Britain's pub bore of the year named for endless tales
Retired 76 year old Alec Parrott wins a $100 Coin prize from a brewer's magazine for tedious chatter about bus timetables and hearing aid batteries. Hayle pub barmaid Jackie Bell recalls his constant drone while Parrott calls it a joke and a bit of fun.
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Reuter
Britain
Alec Parrott
Brewer’s Magazine
Jackie Bell
White Hart
Hayle
England
Parrott
the Mail
Feds pay Quebec refer end to cover 1992 plebiscite costs
Ottawa agrees to cover about 345 million for Quebec's Charlottetown constitutional accord referendum after Mulroney pledged favorable consideration. Quebec's new Parti Quebecois seeks 472 million. Mulroney says no fixed amount was promised. In Haiti, five die as grenade hits Aristide demonstrators near Port-au-Prince amid U.S. troops presence. Police capture three suspects after a depot clash.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Charlottetown
Jean Chretien
Brian Mulroney
Robert Bourassa
Mulroney
Intergovernmental Affairs
Marcel Masse
Parti Quebecois
Chretien
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
U.S
Joseph Michel Francois
Victor Moliere
FRAPH
Moliere
Bettman presses for immediate talks to avert lockout
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman opened a press conference urging players to return to bargaining tables now. He proposed starting the 84 game season on October 15 if substantial progress is made, and warned delaying could cost games. He noted 75 games remain to be scheduled between October 1 and 14.
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NEW York
NHL
Gary Bettman
Bettman
New York Hilton
Bob Goodenow
NHLPA
Players’ Association
Toronto
Egins
Auditor eyes hospital admissions in Calgary General probe
Alberta Auditor General to investigate claims Calgary General Hospital inflated income. Hospital denies fraud and says data show no unethical conduct. Memo suggests over funding of at least 3.187 million dollars from readmissions. review to cover all Alberta hospitals and ensure proper action.
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Auditor General
Calgary General Hospital
Allaudin Merali
Alberta
Maik Matheson
Alberta Health
Merali
Matheson
Herald
Meraili
Supreme Court rulings force police on legal aid warnings
The Supreme Court of Canada requires police to explicitly tell detainees about 1-800 legal aid numbers and to allow a reasonable opportunity to contact a lawyer before breathalyzer or questioning. Medicine Hat police note potential delays in testing blood alcohol if more time is granted. The court stopped short of obligating a 24 hour duty counsel system but urged provinces to provide accessible summary legal advice.
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Medicine Hat Police Service
Gerald Kipta
Ferry disaster prompts count revision in Sweden
Southam News reports Sweden reeled as officials revise passenger tallies after a ferry tragedy. Authorities say children under five were not counted, altering the survivors and casualties update as search continues and the death toll grows.
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Southam News
Stockholm
Critics condemn Alberta officials' awfully healthy salaries
Critics decry top executives at provincially funded institutions earning over 200 000 yearly as public accounts reveal salaries. Don Schurman at University of Alberta Hospital makes 254 000, while Dr Jean Michel Turc of Alberta Cancer Board reached 258 900 with pension, drawing nurse cuts and layoffs amid provincial spending fights.
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Alberta
Ralph Klein
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
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Don Schurman
University of Alberta Hospital
Jim Dinning
Garth Toombs
Sec Pon
SNR Pcs
Jean-Michel Turc
Alberta Cancer Board
Dale Fier
United Nurses of Alberta
Jim Saunders
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Matthew Spence
Alberta Heritage Foundation For Medical Research
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Mike Percy
Alice Thomas
University of Calgary
Murray Fraser
Thomas
Board of Governors
Fraser
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