Canada sends two former Hat players to Panama City qualifiers
Wearing the leaf, Greg Morrison and Paul Schlosser will represent Canada at the Americas Qualifying Tournament in Panama City starting Friday. The federal ethics flap over Prime Minister Chretien lobbies for a friend’s loan appeared to fizzle as ethics counsellor Howard Wilson found no violation, drawing criticism from the Alliance and others.
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Greg Morrison
Paul Schlosser
Canada
Panama City
Chretien
Howard Wilson
Jean Chretien
Business Development Bank of Canada
Alliance
Wilson
Phil von Finckenstein
Joe Clark
Clark
New Brunswick
NDP
Alexa McDonough
Kamloops
B.C
Bloc Quebecois
Gilles Duceppe
Montreal
Birthday card win splits $5 million Lotto prize
In Edmonton, Jean and Gerald Fedunec shared a major win with longtime friends Lynda and Bob Baird after Lynda bought five Lotto 649 tickets for Gerald's 72nd birthday. The group agreed to split the $5 million jackpot, underscoring a 25-year friendship's value.
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Edmonton
Jean
Gerald Fedunec
Lynda
Bob Baird
Gerald
Fedunecs
Wisdom on gas prices a pessimist and optimist view
A wry quote by Abe Martin via Benjie Bender reflects on gas price rises. The pessimist sees less money for other purchases while the optimist believes five dollars buys less time to spend. It highlights learning from assumed knowledge.
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Benjie Bender
Abe Martin
Calgary high school stabbing leaves student dead
Lamer Jaber, 17, was stabbed at Lester B. Pearson High School in Calgary after a confrontation over a $30 debt. A 16-year-old boy faces second degree murder charges and a kitchen knife with a taped handle is sought by police. Students report ongoing violence while officials call it an isolated incident.
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Pearson
Calgary
Jaber
Sandy Jaber
Tracy Caldwell
Caldwell
Donna Michaels
Michaels
Alberta
Lester B. Pearson
Samer Jaber
Court orders recount to continue in Florida election
Florida Supreme Court rules manual recounts may proceed through Sunday or Monday as final statewide vote must be certified. Bush leads by about 930 votes in a close contest, while Gore gains ground in three counties. Baker accuses court of changing rules and hints at possible legislative action to affirm original procedures.
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Tallahassee
Fla
James A. Baker III
Baker
Florida
Katherine Harris
Jury resumes deliberations in Saskatchewan murder case
In Court of Queen’s Bench, a seven-woman five-man jury deliberates on the second degree murder case of 18-year-old Michael Fiedler for the death of Hatter James Bewick. Closing arguments portrayed Fiedler as a liar and killer who admitted strangling Bewick after being picked up on the Trans-Canada Highway. Bewick, 1999, was found Aug. 7 near Tompkins, Sask. The defense portrays Fiedler as frightened hitchhiker. the Crown argues a calculated act and a staged knife threat.
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Saskatchewan
Court of Queen’s Bench
Michael Fiedler
Hatter
James Bewick
Glen Herman
Fiedler
Bewick
Tompkins
Sask
Herman
Orangeville
Ont
Ilan McKay
McKay
Ontario
OPP
Nipigon
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Janice Christianson
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Darcy Douma
Shaunee Jo Eidland
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Heather Fall
Andrea Finlay
Violet Foster
Audrey Genereux
Sheila Goehring
Scot Hadden
Marcelo Hall
Mavis Harder
Murray Haubrich
Rita Johnston
Lor Johnson
Dustin Jones
Judy Josephson
Laurie Kellenberger
Jayne Kehler
Betty Kennedy
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