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Laumann's lament

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Pan Am Games officials ordered Silken Laumann to return her 1995 gold medals when she tested positive for pseudo-ephedrine. Laumann, who had a cold during the games, had taken Benadryl Decongestant Allergy, which contains pseudo-ephedrine. She had intended to take a form of Benadryl that does not contain ephedrine.

Author: Chidley, Joe
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
Investigations, Rowers, Drugs and athletes, Drug testing, Pan American games, Laumann, Silken, 1995 AD

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Bolstering the CBC

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Pierre Juneau's report on the future of the CBC, entitled 'Making Our Voices Heard: Canadian Broadcasting and Film for the 21st Century,' calls for a renewed commitment to Canada-centered programming. Juneau's most controversial recommendation is for a new telecommunications tax.

Author: Chidley, Joe
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
Canada, Reports, Science and technology policy, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Television broadcasting policy

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Can police protect a witness? An informant claims that the RCMP left him out in the cold

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Trucker Michael Simmons, whose testimony helped convict Andrew Simmons and several other members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang, claims the RCMP's witness protection program has failed to maintain his security. Michael Simmons is suing the RCMP for breach of contract.

Author: Chidley, Joe
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
Cases, Biography, Protection and preservation, Witnesses, Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Witness protection, Motorcycle gangs, Simmons, Michael

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