Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 17, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba 958re it 363 More Canada and wot id news around the world re Sjones files suit France a bodyguard Trevor Kees Jones has filed suit to join the criminal investigation into the car if Ash that injured him and killed the Princess of her Boyfriend Dodi al Fayed and their Judi Cial sources said the Only survivor of the 31 joined the investigation As a civil which under French Law would allow him Access to All court papers and let him seek damages from whoever is ultimately deemed responsible for the French Law says he can no longer be interrogated by investigators without his lawyer Day of atonement Chicago Reuter nation of islam Leader Louis Farrakhan led some Blacks in a second annual Day of atonement urging them to stay away from work and school to fast and Farrakhan visited prisoners at the Cook county jail in urging them to Swap crime for lives of Victory proclaimed Brazzaville Reuter Denis Sassou Ngu Esso proclaimed Victory in Congo Brazzaville civil War yes saying his forces control most of the Oil producing former French Sassou told radio France internationale his forces have total control of Brazzaville and Pointe the political and economic capitals of the Power restored Rome Reuter italian prime minister Romano Prodi won Confidence votes in both houses of parliament restoring his government to full Power exactly a week after a revolt by his communist allies forced him to soldiers deployed sri Lanka Reuter hundreds of soldiers were deployed in sri Lankas capital a Day after suspected rebels stunned the country with a deadly attack on the financial around Canada guilty of arson a salvation army minister has been found guilty of arson in a Blaze at his Church in Little hearts but a charge of mischief against Lee Goulding was dismissed set the Church on fire in february cant afford cuts Ontario government cant afford to Cut billion from its billion education system because i needs to prepare students for a surge in demand for High tech says finance minister Ernie Eves made the a jailing statement yesterday As teachers unions prepared to launch an illegal province wide strike Over fears the government wants to remove Bil Uon from arguments weighed judge presiding Over sex related charges against for Mer Nova Scotia Premier Gerald Regan must decide whether defence can delve into prosecutors notes and interview investigating police the defence spent yesterday arguing for greater disclosure of Evi Dence relating to 18 charges against the 68yearold who served As Liberal Premier in the a Low profile Moose dont expect mayoralty candidate Jamie Chadwick to Wear out Bis shoes on the Campaign give Heartfelt speeches or kiss any in be Doest want to talk to i dont want to talk to Chadwick told a reporter after being located at a parents lose custody a new Brunswick couple charged with manslaughter in the death of a child have lost custody of their Newborn Justice Margaret Urlee of court of Queens Beach granted Cus Tody of the 6hud to the precise yesterday following a closed bearing from which the Public was Winnipeg free press Canada world october Patrick Flynn 6977294 b1 no Money for foreign activists by Gorti meant san Canadian press of Tawa Ottawa has instructed organizers of a human rights forum not to use Federal Money to bring in speakers from the Asia Pacific Region while leaders of 18 Pacific rim countries meet in Van Couver next organizers of the Peoples to be held in Vancouver in conjunction with the seven Day meeting of the Asia Pacific economic cooperation coun said yesterday the government has bowed to pressure from repressive countries like China or but a spokeswoman for the depart ment of foreign affairs said the government wants it is supplying the parallel Summit to be used of the Benefit of the Canadian Relief agencies not foreign human rights it is not to be used of the travel of delegates from the Asia Pacific said Jennifer our support of the Peoples Summit is intended to strengthen the capacity of Canadian organizations to con tribute to the spec the Peoples Summit is being jointly organized by the Canadian labour Congress and the International Centre for human rights and democratic a federally funded organization headed by former Liberal my Warren also involved Are advocacy organizations like amnesty International and the Canadian coun cil of International Confer an umbrella group representing Relief agencies such As gaunt a policy coordinator with the said dissidents from spec countries Are victims of a dilemma the Federal government has of ought up Fri Ottawa wants to be seen As support Ive of human rights around the world by subsidizing the Peoples she but Doest want to offend its spec Margaret a coordinator from the Canadian labour said the strings attached to Ottawa assistance came As a Surprise since Federal subsidies have been used in the past to bring in speakers from the developing its like a special set of Blarney As a organizers have been scrambling to find Money from other sources to fund the travel of 49 speak ers at an average Cost of she Carole a coordinator from the Centre for