Federal minister sets grounds for airline merger rules
Canada’s Transport Minister David Collenette outlined five principles for any Air Canada and Canadian Airlines merger including service to small communities and protections against price gouging. Ontario court allows Onex to hold Nov 8 shareholder meeting to vote on the $5.7 billion bid.
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Food Bank Usage Up Across Canada and Alberta
Medicine Hat and District Food Bank reports a 52 percent rise in clients over two years as nationwide CAFB data show demand up five percent from last year and more than double in a decade. Julia Bass notes over 300 000 children rely on food banks monthly. Elaine Penner links rising need to low wages and part time work, with about 900 monthly users including families of three teens.
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City softens garbage rules in new enclosure plan
Alderman Ken Sauer announces a compromise on garbage enclosure rails allowing front rails up to eight inches below can top. The change comes after Hatters complained that removing barriers weakens fences and concerns rails cause slowdowns for crews, with residents mixed on the impact.
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Kevin van Paassen
City works through backlog of garbage enclosure approvals
Alderman Ken Sauer says 1,200 enclosures have been approved with 600 applications awaiting review. Four city staff inspect daily and will issue plates once backlog clears. Hatters originally faced a required approval but the plan was scrapped after opposition.
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77 year old golfer nets two aces in same round
Mount Hope Ontario reports Bill Connor, age 77, scored a hole in one earlier in a round and then, within two hours, again from 169 yards with a three wood. Hole in one odds are about 10 000 to 1 National Hole In One Association notes such bets. Connor calls it a once in a lifetime pair.
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Skinheads discuss murder of Indo Canadian children
Five skinheads admit beating Sikh temple caretaker Nirmal Gill to death in January 1998 and talk on a taped wiretap of killing Indo Canadian schoolchildren to frighten parents from Canada. The sentencing hearing highlights hate motive as Crown cites Section 718.2 to seek tougher penalties.
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