Stormont talks open amid hopes for peace in Northern Ireland
Teaks Ireland reports that negotiations at Stormont Castle begin aiming for a rapid solution to 28 years of violence. Tony Blair urges progress while Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble may attend with proximity talks alongside Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, as Gen. John de Chastelain could mediate.
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Northern Ireland
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Tony Blair
Ulster Unionist Party
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Ulster
David Trimble
Dayton
Ohio
Trimble
Gerry Adams
John de Chastelain
Men at birth face hindrance more often than aid
A survey of 1000 new mothers finds many husbands attending births yet only 59 percent felt their partners were supportive. The study, in partnership with Practical Parenting and the National Childbirth Trust, measures progress since the 1993 Changing Childbirth report.
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London
National Childbirth Trust
Practical Parenting Magazine
Frog surprises shopper inside orange at New Brunswick store
CORMIERVILLE New Brunswick Kevin Bastarache peeled an orange last week and found a harmless tree frog inside the fruit. The amphibian died after discovery and no fruit hole was observed. Bernie Gallant of Magnetic Hill Zoo notes a frog could survive if enough juice remained.
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Cormierville
N.B
Kevin Bastarache
Bastarache
Bernie Gallant
Magnetic Hill Zoo
New Brunswick
Ozone Protocol Study Projects Billions in Benefits
A Montreal Protocol study for Canada projects about 224 billion dollars in net economic benefits by 2060 and nearly 335 thousand lives saved. It estimates 19.1 million avoided non melanoma skin cancers and 1.5 million melanoma cases, with fisheries, crops, and materials protections as key gains. The findings accompany global talks to tighten the protocol.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Earth
Emmy Awards Highlight TV's Top Winners
At the 49th Prime time Emmys in Pasadena NYPD Blue led wins with multiple trophies while Frasier earned best comedy for the fourth straight year. Gillian Anderson won best drama actress and Helen Hunt best comedy actress as ER led nominations but won none. John Lithgow won best comedy actor with 3rd Rock from the Sun and Michael Richards won best supporting actor for Seinfeld.
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Pasadena
Califan & Order
Nypd Blue
Frasier
Gillian Anderson
Helen Hunt
John Lithgow
Kristen Johnston
Quebec premiers set to consult on unique status within Canada
The nine premiers agreed to consult Canadians on Quebec's unique status while preserving equality for all provinces. Alberta plans a broad citizen consultation, aiming for a December legislature session resolution. no immediate constitutional changes expected.
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Calgary
Quebec
Canada
Ralph Klein
Alberta
Jacques Brassard
Intergovernmental Affairs
Brassard
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Lucien Bouchard
Frank McKenna
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Roy Romanow
Provinces Consider Model Law to Limit Criminal Profit from Crimes
A proposed Criminals Exploitation of Violent Crime Act would curb profits from books films and rights tied to crimes while letting offenders tell their stories. Ontario already has a law favoring victims over profits. New York earlier enacted a notoriety-for-profit rule in 1977 to curb publisher offers.
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Richard Mosley
Uniform Law Conference
Ontario
New York State
Sam
David Berkowitz
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