Avoiding the U-word: the premiers dance around the unity issue

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Ten Canadian provincial premiers and two territorial leaders gathered in St Andrews, New Brunswick, during Aug 1997 to discuss various issues. The national unity question was not on the agenda, but Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard was the dissenter on some crucial social issues.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Political activity, Political aspects, Prime ministers, Canadian foreign relations, Bouchard, Lucien

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Trying testimony

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Robert Giroux in suing John Adams and Scouts Canada for damages he sustained as a result of sexual abuse he sustained as a Sea Scout in the early 1980s. Since being molested by scout leader John Adams, Giroux has needed psychotherapy due to depression and suicide attempts.

Cases, Cover Story, Child sexual abuse, Adams, John, Giroux, Robert

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A flood's aftermath: five months on, the Seguenay is still realing

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The Saguenay area is recovering slowly from the Jul 1996 flood that killed 7 and forced about 16,000 from their homes. Officials estimate that it will take at least 2 years for the area to recover from the natural disaster, Canada's worst ever.

Natural disasters, Floods, Saguenay River

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