Langs cleared of extortion in hare-brained plot to seduce mayor
Ed Lang and his son Doug were found not guilty of attempted extortion and conspiracy after a jury ruled their scheme to hire a woman to lure Mayor Paul Elder into a motel room was not intended to threaten him. The trial heard of a videotaped plan and a 2500-head feedlot bid blocked by Elder.
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Swift Current
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Ed Lang
Doug
Aaron Fox
Doug Lang
Paul Elder
Elder
Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench
Ian McLellan
Langs
McLellan
Fox
Rodeway Inn
Emily Bobryk
Bobryk
Regina
Health officials urge Kyoto ratification in Canada
Dr. David Swann and about 2,000 doctors press for swift ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, citing cleaner air and lower hospital costs. They argue reduced fossil-fuel use will cut smog and save lives, while government concerns focus on economic impacts.
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Palliser Health Authority
David Swann
Swann
Society of Alberta Medical Officers of Health
Alberta
Ontario Medical Association
Ontario
Ron de Burger
Canadian Public Health Association
Canada
David Suzuki
Canada backs combat ready rapid reaction force via NATO
Defence Minister John McCallum voiced in principle support for a combat ready rapid reaction force under NATO at a NATO ministers meeting in Warsaw. He noted Canada would contribute but gave no specifics and said details remain undecided. the force could be ready within two years with core units able to deploy quickly.
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John McCallum
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Canada
NATO
Warsaw
McCallum
U.S
Donald Rumsfeld
Prague
Europe
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