Record turnout as Canadians vote early in federal election
Elections Canada reports 737 590 advance votes ahead of Monday's federal election, surpassing the 704 000 advance ballots cast in 1997. Voters in 259 districts counted with 42 reporting pending as Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and opposition figures campaign amid scrutiny of government patronage and party proposals.
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Canada
Elections Canal
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Paul Zed
Marco Polo
Italy
Zed
Joe Clark
Clark
Sun Media
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day
Alliance
Matching outfits couple win local fame in Rajnath town
Basant Jain and Anita Jain in Rajnath town Madhya Pradesh have worn matching pink and green outfits for 14 years. She wears a sari and he trousers as they pledge to continue their tailored marriage until death.
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Rajghat
India
Reuters
Madhya Pradesh
Basant Jain
Anita Jain
Rajnath
Jain
Swift Current killer found guilty of second degree murder
Michael Fiedler 18 was convicted in the Court of Queen's Bench Saskatchewan of second degree murder in the death of 58 year old James Bewick near Tompkins Saskatchewan. He received life in prison with no parole for seven years and a lifetime weapons ban.
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SWIFT
Michael Fiedler
Medicine Hat
James Bewick
Court of Queen’s Bench of
Saskatchewan
Fiedler
Orangeville
Ont
RCMP
Bewick
Tompkins
Sask
Edward Malone
Malone
Glen Herman
Nipigon
Ontario
Regina
Tim Campbell
Court of Queen’s Bench
Swift Current
Rick Torgunrud
Regina Rcmp
John West
Herman
Ian McKay
Medicine Hat rails cost city as CP monopoly cited
The city of Medicine Hat argues Canadian Pacific Railway holds a monopoly that raises shipping costs and reduces service quality. Tim Fedun inw writes the report for the Medicine Hat Rail Services Group alleging captive pricing, inefficiency, and reluctance to invest. The submission seeks fair pricing, open rates, universal running rights, and inland port options as part of the federal review of the Transportation Act.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tim Fedunin
Feduniw
Medicine Hat Rail Services Group
Len Cocclicchio
Canadian Pacific
Mike Bednar
Pete Bales
Calgary
Fedunin
Than the Hat
Concord
Bob Hale
Montreal
CP Rail
Hale
Malcolm Sissons
IXL Industries
Edmonton
NB considers drawstring ban after school bus incident
Seven year old Laci Hepditch was dragged along a Grand Manan road by a jacket drawstring snagging on a bus handrail. Education Minister Elvy Robichaud urged Health Canada to ban drawstrings on children's outerwear nationwide amid ongoing safety concerns and prior child deaths linked to such features.
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Fredericton
New Brunswick
Laci Hepditch
Grand Manan
N.B
Elvy Robichaud
Hepditch
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Robichaud
Health Canada
Edmonton
Amy Zierler
Safe Kids Canada
Toronto
Product Safety Bureau
Zierler
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