NDP urges probe into Ford Explorer accident rate
Canada’s New Democrats call Industry Canada and Transport Canada to investigate Explorer tire related accidents after a U S study found higher tire related crash rates for the SUV than other models. Ford cites Firestone tread separation as the cause.
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Ottawa
New Democrats
U.S
John Solomon
NDP
Industry Canada
Consumer Affairs Department
Consumer Affairs
Transport Canada
Solomon
Regina
Ford
Canada
Yugoslav rivals vow elections amid Milosevic power struggle
Defiant Milo sevic loyalists claim police control and denounce Djindjic as manipulative as Kostunica presses to form a transition administration. Djindjic sets Friday deadline for elections or mobilizes street protests as international players back Kostunica.
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Belgrade
Vojislav Kostunica
Djindjic
Milos
Medicine Hat weighs power pool rebate for non residential users
City of Medicine Hat studies the provincial $760 million one year rebate for non residential electricity customers as Alberta auctions revenue. City council already rejected rejoining the power pool but may reconsider after the current analysis. Local officials note ongoing rate competitiveness versus provincial utilities and potential large industrial savings.
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Medicine
Redcliff
Dunmore
Bob Drever
Drever
Alberta
Russ Holowachuk
Canadian Fertilizers Ltd
Medicine Hat
Dave Beresh
Medicine Hat Public Schools
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Richard van Orman
Palliser Health Authority
Health Authority
Hat Area
van Orman
Forklift hero halts lumber thieves in Winnipeg yard
Security guard Rick Smithies at Searcy Trucking lifted the thieves’ escape pickup on a forklift, suspending it two metres in the air as dawn broke on Thanksgiving Day. The incident followed multiple break-ins in the area over recent months.
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Winnipeg
Rick Smithies
Smithies
Searcy Trucking
Getang
Seven-year sentence for northern doctor
Edmonton judge hands Dr Abraham Cooper a total seven year sentence for manslaughter in the 1999 disappearance and death of Dr Douglas Snider in Fairview Alberta. The jury found aggravating factors in the ongoing civil suit and failure to reveal Snider’s body.
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Edmonton
Abraham Cooper
Douglas Snider
Snider
Darren Snider
Joanne Veit
Cooper
Faye
Daena Williams
Veit
Williams
Faye Cooper
Alberta
Fairview
Florida
British Columbia
Dr. Snider
Fay Cooper
Laura
Martin to unveil tax cuts and debt plan in fall statement
Finance Minister Paul Martin will rise in the Commons on Oct 18 to present a tax and debt reduction package that could undercut Liberal campaign aims. The plan includes accelerating the five year 58 billion tax cut program and a stronger debt reduction target, with a $200 fuel tax rebate and aid for students. The move signals a fall election likely with Prime Minister Jean Chretien aiming for Nov 27.
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Ottawainance
Paul Martin
Commons
Liberal Party
Martin
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day
Liberals
Chretien
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