Black Diamond council member removed over Trudeau death reaction
Greg Gomersall, 37, chairman of a Black Diamond town council committee, was kicked off committees after clapping Trudeau death remarks. He defends his actions from his saddle shop, saying respect must be earned and calling Trudeau a thorn to the West. Residents urge accountability.
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Black Diamond
Pierre Trudeau
Greg Gomersall
Gomersall
Calgary
Greg
Siobhan Staplin
Alberta
Trudeau
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Michael Hammers Newfoundland Coast As Hurricane Downgrades
Canadian Press reports Hurricane Michael slammed southern Newfoundland late Thursday, with 150 km h winds and roof damage in Gaultois. Ferry service halted as the storm moved north up the Atlantic, then weakened to a post tropical system after landfall. In Seal Cove, homes lost siding and power flickered during the peak about 7:30 p.m.
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Seal Cove
Alexander Forsey
Hog Barn Opposition Challenges Alberta Hog Producers
Public opposition to large hog operations in Alberta grows as two big projects the Cor Van Raay feedlot near Lethbridge and the Taiwan Sugar plant near Foremost face rejection despite meeting regulatory rules. Local leaders warn continued bans could shrink the province’s hog sector while push for clear ILO regulations and a peer-review board gains support to balance development and farm viability.
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Ublic
Taiwan Sugar Corp
Kim Lust
Lust
Alberta Park
Fred Olthuis
Olthuis
Cor van Raay
Lethbridge
Taiwan
Neerlandia
Alberta
Cypress County
Ilos
Alberta to resume control of Swan Hills plant this year
Alberta will run the Swan Hills hazardous waste plant for at least a year after Bovar Inc. walks away. Environment Minister Halvar Jonson says the government may not run it as a for profit venture and could broaden waste types treated to keep it viable. The facility has cost taxpayers about 440.9 million since 1987 and an $8.4 million offer to Bovar was rejected.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Swan Hills
Halvar Jonson
Bovar Inc
Jonson
Bovar
Milion Jonson
Liberal committee snubs auditor general meeting in Ottawa
Nine Liberal members skipped a Commons committee public accounts meeting with Auditor General Denis Desautels denying opposition MPs a chance to question him on a damning report. Prime Minister Chrétien signaled a fall election as the session was canceled for lack of a quorum.
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Ottawa
Commons
Denis Desautels
Desautels
Jean Chretien
House of Commons
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day
John Williams
California artist starts nude protest against logging redwoods
Dona Nieto known as La Tigresa launches Goddess-based nude Buddhist guerrilla poetry at timber sites in Mendocino County. She says the demonstrations pause chainsaws and trucks and inspire change in laws and history.
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San Francisco
Reuters
California
Dona’ ‘Nieto
la Tigresa
Mendocino County
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