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  Tuesday, 18 June 2002

 < 11:18:15 PM>.

Forecasters predict unpredictable summer
After a spring of heavy rains and melting snow some rivers in northern British Columbia have overflowed. Some communities have been evacuated, others put on high alert. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]

It certainly has been a bizarre 'spring' so far. The middle of June and I'm still in long pants.


 < 8:00:49 PM>.

Ontario opens door to some private health care
Ontario's Tory government says that it will allow private MRI and CAT scan clinics to set up shop, and that it's also considering private day surgery facilities. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]
Very bad news.


 < 7:59:53 PM>.

CanWest 'very stupid' to fire Citizen publisher
Politicians and journalists say the firing of Ottawa Citizen publisher Russell Mills has raised serious questions about freedom of the press and media concentration. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]'During its licence renewal hearings before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission last summer the company promised that journalistic independence would be maintained in its newsrooms across the country.'
Time to pull the plug on Izzy the idiot.


 < 12:58:05 PM>.

ADQ here to stay, says leader Mario Dumont
The leader of an upstart third party in Quebec says Monday's byelection results prove there are now three legitimate political parties in the province. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]
Exciting times in Qubec politics. I didn't even know there were by-elections taking place. It wasn't news in ROC until the PQ got kicked in the butt.


 < 11:38:54 AM>.

Border security questioned in wake of Ont. murders
Ontario police are investigating how a Milwaukee man was able to enter Canada carrying a gun which he later used to kill his former fiancée and her family. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]
How do we defend our borders from gun-toting Americans? The irony would be delicious if it weren't attached to a tragic story.


 < 11:32:28 AM>.

Citizen publisher fired after critical coverage of PM
The publisher of the Ottawa Citizen says he was fired after the newspaper ran articles criticizing Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, raising fears about freedom of the press. F U L L   S T O R Y
 [CBC News]
Izzy Asper is not a good man.

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