Whitehorse renames peak after Pierre Trudeau sparks anger
The decision to rename Canada’s Mount Logan after Pierre Trudeau provoked protests from figures tied to the mountain. Bradford Washburn, among Canada’s famed geographers, criticizes the move as erasing the legacy of William Logan. The change follows Trudeau’s funeral and is noted despite Logan’s historic surveying work.
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Bradford Washburn
Boston Sciences Museum
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Alaska
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Saint Elias Mountains
Yukon
Mount Logan
North America
Sir William Logan
Jean Chretien
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Chretien
Vancouver NHL assault verdict awaited in McSorley case
A Vancouver judge prepared to deliver a verdict in the assault with a weapon case against Marty McSorley connected to the 1998 incident with Donald Brashear. The trial examined on ice and pro hockey figures, with potential prison time up to 18 months but unlikely given precedent.
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Vancouver Canucks
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Marty McSorley
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McSorley
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Teen shooter in April 1999 case faces youth court verdict
The fourteen year old accused in a 1999 school shooting showed no emotion as Judge DeBow delivered a youth court sentence. Co defense lawyer Lisa Burgess said the client and family feel near the end of this case and expressed gratitude for today’s outcome.
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Orie
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DeBow
Trucker Injured In Calgary Hospital After Alberta Sask. Crash
A 61 year old Saskatchewan grain truck driver remained unconscious in Foothills Hospital Calgary after a head on collision with a westbound flour truck on the Trans Canada Highway near the Alberta Saskatchewan line. RCMP say the male SUV driver was freed by jaws of life and the female passenger was treated in Medicine Hat. The crash prompted renewed calls to twin the dangerous two lane highway noted by Maple Creek residents and MLA Wayne Elhard.
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Liberal MPs urged to nominate quickly for Ontario races
Senior Liberal campaign organizer David Smith sent a memo in Ontario urging MPs to secure nominations ASAP. With PM Chretien expected to call a general election by October 22 for a November 27 vote, MPs anticipate opening local campaigns as preparations accelerate across provinces.
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Fish bowl defense saves Legion from robbers in Winnipeg
At closing time a man in a ski mask demanded cash from a Legion bartender. A 50s patron tackled the first robber, another guard chased by the door drew a hunting knife, and a second 50s patron struck the knife-wielding bandit with a fish bowl, driving off the robbers.
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