Calgary premier defends homelessness as lifestyle claim
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein bemoaned that a few homeless Calgarians may choose street life, defending comments by Social Services Minister Lyle Oberg who said some prefer homelessness in summer. Klein cited a barefoot man near Calgary racetrack who rejected help. Authorities note up to 1000 people sleep on Calgary streets or in shelters nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton Liberta
Ralph Klein
Klein
Social Services
Lyle Oberg
Barefoot Bob
Calgary
Oberg
Nunavut Gender Representation Proposal Rejected
In Iqaluit Nunavut voters rejected a plan to elect one man and one woman per riding. Fifty seven percent voted against while forty three percent supported the idea backed by many leaders and the federal government. Critics blamed misinformation and extra costs amid debate over equal female and male representation in the territory's new legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iqaluit
N.W.T. Yous
Arctic
Nunavut
Canada
Heart transplant teen Kristy Plotsky back to normal life
Kristy Plotsky 15 recovered from a heart transplant and resumed school plans at Seven Persons while working part time at A and W. Doctors say she is in excellent health, though she will remain on multiple medications for life. Her family plans tests for her brother Billy as he undergoes screening for restrictive cardiomyopathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Persons School
A&w
Kristy
Margo
Plotskys
Alberta
Billy
Calgary
Tinker
Ekos Poll Forecast Sees Liberals Headed for Narrow Win
An Ekos Research poll of 3,000 Canadian households shows the Liberal party at 37.8 percent, with the Tories 21.2, Reform 17.7, NDP 11.3 and Bloc 9.7. About 28 percent undecided, suggesting potential Liberal minority if support erodes further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Tories
Quebec
Bloc Quebecois
Jean Charest
Liberals
Chretien
Ular
Reform
NDP
Bloc
Ekos
Alberta land sell plan sparks public land fear
Conservationists allege the Alberta government is quietly weighing selling more than 120000 hectares of Crown land. They accuse officials of avoiding public debate while ministers offer limited consultation and promise stakeholder meetings across the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Tories
Garage sales seen as visual pollution in Montreal
Montreal city councillor Robert Cote labels garage sales a major visual pollution and says they could become an industry. He proposes restricting sales to two weeks yearly, one in spring and one at summer’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Robert Cote
Cote
All Candidates Forum in Medicine Hat on Gun Control Debate
Four candidates faced off on Bill C 68 and gun registration during a televised all candidates forum in Medicine Hat. Glenn Ennis defended Liberal support for mandatory registration while Reform MP Monte Solberg and PC candidate Gordon Musgrove warned the bill could allow confiscation without compensation. All four backed universal health care and debated deficit reduction versus tax cuts, with Solberg accusing previous govts of tax hikes and Driscoll pressed over tax and spend plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine
Ennis
Liberals
Canada
Musgrove
Solberg
New Democrat
Jim Driscoll
Driscoll
Reform
Quebec
Also Mentioned on This Page
Happy Homeless
Canad 4N Press
Annette
Robert Byrne
Whrav
Ann Lande
Canada City News
Kellycomm Lifestyles
TTV
Wonderwor' World
Hearty
Plotsky
Andrew Ehrkamp
Tannis Toohey
Kristy Plotsky
Wiveérais
Ontario
Ottawa-based
Ekos Research Associatan
Lialco
Crown
Canadian Press
Lic
Glen Semenchuk
Federation of Alberta Naturalists
Environment
Ty Lund
Sam Gunsch
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Tom Thurber
Guns
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!