OPP
allege prosecutor had stolen handgun
An
assistant Crown attorney in London has been charged with possessing
a stolen handgun, Ontario Provincial Police announced.
Festival,
weekend begin city summer
Sporting bare arms
and clutching plastic beer cups, thousands of Londoners turned out
to see Canadian rock legend David Wilcox.
Cops
shoot deer injured after crashing into
bank
A deer crashed through the window of a
London bank near a busy intersection, startling staff and
customers.
Water-testing
lab closings an environmental concern
The
Ontario government's fast-track approach to closing public-testing
labs in 1996 raised serious concerns with the province's
environmental watchdog, the inquiry probing last May's tainted-water
tragedy was told.
Airport
plans $18 million facelift
London
International Airport was cleared for takeoff yesterday when its
board of directors announced an
Accused
‘didn’t try to kill’ victim
Jimmy Begg
passionately told a jury although he may be a hardened criminal with
101 convictions, he never intended to kill Henry Parisio when he
shot him at a Vienna variety store.
No
regrets, NDP leader says after rout in
B.C.
B.C. New Democrat Leader Ujjal Dosanjh
says he has no regrets about the political life he ended when he
surprised colleagues and supporters with his resignation.
Slain
girl’s funeral set tomorrow
As police
appealed to the public for information in the murder of Jessica
Koopmans, the little girl’s parents had their own request -- their
daughter be buried tomorrow in a tiny white-cloth casket covered
with lace and pink chiffon bows.
Boards
struggle to meet pay hikes
The Thames Valley
District school board is heading for a tough year of tangling with a
budget deficit and teacher demands for pay hikes.
Controllers
split on gateway to city
A $270,000
decorative "gateway" to the northeast corner of the city will be
built despite concerns from two controllers that the design is a
dud.
Insurance
agent crashes through client's window
After
watching a silver Honda bulldoze through the front of her Asian
grocery store, Mina Wong knows one thing.
Prostitute
pays price for money-back offer
A London
prostitute snagged in a police crackdown on Dundas Street discovered
it doesn't always pay to guarantee your services.
Clinic
draws 'overwhelming' response
Parents
anxiously lined up outside the first baby immunization clinic in
reaction to the seventh case of meningococcal disease reported
Monday.
Chretien
defends planned MP pay hike
Prime Minister
Jean Chretien secretly told his MPs yesterday not to apologize when
hefty new pay raises are doled out next month.
George
death inquest eyed
The regional coroner for
Southwestern Ontario is considering calling an inquest into the 1995
shooting death of native protester Dudley George at Ipperwash
Provincial Park.
8
MPs revolt against Day
Eight Canadian
Alliance MPs declared all-out mutiny on Stockwell Day, saying the
party's future depends on the leader walking the plank.
Price
hike creates gridlock at pumps
Some stations
in London hiked the price of gas to 82 cents a litre, sending
motorists to competitors looking for a bargain.
Son
plans four-day walk to help mom battle
MS
Justin Dowdell has transformed a Grade 11
English assignment into a four-day mission to raise money for
multiple sclerosis.
City
bids mystery tot final farewell
They didn't
know the dead child's name.
New
executives appointed as Free Press
restructures
The Free Press announced a
major restructuring as part of a larger reorganization and staff
reduction by owner Sun Media.
Committee
plans hearing on use of lawn chemicals
A
city committee plans to explore the issue of lawn pesticides at a
public participation meeting later in the year.
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London
“Welcome. You have landed at
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'We'll
never drink the water again'
A nurse
approaches with what looks like a rubber stamp, but underneath, a
blade protrudes.
Shortage
looms as teachers exit
At 50, teacher Chris
McGann is tossing in the chalk.
'It's
too late for Mistie'
Anne Murray may change
the way Ontario police investigate missing children, but reform will
come too late to save her daughter, Mistie.
