Witches Object to Hansel and Gretel Story in Class
Two self proclaimed witches urged Concord schools to ban the 1812 Grimm tale claiming it promotes witch persecution and violence. They argued the story teaches burning witches and stealing property despite a fifth grade mock trial finding the children innocent in self defense.
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Concord
Calif
Hansel and
Gretel
Karlyn Straganana
Oak Haven
Straganana
Mount Diablo
Hansel
Child killer clif ford olson denied new cell ruling
Federal Court Justice Yvon Pinard rejected Olson's bid for a new solitary confinement claim at Kingston Penitentiary noting the case could be revived if he proves he lacked time to respond to a dismissal motion. Olson, who pled guilty in 1982 to slayings in British Columbia, must pay about 325 in court costs.
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Ottawa
Clifford Olson
Yvon Pinard
Olson
Kingston Penitentiary
Pinard
Federal Justice Department
Justice Department
British Columbia
Vander Zalm case adjourned as defence rests
The criminal breach of trust trial of former B C premier Bill Vander Zalm was adjourned minutes after it began when the defence said it would call no evidence. Final arguments are set for Monday in B C Supreme Court. Vander Zalm notes the end and his upcoming 58th birthday.
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Vancouver
B.C
Bill Vander Zalm
Crown
Vander Zalm
Peter Butler
B.C. Supreme Court
Butler
David Campbell
Tan Yu
Government probes NovAtel loss as minister assigns blame
Edmonton CP The minister responsible for NovAtel Communications Ltd faulted former executives for delayed responses and misreads of external changes. Alberta taxpayers faced a 566 million dollar loss after government takeover in 1990. Lawmakers urged records protection as auditors probe potential document destruction amid the sale to Northern Telecom and Telexel.
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Edmonton
NovAtel Communications Ltd
Fred Stewart
NovAtel
Alberta
Stewart
commorAtel
NDP
Pam Barrett
Ken Rostad
Laurence Decore
RCMP
Harley Johnson
Donald Salmon
Sarajevo in Flames as Bosnian Forces Clash With Serbs
Bosnian and Yugoslav army units engaged in heavy fighting in Sarajevo after a convoy was ambushed while withdrawing from Jusuf Dzonjic barracks. The battles near federal bases and the airport followed a mortar strike that killed 16 at a bread line, as Germany urged Serbia’s UN exclusion and international sanctions.
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Belgrade
Sarajevo
Federal Army
Jusuf Dzonjic
Germany
Serbia
United Nations
Europe
Klaus Kinkel
Kinkel
United States
Canada
Vancouver police raid victims speak of trauma and vindication
Feng Hua Zhang and Wai Shuen Wong say they were roughed up and dragged from their east end home during a drug raid that found nothing. Crown counsel announced no charges against officers, while apologizing for the trauma, and the victims recount ongoing injuries and PTSD.
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Feng Hua Zhang
Wai Shen Wong
Vancouver
Wai Shuen Wong
East End
Zhang
Bob Wright
Wong
Bob Cooper
Senate reform talks drift as deadline nears
Constitutional negotiators warned a deal on Senate reform likely remains elusive this week. Joe Clark expressed optimism a deal could be reached by Saturday while Ontario Premier Bob Rae noted two or three models may be the best outcome. Aboriginal self government deals progressed, with a tentative agreement recognizing inherent self governance and paving up to three years of negotiations before court action.
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Southam News
Canadian Press
Toronto
Quebec
Joe Clark
Ontario
Bob Rae
Rae
Senate
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Jim Horsman
Don Getty
Horsman
Ovide Mercredi
Assembly of First Nations
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Michael Dennis
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Bat Yam
Northern Telecom
Telexel
Salmon
Barrett
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