Natives, police clash in Gustafsen Lake standoff
Gunfire erupts at Gustafsen Lake in British Columbia as rebels calling themselves Defenders of the Shuswap Nation and police exchange shots. No Mounties harmed, vehicle hit but drivable. RCMP postpone talks with elders amid tense standoff and ongoing forensic tests on a damaged Suburban.
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Corp
John Ward
Gustafsen Lake
Vancouver
Ward
RCMP
Shuswap
British Columbia
Toronto
Shelagh Franklin
Shelagh
John Franklin
Lotto winners to share 26.2 million jackpot
Four winning Lotto 6/49 tickets will split the 26.2 million jackpot, each worth 6.6 million. Tickets with numbers 4 12 28 31 45 46 plus the bonus 6 were sold in Ontario Quebec and western Canada. Cronin says winners may come forward in days after the shock wears off.
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Toronto
Ontario Lottery Corp
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Lottery
Jim Cronin
Anti depressant linked to yawning orgasm side effect
British papers report a New Scientist study finding the antidepressant clomipramine causes yawning with an orgasm like response in some patients. About five percent experienced the side effect, also noted with Prozac, prompting requests to continue treatment.
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London
New Scientist Magazine
New Scientist
Pathologist questions Homolka testimony on Kristen French death
Dr. David King, chief of forensic pathology at McMaster Hospital, says autopsy records and Homolka's testimony about Kristen French's death clash. He doubts ligature strangulation or seven minute cord restraint as described, casting doubt on key trial assertions in the Bernardo case.
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Toronto
Karla Homolka
Kristen French
Paul Bernardo
David King
French
Bernardo
Homolka
King
McMaster Hospital
Hamilton-Wentworth
St. Catharines
Leslie Mahaffy
Crown
Bernardo to Appeal First-Degree Murders Conviction
Bernardo's lawyer says there will probably be an appeal within 30 days though funding may block it. He faces life with no parole for 25 years after being convicted of kidnapping raping and murdering Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy.
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Ujjal Dosanjh
Ward
Dosanjh
Toronto
Paul Bernardo
John Rosen
Rosen
Bernardo
Ontario
Ontario Court of Appeal
Kristen French
Leslie Mahaffy
St. Catharines
Luis intensifies as Caribbean hurricane heads for Puerto Rico
The powerful hurricane Luis barrels toward the Caribbean with winds near 257 km/h and a 96 km eye, threatening Puerto Rico and other islands. Residents drill shutters, store essentials, and air traffic slows as authorities warn of severe damage surpassing Hugo.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
Luis
Dominica
Hugo
Scott Stripling
Stripling
National Weather Service
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Toronto Star
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Joe Kramar
Medicine Hat
Brian Jordan
Trans-Canada Highway
Saamis Teepee
Jordan
Swift Current
Kristen
Islands
Associated Press
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