Name change OK for Sheldon Alberts Southam News
Banff Siew Reform MPs weigh sacrificing their party name to back Preston Manning’s plan for a united conservative coalition in Canada. The Reform caucus backs an alternative conference to unite opposition against the Liberals even if MPs form a new party. MP Myron Thompson says the name matters little if the principles align.
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Banff Siew Reform
Preston Manning
Canada
Myron Thompson
Reform
United Alternative
Ottawa
Air Canada strike ends with 9 percent raise for pilots
The Canadian pilots union accepted a 9 percent wage increase over two years, down from 12 percent, and secured provisions to curb contract violations such as missed relief pilots. Industry sources peg potential losses at 200 million dollars, with full service restoring after pilots ratify the deal.
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Montreal
Ir Canada
Jacques Kavafian
Kavafian
Air Canada
Reflection on time and memory from Betjeman and Cibenko
A meditation on how staring at the past can erode the sense of tomorrow. Michael Cibenko notes childhood is marked by sensory memories before reason arrives, while John Betjeman laments the moment when the dark hour of rational thought settles in.
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John Betjeman
Clinton’s Tearful Admission Faces Impeachment Clash
President Bill Clinton publicly confessed “I have sinned” as Congress weighs his future after Kenneth Starr’s report alleging obstruction of justice tampering with witnesses and abuse of presidential powers. Starr outlined 11 instances of conduct inconsistent with his duties, signaling a lengthy impeachment battle.
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Washington
U.S
Congress
Bill Clinton
Oval Office
Monica Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Lewinsky
U.S. Congress
Starr
Coin shortage bites Canadian retailers on weekends
Medicine Hat retailers struggle with nickel and dime shortages as banks and the Mint warn of limited supplies. Julie Derksen of CIBC says banks ration coin rolls to business customers while Allen Stadelman at 7-Eleven notes weeks-long strain, worsened when banks close. Citizens bring in rolled coins to tide over weekends.
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Medicine Hat Mall
CIBC
Julie Derksen
Royal Canadian Mint
Derksen
Ontario
Mint
Bank of Canada
Allan Stadelman
7-Eleven
Second black box recovered from Swissair 111 crash
Navy divers retrieved the second cockpit voice recorder from the ocean floor near Peggy's Cove after Swissair Flight 111 crashed, killing 229. Officials said it may not function yet, but hope it helps explain the final minutes. The device was stored in water to prevent corrosion and transported to Ottawa for analysis.
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Peggy’s Cove
Swissair
Jim Harris
Federal Transportation Safety Board
Juey
Cmdr
Louis Garneau
Navy
Halifax
Ottawa
Safety Board
Garneau
Harris
Man posed as lawyer to face court in Toronto case
In Toronto a man named Imtiaz Jaffer 26 is to appear in court after police arrested him in judicial robes. Det Chuck Vanderheyden said the man had no Ontario lawyer records though he carried legal seals and a notary public title. Police investigated several complaints of questionable legal practice and found a mail order law certificate. The man is reportedly well known in local courts with mixed outcomes.
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Toronto
Chuck Vanderheyden
Vanderheyden
Imtiaz Jaffer
Law Society
Upper Canada
Ontario
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