Alberta Legislature Named Laziest in Canada by NDP
The Alberta New Democrats released figures showing MLAs spent 38 days in their seats over the past year, earning about 55 thousand dollars annually. NDP Leader Pam Barrett urged a return to full sittings, contrasting Alberta with Ontario 134 days and Manitoba 103 days at work.
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Prince Edward Island
Ralph Klein
Swan Hills plant yields tiny Alberta profit after explosion pause
Albertans earned only 23600 dollars from a 441 million investment in the Swan Hills waste plant for July to December 1996, a 0.0053 percent return. The facility is closed for repairs after a recent explosion, with future profits uncertain. Environment Minister Ty Lund did not respond to requests for comment. Monty Davis of Bovar Inc. said no profit is expected this year. Liberal critic Gene Zwozdesky calls the investment a taxpayer disaster.
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Environment
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Monty Davis
Bovar Inc
Liberal
Gene Zwozdesky
Swan Hills
Tragic discovery in attic uncovers 3600 stolen books
In Sarnia Ontario police find a 36 year old woman's body in an attic apartment where 3600 stolen library books lie piled to the rafters. She died of natural causes and had been dead five weeks or more. The books and several cats were found amid filth. Most books were in poor condition and many destroyed. value of theft estimated near $90,000.
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VIA Rail crash near Biggar leaves one dead
A nighttime Via Rail derailment west of Biggar Saskatchewan killed a 56 year old New York State woman and injured 66, as 19 cars toppled from the line. Among 193 passengers and 29 crew aboard, officials race to determine a cause amid claims of degraded maintenance and privatization effects.
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RCMP
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Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Scott Roberts
Toronto
Vancouver
Highway 14
Cecilia Sloan
Oakburn
Saskatoon
Sask
Via Rail
CHA campaign to curb hockey abuse gains support
Medicine Hat Tigers general manager Doug Mosher backs a three year 330000 campaign by the Canadian Hockey Association to weed out personnel with criminal records and educate hockey communities about abuse. The plan includes stricter screening and police checks for all personnel and new parent and youth guides.
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Medicine Hat Tigers
Doug Mosher
CHA
Mosher
Sheldon Kennedy
Graham James
James
Kennedy
Swift Current Broncos
WHL
Red Deer
Grief for Diana grows as funeral plans expand
Public mourning intensifies in Britain as Buckingham Palace doubles the route for Princess Diana’s funeral procession to Westminster Abbey. Two large TV screens will broadcast the ceremony in Hyde Park while Prince William is expected to walk behind the gun carriage.
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Hyde Park
Prince William
Prince Charles
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Lloyd Axworthy
Canada
Preston Manning Created as Mediator in Jesus Role Analysis
Canadian Forum author Ellen Gould analyzes Preston Manning as adopting Jesus Christ as a model mediator for national conflicts. Manning’s 1983 framework portrays Christ as mediator who should not violate God’s terms while pursuing mediating roles in unity, labor disputes, and native-corporation tensions.
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Preston Manning
Jesus Christ
Ellen Gould
Canadian Forum
Manning
Canada
Christ
God
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