City forum heats up as 21 council hopefuls take stage
A municipal election forum at St Patrick's School drew 21 of 36 council contenders with 15 others and five mayoral hopefuls to George Davison School for tonight's session. Candidates urged growth management, business recruitment, and land use controls while debating economic development and quality of life issues.
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St. Patrick's School
Southridge Community Association
George Davison School
Medicine Hat
Cathy Smith
Ald
Wayne Craven
Craven
Angus Henderson
Methanex
Vitality Manufacturing
Darren Hirsch
John Scrivener
Beverley Britton Clarke
Jim Ogston
Health ministers face backroom talks on care funding
Canadian health ministers meet in St John’s while critics from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions allege secret talks to approve user fees. Kathleen Connors says discussions lack public scrutiny and raise concerns about behind the scenes agendas at the annual gathering.
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ST. John’s
Nfld
Canada
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Federation
Kathleen Connors
Liberal committee rejects cloning ban in Commons
Liberal MPs at the health committee rejected an immediate ban on human cloning despite their party's long term commitment. The Canadian Alliance motion for an instant ban failed as the panel studies draft legislation restricting cloning amid a contentious debate.
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Ottawa
Liberal
Commons
Canadian Alliance
Wit and Wisdom on Democracy and Liberty
A compact quotation attributes to Edmund Spenser, praising democracy's need for organized control and highlighting individual liberty as its vital breath. The line links political structure with personal freedom and places the idea within Spenserian humanist thought.
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Edmund Spenser
Bush and Gephardt Discuss Afghan War Pressure
Bush met with congressional leaders as U S forces focus on Afghanistan. Gephardt said the talks covered supporting terrorists and the Taliban sheltering Osama bin Laden as the al Qaida leader issued a defiant faxed statement. The U S and allies move to freeze terrorist assets.
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U.S
George W. Bush
Dick Gephardt
Bush
A. S
Marie
Carr
Taliban
Osama bin Laden
United States
bin Laden
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Newa Iary R
Air Canada to seek further job cuts amid travel slump
Federal approval opens path for deep cuts at Air Canada after Prohibitions on layoffs were loosened. Officials cite 11 September impact, with unions warning total reductions could reach 7 000 to 10 000 among 40 000 staff, including 1 300 in maintenance.
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Montreal
David Collenette
Air Canada
Collenette
Canadian Airlines
Calgary
World Trade Centre
Pentagon
Pierre Lauzon
Canadian Auto Workers Union
Pamela Sachs
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Marmot Steals Camera From Hiker Near Whistler
Janet Macintosh while hiking near Whistler British Columbia watched a marmot snatch her camera. The cheeky thief ignored an open cracker package and fled with the device, prompting amused descriptions of the bold animal.
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Janet Macintosh
Marmot
Whistler
B.C
Cary
Macintosh
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