Poll results favor Calgary Declaration in Quebec
Premier Ralph Klein calls the poll encouraging for Canadian unity as 47 per cent of Quebecers favor the Calgary Declaration over 36 per cent for separation. Albertans will offer views via 1-800 number and town meetings, with MLAs hosting hearings. Social Credit leader Randy Thorsteinson opposes the concept as a distinct society.
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Edmonton
Iberta
Calgary
Randy Thorsteinson
Thorsteinson
Canuck Ends Life Under Kevorkian Assistance
Canadian man Naiverlal Thakore, 78, with severe Parkinson's disease, died by his own action with Dr. Jack Kevorkian's help in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. His son Bhasker Thakore and lawyer Geoffrey Fieger described the death as a planned, peaceful deliverance, contrasting it with a life of decline.
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Bloomfield Township
Mich
Jack Kevorkian
Naiverlal Thakore
Geoffrey Fieger
Kevorkian
Oakland Press
Thakore
Bhasker Thakore
Vancouver
Burnaby
Fieger
Janet
Oberg silent on leaked child welfare funding report
Leaked copies of the 1995 96 and 1996 97 annual reports say funds meant for neglected or abused kids are used for family necessities after welfare cut pressures. Social Services Minister Lyle Oberg will not comment until the report is public, possibly in February 1998.
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Edmontonocial Services
Lyle Oberg
Children’s Advocate
Advocate
Oberg
Jean
Grams
Lafrance
Social Services
Liberal Social Services
Linda Sloan
Senators dodge attendance rules amid pay and perks
A Southam Newspapers survey finds about one fifth of Canada’s 104 senators missed more than half of sittings over two years, yet only eight faced fines. Attendance rules allow 21 absences before deductions, with many exemptions for illness, public business, or delegation work.
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Ottawa
Senate
Southam
Eyton
Manitoba
Janis Johnson
Chamber
Sights set for new mandate
Prime Minister Jean Chretien and the Liberal government prepare for a second mandate focusing on youth health care and a knowledge based economy. Insiders expect the throne speech after the election of a new Speaker to outline plans for spending a budgetary surplus and mark a new era without a crushing deficit.
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Jean Chretien
Real Dolls Enter Market Fueling Mixed Reactions
A New York report describes silicone sex dolls priced around 4000 dollars, detailing Stacy with dyed hair and a glassy stare. Creator Matt McMullen says the dolls address a void though not a replacement for real relationships. A male version is in development.
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New York
Southam
Stacy
Matt McMullen
Suffield Mustangs Sold At Millarville Sale
Wild mustangs from CFB Suffield drew buyers to a Millarville auction where 26 weanlings were sold at about 800 dollars each. Wayne and Diana Beach, from Nanton, bought four fillies and two other horses, saying they will be pets rather than riders. The event, organized by Eldon Eadie, supports the Suffield Mustang Association of Canada after the base roundup controversy.
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Millarville
CFB
Suffield
Wayne
Diana Beach
Nanton
Calgary
Eldon Eadie
Suffield Mustang Association of Canada
Eadie
Canadian Forces Base
Squirt
Speedy
Stormy
Tara Cameron
Friendly
Claudia Poirier
Mackenzie
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Canuck Ends Life
Canadian Press
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Canada
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Sam Leung
Donna
Michelle Kennedy
Medicine Hat
Senators
Jacques Hebert
Hebert
John Trevor Eyton
Jim Brown
Tien
Suffield Prairie
Redcliff
Kiwanis
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