Brampton businessman fined for impaired golf cart drive
Christopher Spinney, 26, of Cambridge Ontario, pleaded guilty to impaired driving after driving a golf cart onto a ramp to Highway 401 following a tournament with police officers. He was fined 500 and barred from driving for a year, after also damaging a police car during the incident.
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Brampton, Ont
Highway 401
Christopher Spinney
Cambridge
Ont
Fred Federson
Spinney
Getty to retire with rich Alberta pension package
Premier Don Getty will step down after seven years in office and receive a one time re establishment allowance around 38000 dollars plus annual pension benefits likely exceeding 50000 dollars. Government figures show additional pensions from prior terms and inflation indexing for members.
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Edmonton
Southam
Don Getty
Canada
Association of Alberta Taxpayers
Association
Jason Kenney
Getty
Legacy quotes highlight Getty tenure and policy stances
The record compiles Don Getty remarks from 1986 to 1989 on bilingualism English service careers and travel safety amid terrorism, plus reactions to nuclear policy after Chernobyl. It notes a Bank of Canada rate rise to 5.14 percent after 18 weeks of decline.
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Don Getty
Alberta
Getty
Federal Civil Service
RCMP
Chernobyl
Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Horsman declines bid for Alberta premier chair
Medicine Hat MLA Jim Horsman says he has no interest in becoming Alberta's next premier. He argues the time is right for a new generation to lead, preferring not to commit to a 10 year run and leaving cabinet decisions to the future leader. He supports the party's new direct voting leadership process.
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Medicine Hat
Jim Horsman
Alberta
Horsman
Getty
Progressive Conservative Party
Don Voyage
Don Getty
Margaret
Government House
Edmonton
Alberta Tory leadership race looms after Getty opens gate
Don Getty signals a wide field of potential successors to lead the Alberta Tories with the March 1994 election window. Cabinet ministers Nancy Betkowski Rick Orman Jim Dinning Ralph Klein Ken Kowalski and others are named as possible contenders though none publicly declare. Strong names from both government and party ranks circulate amid mixed sentiment over Getty's leadership.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Runor Mill
Nancy Betkowski
Rick Orman
Jim Dinning
Ralph Klein
Ken Kowalski
Ken Rostad
Lougheed
John Zaczimy
Don Mazankowski
Ron Ghitter
Lou Hyndman
Betkowski
Orman
Getty
Don Getty
Rostad
Kowalski
Mr. Getty
MPs clash over Canada unity package in marathon debate
Canadian MPs debated the constitutional accord for nearly 15 hours, with Liberal Charles Caccia breaking ranks to oppose the deal at 1 a.m. Most MPs supported the package as a referendum question set for October 26, while Premier Bourassa aligned provincial wording for a separate vote. Deborah Grey condemned government portrayal of opponents as unpatriotic.
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Charles Caccia
Deal
Canada
Commons
Senate
Robert Bourassa
Deborah Grey
Reform Party
Grey
Canadian Airlines to merge with Air Canada stirs hope and blame
The plan to merge Canadian Airlines International with Air Canada draws mixed reactions as PWA Corp rejects a worker rescue plan. Eyton criticizes governments and CAW for failure while Rae calls for traveler protections and Harris forecasts a top global airline in the merger.
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Calgary
Canadian Airlines International
Air Canada
Canadian
PWA Corp
PWA
Rhys Eyton
Canadian Auto Workers
CAW
Eyton
Canadian Airlines
Ottawa
Tario
Bob Rae
Hollis Harris
Bank warned Ottawa of weak roof at Westray mine
Federal Industry Department reviewed two progress reports on roof support at the Westray coal mine and requested copies from Bank of Nova Scotia and Associated Mining Consultants Ltd. The documents dated Oct and Dec detailed persistent roof weaknesses, with an April update noting methane gas concerns and pillars crushed in a mined out section raising ventilation issues. The May disaster killed 26 workers and followed an earlier government guarantee of 85 million dollars of a 100 million loan plus up to 8.75 million in interest subsidies.
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Ottawa
Federal Industry Department
Westray
Bank of Nova Scotia
Curragh Inc
Associated Mining Consultants Ltd
Industry Department
Bob Russell
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Canadian Press
Harris
Dick Johnston
Johnston
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