Trudeau rename Canadian peak in honor of Pierre Trudeau
Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced that aunt Logan, the highest peak in Canada, will be renamed Pierre Elliott Trudeau Mountain in Kluane National Park Yukon. The Logan name moves to another nearby peak while BC plans to honor the Trudeau family elsewhere with a mountain near the Michel Trudeau avalanche site.
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Ottawa
Logan
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Trudeau
Kluane National Park
Yukon
Sacha Trudeau
Geological Survey of Canada
British Columbia
Kootenays
Michel
Parole Board Hearing Waived in Ludwig Case
Canadian Press reports Wiebo Ludwig has waived his right to a National Parole Board hearing on Thursday. The Alberta oilpatch figure, serving 28 months, was denied parole previously for a violent offense risk. He could be eligible day parole Oct 26 and full parole Feb 4, 2001. If denied, release would occur Nov 15, 2001.
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Edmonton
Wiebo
Ludwig
National Parole Board
al Parole Board
Fraser
Federal Grande Cache
Heroic Mountie Keeps Trucker Alive After Crash
Maple Creek RCMP Const. Ron McRae revived a 61 year old northeast Saskatchewan trucker with 12 minutes of CPR after a two rig collision on the Trans Canada Highway east of the Saskatchewan border. The driver survived but did not regain consciousness and was later airlifted to Calgary in serious condition. McRae arrived just after a separate minivan crash nearby and credited timing and snow with preventing further fatalities.
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Medicine Hat
Maple Creek
McRae
Saskatchewan
Calgary
B.C
RCMP
Ron McRae
Keith Stork
Prall Trucking
Nipawin, Sask
Barry Prall
Alysham
Parrot thief demands $2000 after snatching Senegal bird
Kiwi the parrot was taken from a tanning salon by a red headed woman on a scooter. The kidnapper phoned CrimeStoppers seeking $2,000 for the bird’s return but declined when told rewards fund arrests. Police later received a tip from a woman offering pickup.
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Kelowna
B.C
CrimeStoppers
Mike Guzzi
Guzzi
Four hurt after Saskatchewan highway crash involving grain trucks
On a slippery stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway near the Saskatchewan border two grain trucks collided head on, a sport utility vehicle was also involved, and several people were injured including two in serious condition. Rescuers used the jaws of life to free a trapped driver.
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Saskatchewan
Orrin McMullen
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Trans-Canada
Election date narrowed as Liberals vow to defend Trudeau legacy
Prime Minister Jean Chretien urged Liberals to defend Pierre Trudeau’s legacy and hinted at a fall election likely around October or November. He said Parliament would sit on October 17 and warned the auditor general could table a critical grant mismanagement report, shaping the timing of the writ.
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Jean Chretien
Pierre Trudeau
Trudeau
Montreal
Chretien
Commons
Auditor General
Human Resources Department
House of Commons of Canada
Justin Trudeau
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Alberta
Irene Fraser
Martin Luther
Ann Landers
Mountie
Trucker
Robert Drinkwater
Regina
Terry Snow
Maple Creek Rcmp
John Shirley
Shirley
Jaws of Life
Canadian Press
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