Liberals Lead In Early Poll Spark Casting Fall Election
Ekos survey for Toronto Star shows Liberals under Jean Chretien at 50 percent among decided voters, with 32 percent undecided. Canadian Alliance at 19 percent, Tories 11, Bloc Quebecois nine, NDP eight. Alberta favors Alliance two to one. Poll covered 2,502 voters Sept 21 to Oct 7 with 2 percentage point margin of error.
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Liberals
Jean Chretien
Ekos Research Associates
Toronto Star
Stockwell Day
Canadian Alliance
Joe Clark
Tories
Bloc Quebecois
NDP
Alberta
Alberta unveils giant T rex model to boost Drumheller tourism
A four times larger than life steel framed T rex model towers over Drumheller Alberta, eight storeys high and open for visitors inside the mouth. Local officials predict a tourism surge paralleling Vegreville and Glendon landmarks as about 40,000 visitors came in 1999 and 400,000 visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum nearby.
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Drumheller
Alberta
Badlands
Vegreville
Glendon
Medicine Hat
Bob Davis
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
Brad Cooper
Edmonton
A Wise Scare and Self Esteem in Ancestral Traits
A reflection noting that fear can be valuable guidance and that recognizing our flaws in ancestors reassures self worth, suggesting a cautious stance toward inherited traits and behavior.
Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Finals light up Medicine Hat
Barrel racers from the pro and senior pro circuits gathered at the Cypress Centre for four days of competition. Paula McLean from Hamilton Montana finished fifth with a 13.76 second run, highlighting cross border travel and the lure of a Canadian title and national recognition. The event fostered camaraderie as riders from diverse regions met and competed close to home during finals week.
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Mike Bednar
Clayton Bunney
Cypress Centre
Medicine Hatith
Paula McLean
McLean
Hamilton
Mont
Canada
Montana
Medicine Hat
North American stocks rebound as Nortel led gains
Markets regained ground after Middle East tensions spurred selling. The Toronto Exchange 300 rose 293.86 points to 10 320.76 with Nortel Networks up 7.65 to 98.15, and US markets shaking off inflation and oil worries as the dollar rebounded to 66.36 cents US. US crude near 36.06 amid inflation fears.
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Toronto
Toronto Stock Exchange
Nortel Networks
Katherine Beattie
Standard &Poor
MMS
Middle East
Mideast
U.S
Rob Palombi
Standard & Poor
Palombi
Trucker’s Wife Praises Officer Who Saved Life
Sandra Gardiner thanks Maple Creek RCMP Const. Ron McRae for 12 minutes of CPR that revived her husband Syd Gardner after a head on collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Alberta Saskatchewan border. Syd is in Calgary hospital, partially paralyzed, with no brain damage evident.
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Medicine Hat
RCMP
Sandra Gardiner
Calgary
Gardiner
Syd Gardiner
Alberta-Saskatchewan
Maple Creek
Syd
McRae
Paul Marsh
Ottawa
Regina
John Ambulance
Marsh
Moussambani Faces Travel Snag Over London Awards
Olympic swimmer Eric Moussambani known as The Eel was invited to London for a TV awards reception but his flight from Equatorial Guinea was blocked in Cameroon by orders from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Britain’s High Commissioner George Boon argued for his attendance, saying the visit would boost Equatorial Guinea’s profile.
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Reuters
Eric
the Eel
Moussambani
Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Britain
George Boon
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