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CASCAR
goes back to future
On the eve of the first
the Castrol Super Series race, everyone now knows exactly who is
running CASCAR.
Rosenberg
sets own pace
Emily Rosenberg isn’t just one
of the stars on the London Central track and field team.
Fired-up
Devils burn cold Penguins
The Mellon Arena
was transformed into the Melancholy Arena.
40
years in the dark
Pounding hooves at Western
Fair Raceway have beaten out a 40-year history, scattering
milestones along the way.
Sixers
stick it to Raps
It was torture from the
tip.
Avs
snow better Blues
As they promised, the St.
Louis Blues played much better than they did on Saturday.
Leaders
of the pack
Jeff Martin deserved the
applause of his fellow runners and Forest City Road Races organizers
but he couldn't stick around for the awards ceremony.
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When Julia
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they thought they were merely rejoicing at winning an Academy
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Cottage
chef needs plan
It's Friday before a long
holiday weekend or any summer weekend and, after racing home from
work, you are frantically packing to go to the cottage.
Made
in the shades
You're staring at a case full
of sunglasses and all those sunglasses are staring right back at
you.
Fab
abs
To twist a phrase from Tennyson, it's
spring and fancy turns -- not so lightly -- to thoughts of flabby
abdomens.
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upon a holiday
It's the first long weekend
of the summer. That means fireworks, a new heritage festival with
lots of music and the animated movie Shrek
Prime
minister out of prime time for talk-show
debut
Last night, Mike Bullard welcomed the
leader of “the 26th most powerful nation on Earth” to his CTV talk
show, Open Mike With Mike Bullard.
Wilcox
debut in London wasn't dull
When it comes to
playing downtown London, David Wilcox has just about seen it
all.
Country
roots
It's large and contemporary, the kind
of urban building where country boys like Jimmie Rodgers or Hank
Williams might have hesitated to tread in their day.
Arrest
not imminent in death of Blake's wife
An
arrest in the slaying of actor Robert Blake's wife is not imminent,
the detective heading the investigation said, and he asked the media
to back off on reporting rumours about her death.
NBC
cooking up new fall series
Chef Emeril
Lagasse will star in an NBC comedy about his life and the network is
counting on Weakest Link host Anne Robinson to abuse contestants
twice a week.
Pacino
strikes fear into werewolf
There's something
more terrifying for a werewolf than the little purple-hooded flower
known as wolf's bane.
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economic news leaves Martin unfazed
Dark
clouds on the economic horizon -- including the highest inflation
rate in a decade -- will not rain on Canada’s prosperity parade,
insists Finance Minister Paul Martin.
Inflation
reaches 10-year high
Skyrocketing energy
prices sent the annual inflation rate soaring to 3.6 per cent in
April, its highest level in a decade, with little relief in
sight.
Index
points to recovery
An important gauge of
future economic activity strengthened 0.1 per cent in April, gaining
after two consecutive monthly declines and suggesting that the U.S.
economy is starting to recover.
Markets
showing bounce
Chairperson Alan Greenspan’s
latest dose of economic medicine continued to be felt, with stock
markets gaining ground for the second day since the Federal Reserve
lowered U.S.interest rates for the fifth time this year.
Little-known
company a software powerhouse
A
quarter-century of refining software that turns raw data into usable
information has made James Goodnight co-owner of one of the biggest
companies no one knows.
Imports
ruled damaging
A U.S. trade panel agreed
unanimously in a preliminary ruling yesterday the American lumber
industry has been threatened with injury by the import of Canadian
softwood.
Rona
nails down big-box deal
Two Quebec
provincial funds are bankrolling Rona Inc. of Montreal to buy 50
home renovation stores form West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. of Vancouver
to create the largest such chain in Canada.
Surprise
frost hits berry crop
Just when it looked
like it was going to be a fruitful spring, a frost killed several
acres of locally produced strawberry blossoms.
Winning
ways
West London is about to be transported
into a new era.
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