Hartford juror pools missilleading due to dead status error
Hartford residents were excluded from federal grand jury pools for three years because a computer misfiled the city name. The trailing d in Hartford was treated as dead, so juror questionnaires were not sent. Chief Clerk Kevin Rowe cited the filing error and the lengthy omission.
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Hartford, Conn
Hartford
U.S
Kevin Rowe
U.S. District Court
Mulroney May Be Called As Witness In Westray Inquiry
A leaked Curragh Inc memo suggests Prime Minister Mulroney participated in backing the Plymouth NS mine from its start. The memo appears amid a Nova Scotia legal fight over RCMP access to company documents and lawyer client privilege claims. Premier Getty calls Oct 26 byelection for Three Hills amid constitutional reform vote. Don MacDonald seeks Liberal candidacy as Tories and NDP name theirs soon.
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Toronto
Brian Mulroney
Westray
Toronto Globe and Mail
Plymouth
N.S
Mulroney
Nova Scotia
John Buchanan
Donald Cameron
The
Globe
Ottawa
Frank
Curragh Inc
Curragh and
Westray Coal
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
RCMP
Mounties
Westray and
Curragh
Edmonton
Don Getty
Three Hills
Central Alberta
Connie Osterman
Osterman
Getty
Don MacDonald
Tories
New Democrats
Alberta leaders dispute over Charlottetown text release
Deputy Premier Jim Horsman says full legal text will be released by week’s end amid tensions with Premier Don Getty. Horsman dismisses poll doubts, notes lawyers delaying release, and defends package as overall good. Clyde Wells also questions voting without final wording.
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Sheri Murphy-Wright
Alberta
Jim Horsman
Medicine Hat
Don Getty
Charlottetown
Horsman
Getty
Clyde Wells
Provinc
Newfoundland
St. John
Native leaders split over Alberta constitutional reform plan
Alberta native leadership largely rejects the reform package with many chiefs fearing it undermines treaty rights. only the Metis Nation supports a Yes vote. National Chief Ovide Mercredi plans meetings to push backing, while Alberta chiefs stress independence from broader processes.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Larry Desmeules
Metis Nation Organization
Ovide Mercredi
Assembly of First Nations
Mercredi
Quebec
Manitoba
Regena Crowchild
Indian Association of Alberta
Spruce Grove curfew sparks rights debate and youth anger
In Spruce Grove Alberta the city imposed a curfew for those under 17 to curb high school tensions. Constitutional lawyer Dale Gibson calls the move a Charter violation while students curse the policy as an infringement. Local deputies cite safety concerns amid minor clashes and a Safeway parking lot incident.
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Spruce Grove
Alta
Edmonton
Dale Gibson
University of Alberta
Spruce Grove High School
Vikki Slatter
RCMP
Safeway
Shannon Phillips
Nazi Germany
Derek Paton
Amanda Mitchell
Paton
Copter crash over Niagara kills four
Two sightseeing helicopters collided above Horseshoe Falls Niagara Falls Ontario killing all four aboard a US craft that plunged onto an embankment. The Canadian registered helicopter landed safely at Marineland and debris was scattered in a park. Witnesses described a mangled scene as police and locals reacted.
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Niagara Falls. Ont
Horsehoe Falls
City Fire
Dave Kemp
Canada
Marineland
Niagara Region
Rainbow Helicopters
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Han
Bobbs Moss
Atlanta
Queen Victoria Park
Ros Nicholson
House of Commons
Nicholson
UN warns winter could kill 400000 in former Yugoslavia
UN relief officials warn 400000 people in the former Yugoslavia may die of cold and hunger this winter without more aid. At Geneva talks, Izetbegovic backs demilitarizing Sarajevo as a first step to ceasefire while Karadzic signals possible halt to fighting.
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Yugoslavia
Alija Izetbegovic
Sarajevo
Radovan Karadzic
Bosnia
Tanjug
Iis
Bosnia-Herzegovinia
Izetbegovic
Cyrus Vance
United States
Vance
Unite States
Sylvana Foa
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