics push for a full inquiry amid new allegations from Maclean's magazine and ongoing debate in Parliament.
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Ottawa
RCMP
Maclean’s
Ale Wna Card
Igleton
Defence
Art Eggleton
Reform
Diane Ablonczy
NDP
Chris Axworthy
PM's quip angers Southam Newspapers over tainted blood row
Prime Minister Jean Chretien questioned compensation equity for hepatitis C victims from tainted blood, prompting Reform MPs to demand an apology in the Commons. He asked who qualifies when no government responsibility is clear, stirring anger among tainted-blood victims and critics.
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Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Commons
Reform
Chretien
Alberta slows VLTs to study gambling impact
Calgary critics deem government tweak to VLTs a token move while Alberta reprograms machines in a test run. Pat Nelson says the slower play aims to gauge player reaction and habit shifts, noting a typical wager can finish in four seconds and faster machines are linked to addiction concerns.
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Calgary
Alberta
Jim Gray
Calgarians For Democratic Choice
Vlts
Pat Nelson
Fix-up bid on I.F. Cox School riles Medicine Hat parents
Angered parents crowd Parkside School as Alberta Education weighs renovation at 1.8 million dollars against building a new I.F. Cox School. They demand a new facility, warning some children may transfer to Medicine Hat if renovation proceeds.
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Medicine Hat
I.F. Cox
Redcliff
George Rothwell
I.F Cox School
Cypress Medicine Hat
Lorne Taylor
Michelle Hutchings
Gerald Thurber
Parkside School
School Board
Alberta Education
Thurber
Hoang le
Taylor
Prairie Rose School
Karen Dupas
LF Cox
Jones
Pat Johnson
Calgary man fails plea to cut 18 month drug cultivation term
Alberta Court of Appeal rejects Gregory James Hacke s bid to halve his sentence for growing marijuana. Hacke argued expert evidence showed his crop had little chance of surviving and that two 1,000 watt bulbs were insufficient for 461 cuttings.
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Calgary
Alberta Court of Appeal
Gregory James Hacke
Hacke
University of Calgary
Alberta doctors approve tentative contract amid lingering funding concerns
Alberta doctors voted 61 percent to accept a tentative deal with 55 percent turnout. The agreement includes an eight percent fee increase over three years, growth funding for the medical services budget, and funds to retain rural doctors. Obstetricians and pediatricians push for higher specialty funding and may pursue changes or alternatives. rural doctors threaten to shut doors June 1 to protest.
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Medicine Hatlberta
Duncan McCubbin
Gerry Prince
Medicine Hat
Palliser
Saibal Nandy
Alberta Medical Association
Bill Anderson
Association
Alberta Health and Doctors
Hat
Rob Renner
Renner
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