Al-Tec waste barrels leak as Alberta urged to act
Benzenes sludge leaks from 14 of 450 barrels at Al-Tec Sanitation System on Highway 414A, with freezing water expanding to crack containers. Owner Dean Pelkey says Alberta Environment should remove the waste. agency says responsibility lies with Al-Tec and owner.
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Terry Allen
Al-Tec Sanitation Systems Ltd
Highway 41A
Allen
Alberta Environment
Al-Tec
Dean Pelkey
the News
Al-Tec Sanitation System
Al-Tee
Medicine Hat Court of Queen's Bench
Adams
William McDonald
Attorney General's Office
Alberta Environ
Minister opposes boost to Alberta minimum wage now
Labour Minister Elaine McCoy says Alberta should not raise the $4.50 hourly minimum, despite calls from anti poverty groups. She notes many low earners are students or in entry level jobs and advocates training for higher pay instead.
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Calgary
Elaine McCoy
Alberta
cCo
McCoy
New Brunswick
Edmonton
National Council On Welfare
Clark rejects MP plan on hostage rescue mission
Ottawa officials say the government will not back an all party delegation to Iraq for hostage negotiations. MP Svend Robinson urged a mission, while Joe Clark stressed humanitarian aims and warned against official government involvement.
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Ottawa
Iraq
Joe Clark
New Democrats
Svend Robinson
Robinson
Baghdad
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Britain
Ireland
Austria
Lloyd Axwo
China
U.S
James Baker
Baker
Turkey
Ankara
Moscow
Paris
London
Qian Qichen
Beijing
Red
Natives vow to keep up fight after RCMP roadblock raid
In Pemberton British Columbia the Lil'wat People's Movement faced 75 RCMP officers enforcing a Supreme Court injunction removing the Duffey Lake Road blockade. Sixty three people were arrested for contempt of court as police planned routine patrols to deter a new barricade.
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Pemberton
B.C
RCMP
B.C. Supreme Court
William Esson
Duffey Lake
Mount Currie
Squamish
Lil'wat People's Movement
Lyn Crompton
Vancouver
Peter Montague
Crompton
Lil'wat People’s Movement
Montague
Mulroney jokes about unpopularity at Toronto fundraiser
Prime Minister Mulroney used humor about falling poll numbers at a Harbor Castle Hilton fundraiser attended by about 2 000 people and cabinet ministers. A heckler shouted you have no credibility and was escorted out as Mulroney claimed broad support from thousands backing him.
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Toronto
Baie Comeau
Henry Youngman
Mulroney
Mila
Harbor Castle Hilton
Merle Terlesky
Tories defeat book tax exemption bid in Senate
The Senate blocked a Liberal bid to exempt books magazines and newspapers from the GST by 51 to 55 with Tory support from Hartland Molson. Liberal votes included Stan Waters and independents Ed Lawson and Dan Lang, while Liberals also faced no-shows Pitfield and Everett.
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Tories
Ottawa
Senate
Hartland Molson
Chamber
Reform Party
Stan Waters
Ed Lawson
Dan Lang
Michael Pitfield
Doug Everett
Royce Frith
Lowell Murray
Incumbents unscathed in U S elections
U S voters largely backed incumbents as 95 percent of congressmen won re election. Bush faced setbacks as gubernatorial contests in Florida and Texas harmed fellow Republicans while only one Senate seat changed party hands. Helms defeated Gantt in North Carolina amid Democratic attacks.
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Congress
George Bush
Florida
Texas
Senate
Rudy Boschwitz
Minnesota
House
Bush
Ron Brown
Democratic National Committee
North Carolina
Jesse Helms
Harvey Gantt
South
Mudville
Helms
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Wner
Sion
Canada
Commons
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