Kyoto plan open to revision at Halifax talks
Environment Minister David Anderson says Canada's Kyoto plan will be ready for next week's provincial and territorial ministers in Halifax but remains open to revision. He notes a collaborative process with no region disadvantaged, while Alberta and Quebec clash over emissions trading and credits for hydro power.
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David Anderson
Kyoto
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Halifax
Alberta
Quebec
Andre Boisclair
Manitoba
Alberta mill closes as first casualty in softwood dispute
Johnson Brothers Sawmills Ltd. has declared bankruptcy leaving 42 workers jobless in Cowley Alberta. Ed Greenberg of the Alberta Forest Products Association calls it a chilling first shutdown in the province due to softwood duties. Owner Dieter Sauerwein could not comment. Greenberg notes the plant’s closure harms Cowley and the forest sector, with $500,000 daily export losses amid the dispute.
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Hells Angels Mega Trial Opens in Montreal
Crown prosecutor outlines 13 murders from 1996 to 2000 as part of a turf war between the Hells Angels and Rock Machine. Victims were slain near home, often in front of family, with stolen Chrysler getaways burned after. One death involved mistaken identity at Serge Bruno’s garage.
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Hells Angels
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Rock Machine
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Serge Hervieux
Serge Bruno
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NAFTA risk to medicare expansion threatens new programs
A major study for the Romanow Commission warns NAFTA could force compensation to foreign investors if Canada expands medicare into pharmacare or home care. It flags growing privatization and private MRI clinics as risk factors and urges Ottawa to align trade with health policy.
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NAFTA
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Canada
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Centre For Policy Alternatives
Scott Sinclair
Roy Romanow
Saskatchewan
Sinclair
U.S
WTO
World Trade Organization
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Anne McLellan
Matthew Sanger
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