Redcliff Voters Seek Police Choice On Town Security
Redcliff residents push for a plebiscite to decide whether to keep Medicine Hat police or hire the RCMP as town contract ends December 31. Residents and council debate options while some call for public input and a full agency assessment.
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Redcliff Rae
Florus Bauman
Redcliff
Bauman
Medicine Hat Police
Medicine Hat
RCMP
Coun
Dwight Kilpatrick
Bill Duncan
Kilpatrick
Duncan
Ron Peterson
Grant
Ridley
Mad couch risk linked to summer sports viewing
A doctor warns Britons face risk of mad couch disease from watching excess sports on TV. With Euro 96 and Wimbledon ahead, doctors say prolonged sitting, snacking, and weight gain could raise heart disease and appetite loss, urging moderation.
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London
Reuter
Chris
Steele
Kristy Plotsky’s heart transplant shows stable recovery
Kristy Plotsky, 14, remains in Edmonton after a heart transplant two days ago. Pediatric cardiologist Dr. Yasha Coe reports stable blood pressure, no signs of rejection or infection, and notes she will be weaned off some meds as her condition improves over months.
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Plotsky
Hat
Yasha Coe
University Hospital
Edmonton
Kristy
Coe
Plotskys
Bus Hijacking in Penticton Holds Students Hostage
Police pursued a hijacked school bus in Penticton as a driver and six students aged 10 to 13 were held by two teenagers armed with a gun and a knife. The vehicle moved from Highway 3 toward Osoyoos as RCMP worked to resolve the incident.
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Penticton
B.c.everal
RCMP
Peter Montague
Ontario
Montague
Okanagan
Osoyoos
High seas murder probe after Dubai ship stowaway deaths
RCMP to investigate after eight deserting Filipino crewmen report that Taiwanese officers forced three Romanian stowaways overboard. Halifax harbor incident left one man with mild hypothermia, treated in hospital. Investigations involve RCMP Immigration Canada Halifax port police with international cooperation.
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Halifax
Dubai
John London
London
Canada
RCMP
Immigration Canada
Romania
Foreign Affairs Department
Taiwan
Philippines
Maersk
Young people urged to shun CPP
The Canadian Youth Foundation reports that CPP reform will burden the young and suggests killing CPP in favor of mandatory employee contributions to personal RRSPs. Economist Michael Grant notes rising costs and less generous future benefits, while Finance Minister Paul Martin and premiers weigh options to stave off a financial collapse from retiring baby boomers.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Youth Foundation
CPP
Michael Grant
Paul Martin
Martin
Grant
Charest dismisses Reform Tory merger plan in Brant ride
In Ottawa Jean Charest rejects a Calgary Winds of Change proposal for a single Reform Tory candidate in the federal election. Brant riding leaders say the idea has no merit while Alberta Reformers back possible merger if technicalities are resolved. Coles claims broad support and plans to push the resolution forward.
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Ottawa
Jean Charest
Ontario
Alberta
Ray Speaker
Calgary
Winds of Change
National Revenue
Jane Stewart
Coles
Charest
Brant
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Carolyne Crawford
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Roy Sackman
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Tom McDougall
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Atlantic
Ane
Ann
Landers
Doonesbury
Jeff Coles
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