Edmonton doctor faces review after infant morphine overdose
Parents allege their brain damaged infant Candace Taschuk died after a caesarean delivery at University Hospital. The Alberta physician who ordered a morphine overdose says the child convulsed and suffered, while the registrar calls it euthanasia with compassion and considers charges. The doctor has left the country. prosecutors weigh criminal action.
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Edmonton
Edmonton’s University Hospital
Patrick Nowell-Smith
Toronto
Candace Taschuk
University Hospital
Medicare dispute may end in court over Alberta user fees
Federal Health Minister Monique Begin and Alberta Health Minister Dave Russell left a cordial meeting with sharp policy splits over Alberta hospitals charging user fees next fall. Begin threatened Ottawa’s 20 million dollar monthly grant as a possible lever, while Russell warned of a legal clash if talks fail. Both men framed the dispute as a deep ideological rift between free enterprise and social democracy, with Begin calling user fees a regressive illness tax.
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Monique Begin
Alberta
Dave Russell
Russell
Begin
Ottawa
Canada Pushes Open Trade at Seven Nation Summit
External Affairs Minister Allan MacEachen says Canada will seek an agreement to end protectionist measures and establish a monitoring mechanism. Prime Minister Trudeau and leaders from the United States Japan West Germany Britain France and Italy plan a three day meeting in Williamsburg Virginia to coordinate policies for global economic recovery.
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Ottawa
Canada
Allan MacEachen
Trudeau
U.S
Japan
West Germany
Britain
France
Italy
Williamsburg
British voters enjoy real choice in personalities and issues
Southam News correspondent Christopher Young notes British voters have a genuine decision with distinct figures and policies. The report cites page references for further context on the discussion about democracy and accountability.
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Southam
Christopher Young
Gas plants linked with poor health
An independent government funded study ties cancer and other illnesses in Twin Butte Pincher Creek to four nearby gas plants. Residents downwind report nine unique symptoms, higher cancer rates, and metal traces in hair samples. The study notes downwind status as a significant factor while calling for immediate medical treatment.
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Twin Butte-Pincher Creek
Edmonton Journal
Mountainview
Claresholm
Journal
Say
U.S
Gulf Pincher Creek
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Noranda
Social Services Department
University of Alberta
Farle Snider
Snider
Twin Butte
Shell and Gulf Canada Ltd
Escort agency fights bylaw over licence in Medicine Hat
Allan Morse of A Touch of Class Escort Agency says he will challenge the city’s new bylaw licensing escorts. Police will summon Morse to court for operating without a licence and he may rename his business to Paradise Entertainers while contesting rules that require six months residency and the licence fee. Morse plans to sue for an astronomical amount if the city shuts him down.
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Allan Coyle
the News
Allan Morse
Morse
Red Deer
Keith Bennett
Bennett
Winnipeg
Council
Paradise Escort Agency
Paradise Entertainers
Brad Kiefer
The
Medicine Hat News
Paradise
Medicine Hat
Canada
Mortgage reforms possible in Alberta after company failures
A chain of mortgage company failures in Alberta has wiped out some savers. Consumer Affairs Minister Connie Osterman is reviewing the industry for reforms. A warning requirement may be imposed to clarify investment risks. The Alberta situation follows a provincial pattern amid the late 1970s oil boom. Local firms offered returns about three points above bank deposits, with investors often not fully grasping the risks.
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Edmonton
Quake toll mounts in Japan as waves devastate coast
Authorities report 47 dead and 55 missing after a major undersea earthquake near Akita and Aomori. Tsunamis swept shoreline across 193 kilometres in Honshu injuring 88 and washing at least 12 children from a beach outing, with a 13th child still missing. The epicentre lay in the Japan Sea about 153 kilometres west of Akita.
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Noshiro
Japan
National Police Agency
Akita
Aomori
Hokkaido
Honshu
Central Meteorological Agency
Japan Sea
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Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
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Neil Crawford
Crawford
Supreme Court of Canada
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Southam News
Heinz Barth
Bank of Canada
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Ann Landers
Charles Lynch City News
Don McGillivray
Sean Collins
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