McGwire Ties Maris With 61st Home Run
St Louis slugger Mark McGwire homered for the 61st time to tie Roger Maris as Babe Ruth’s 60 year old single season mark approach. The drive came in the first inning off Mike Morgan at Busch Stadium to cap a hot stretch of seven homers in seven games. The Cubs trail as Sammy Sosa watches from Chicago.
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Brooks resident dies after crossing collision with train
Bertha Hill 74 of Brooks was killed when her southbound car on a gravel road west of Brooks was struck by a westbound train shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday. RCMP say she had just returned from a Baltic cruise six days earlier and lived an active life in the community. Her brother Louis Janko described her as outgoing and involved in Prairie Pioneers and card games. she was born in Lithuania and moved with her family across Canada before settling in Brooks.
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Brooks Rcmp
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Louis Janko
Prairie Pioneers Organization
Janko
Lithuania
Vermillion
Toronto
Retired Toronto seamstress dies in Brooks crash
Hill a widowed retiree with three children and own sewing business died after a collision near Brooks. Const Lisa Ransky notes bright sun and impairment may have contributed. In the past month Brooks saw two more deaths at Cassils Road and the Trans-Canada Highway, including an 80 year old Vernon resident and a 68 year old Tilley man.
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Brooks
Janko
Lisa Ransky
Vernon
Cassils Road
Tilley
Scouts to go coed in Canada Scouts Canada to allow girls in all youth sections
The Boy Scouts of Canada plans to become Scouts Canada and admit girls to Beaver colonies Cub packs and Scout troops. The national council must approve the name change and coed policy in Ottawa this November with parliamentary support targeted by September 1999. The Girl Guides of Canada have no plans to allow boys.
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National Council
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Swissair Flight 111 Records Data Gaps Hinder Fire Cause
Investigators found one of the two in flight recorders on Swissair Flight 111 unresponsive during the crash into the sea near Peggy's Cove. The remaining data could help determine timing of the smoke in cabin and potential alerts. Boeing confirms use of volatile tape in wiring despite Navy bans. Two Canadians among the 229 deceased.
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Groom allegedly uses chainsaw at Kingston wedding
Ronald Girard, 41, faced five counts of assault threatening death and weapon possession after reportedly assaulting guests at a Kingston Ontario wedding before firing up a chainsaw and menacing attendees. He remained in custody.
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Quinte Regional Detention Centre
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Medicare funds move from blank cheques to report cards
Health Minister Allan Rock told CMA delegates in Southam Nev that the era of blank cheques for Medicare is over and a permanent report card will monitor health-care spending. The federal plan includes 2.2 million for a study on waiting lists while provinces decide on future transfers. Dr Iain Cleator urged more money for acute care and questioned the value of studies.
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Canadian Medical Association
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Air Canada and pilots resume talks to end strike
Air Canada and its striking pilots planned talks again in Toronto to end a walkout that disrupted travel for thousands. Jean-Marc Belanger said both sides would meet at 4 p.m. after flights remain cancelled until a union ratifies any agreement.
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