Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 20, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Winnipeg free press May a3 Canada at a glance ant tax Warrior returns to court Canadian press Grande a Northern Al Berta Man who Hast paid income taxes in 17 years was in court again yesterday trying to get his conviction flanked by supporters out Side the Murray Gauvreau handed out bumper stickers with the fight organized crime outlaw Revenue Canada the Grande Prairie area resident was found guilty in May 1994 of failing to file in come tax returns for 1990 and and was fined for each the judge reserved his decision on Gauvreau a fumes deadly two men who died while working in a chemical tank were overcome by a Coroner has con Brad of and Louis of Rock were work ing in a special chemical trailer tank wednesday when they creation class the organization that Speaks for parents on educational is sues says schools should teach creationism along with other common theories on the Ori gins of the confederation of Parent advisory councils delivered that message to the education ministry at a time when the ministry is trying to Stop the Abbotsford school Board from teaching chief blasts feds a micmac chief says Ottawa could commit cultural Geno cide if it carries out a proposal to make some natives pay for some of their own health chief Lawrence Paul of the Millbrook Reserve in said Ottawa is consider ing killing a program that pro Vides free Den Tures and prescription drugs for status indians with jobs or living off jobs to flow Edmonton the Oil Sands could triple production to As much As million barrels a Day in the next 20 to 25 resulting in new a new report the study by the National task Force on Oil Sands Strat an Industry and govern ment suggests the in creased production level would be reached with an in vestment of to Elawyer charged Charlottetown a former lawyer faces 22 Crimi Nal charges for the alleged theft of More than from three including a widow and a mentally Handi capped Dean Shaw was charged yesterday after a yearlong ramp kids acting out Grande a growing number of abused children Are acting out sexually with other kids in City a therapist children As Young As seven years old Are initiating sexual behaviour because they think its said Connie who works at a facility called Pace providing As care and special delivery talk about a special delivery a broke Down courier Van became detached from a Tow truck and smashed through the front door of a camera it was an express joked Brian a Dock worker for Puro Lator courier As he surveyed the Rock softens his gun Bill charge sections changed to win support Canadian press Ottawa Justice minis Ter Allan Rock made another push yesterday to win More support for his gun control Legisla Rock announced Hes willing to see the much criticized Bill slightly softened by reducing police Powers to search Homes for guns and make it less Likely that people would face criminal charges if they dont Register fire his department released a report with figures from police records showing half the guns used in crimes have been legally acquired shotguns and the firearms legislation is aimed at curbing misuse of such Rock repeated at a commons committee that the government Mains firmly committed to the most controversial part of the legislation mandatory registration of All he called it the Cornerstone of Federal gun control the moves represented rocks response to mounting criticism of the Bill from gun Liberal some premiers and even the Canadian bar Assoc a Wendy president of the coalition for gun said the minister tried to show flexibility while standing his ground on Regis but there were signals Many opponents of the Bill wont be Satis most provisions Are still aimed at the average gun Crim said John Perocchia of the shooting federation of this is a smoke and mirrors natives continue to reject rocks claims that he adequately consulted aboriginals on the said Ovide National chief of the Assembly of first name Bob chairman of the Liberal Rural said Rock satisfied some but Liberal maps will still push for More a couple of dozen liberals have indicated they might vote against the Bill when it returns to the com Mons for a final debate and rocks main changes were announced at the they in clude police could not search private Homes where owners keep Hunting rifles or unless they had More than 10 firearms in the dwell police could Lay a rather than charge against firs time offenders who inadvertently fail to Register rifles or if a person could face a Fine of and six months in but avoid a criminal antique weapons made before 1945 could be handed Down from one family member to even if they Are report lacks crucial data on gun smuggle Canadian press confers with aide Richard Mosley the legislation originally would have Given police the Power to search Homes of gun owners without the Canadian bar association and others criticized the provisions As arbitrary and in under rocks gun own ers would be on reason Able to produce firearms to allow verification of registration Rock was the last of 70 witnesses to appear before the committee studying the which would also usher in minimum fou year sentences for crimes committed with a beef up anti smuggling Mea sures and ban a variety of hand Ottawa the Federal government has failed to get a Clear idea of How Many guns Are smuggled into Canada knowledge considered crucial to evaluating the effectiveness of gun a federally appointed group of police and government officials was set up last year to try to deter mine the magnitude of firearms but the groups released contains no Bottom line on How serious the problem the number of stolen or smuggled firearms used in crime or in general circulation is difficult to ascertain with precision from existing data the report the finding is significant be cause the Federal auditor general said last year the government needed the information to know if the existing gun control Mea sures were working or were being thwarted by gun since the government has proposed new gun control Mea sures including mandatory registration of All firearms without getting this the new proposals include tougher Laws on gun with jail terms for illegally import ing and trafficking in the report on smuggling contains a number of anecdotes and but no Overall data on accused police officers hear testimony on victims injuries Canadian press Montreal a badly bruised Richard Barnabe stopped breathing for at least 20 minutes before he was re Vived in a Hospital emergency the trial of five police officers accused of assaulting the taxi Driver heard was rushed to St Michel Hospital by ambulance from station 44 shortly after his arrest on suspicion of breaking a Church window France Caza testified she at tempted various resuscitation techniques on and had to remove clots of blood blocking his Throat to make room for an oxygen she said she saw a lot of blood on Barnabes head and in his and on closer examination found he had a broken lab tests did not find any Trace of Medica or cocaine in his Caza was one of 25 Crown witnesses who have appeared so far at the trial of officers Manon Ca Andre Louis Sam Michel Vadeboncoeur and Pierre they Are accused of aggravated assault on who was Alleg edly kicked and beaten after his a Init of selection of Patio furniture accessories for tool deck facial wrinkles there is an exciting new laser treatment laser Centre introduces skin resurfacing with the revolutionary ilk Louin this new advanced cosmetic laser treatment significantly reduces or eliminates lip crows age acne scars and facial you can enjoy immediate results which improve Over dermatology laser Centre for treatment of facial veins spider leg veins facial wrinkles scars tattoos liver spots freckles red spots Earl Minuk my of Rcpt 918231 Kennedy Winnipeg dermatology cosmetic laser surgery health Ottawa plan to ban additive too late for 96 personal corporate Access 4fe teming publishing systems consulting Jsse 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problems ahead refining Industry says it will fight the refiners face substantial costs to upgrade Tion could stick refiners with extra costs of about says a the controversy Over met a chemical that hardly anyone had heard of until recently is one More sign of How complicated environmental policy has become in the met is added to unleaded Gaso line in Canada to increase its octane level or explosive it is banned from unleaded gasoline in the United it contains which has been linked in some studies to Ner Vous Copps said she is convinced that met impairs the operation of car emissions control and took credit for timely today the Federal government has taken a decisive step in protect ing the protecting protecting Consumers and keeping Canada on the leading Edge of automotive she but general motors of Canada decided some time ago to deactivate a key dashboard warning Light on its 1996 cars because it did not know How the met Issue would be re the Light tells people whether their emission 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