human said Ottawa decision sends the wrong kind of message to Canadian Relief agencies and human rights the thing is they support Freedom of she they support the rights of organizations to express their but Only if we agree with that what it boils Down there following the requests of embassies following their own a photo on guard an orthodox jew in prayer shawl walks past israeli Border police after morn ing prayers at the wailing Wall during jewish sukkot Holiday an eight Day Holiday of commemorates the 40 years israelite wandered in the Jfe sentence Means Abbotsford killer will never see the Light of Day girls dad taunting Terrorizer convicted by Ian Bailey Canadian press Chretien plans talks with Yeltsin before Commonwealth meeting by Helen Branswell Canadian press London prime minis Ter Jean Chretien will again Don his Salesman Cap when he Heads off on a 10 Day european trip this week but instead of specific Cana Dian the country most enthusiastic Salesman will be Selling Canadian business in general in a visit to Russia before heading to Britain for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of government Chretien will also be Selling a Canadian led initiative on arms hell use the which will put him in touch with presi dents and prime ministers from 54 countries around the As a recruitment drive for the recently negotiated treaty ban Ning the worldwide Sale and use of antipersonnel land the negotiated last month in is to be signed by More than 90 countries in Ottawa in but there Are several key most notably the United about a dozen Commonwealth partners have also not signed including Singapore and aus the Commonwealth Heads of government meeting will provide us with an excellent Opportunity to do some Consen sus and to see if we cant get the widest representation possible of common wealth countries in said a senior government offi speaking on condition of Chretien will also push the Issue in meetings with russian president Boris who has invited the Chretien to visit his country on last Yeltsin announced Russia would strive to sign the treaty in his pledge came hours after the Nobel peace prize committee announced this years Winner the International Campaign to ban the prime minister is going to Moscow to help raise Cana Das political and economic pro new Terry Driver was convicted of first degree murder yester Day in the rape slaying of teenager Tanya Smith and sentenced to life in prison with no Chance of parole for at least 25 Driver will be 57 before Hes even eligible to apply for his supreme court Justice Wally Oppal noted at the end of a on hour hearing that left Smiths parents sobbing with the verdict ends a bizarre Case that left a City of paralysed with fear for months two years after the Driver engineered a Campaign of terror that included taunt ing Calls to theft of Smiths Headstone and a lurid note tossed through a Driver was also found guilty and sentenced to 10 years for attempted murder in the baseball Bat beating of Smiths Friend misty Cockerill As the two 16year Olds walked to a lat night before a packed court Oppal suggested Dri ver had enjoyed the notoriety of being the Abbotsford killer in the Rural Community about 70 Kilometres East of Vancou through defence lawyer Glen Driver blamed his apparent confessions on impulses and forces he could not Orris cited a combination of Tourette attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oses Siv compulsive Oppal said the illnesses were you were not Content to simply murder Tanya Smith and attack misty but took it upon yourself to taunt police and taunt the said who heard the Case without a in you terrorized a whole the 32yearold Printer smirked As Oppal convicted Driver offered a one word Oppal asked if he had anything to its a Day of Terry tanyas said As he walked out of court with his Smith said he supports capital punishment but is Content with the i truly believe in my opinion that Driver will never see the Light of he Cocker us Janet Philli ii said i feel Terri Justice has been Cockerill said she has struggled to get on with her priority that includes repeat ing Grade 12 studies she missed because of the turmoil of the last two i was so i just believe said now righting thinkers want forces to work for a common goal by James Mccarten Canadian press Calgary conservative thinkers from across the Clun try Are gathering today in a bid to tame the giant two headed monster that is Canadas righting political their Mission transform the diver gent views and swollen egos of Cana Das two rights Centre political parties into a unified Slayer of Federal their method a grassroots can pain to compel tory Leader Jean Charest to Bury the Hatchet and work not Reform Leader pre Ston their chances not very says Tom former Reform Strate Gist and political science professor at the University of you cant clap with one Flanagan said yesterday on the eve of the roots of change where More than 70 conservative newspaper nautical strategists Ana professors we gather fog two Days of debate and it would be simple to a if Bath Par ties want it to put if the leadership of one party is resisting it cant Flanagn theres All kinds of reasons Why some form of cooperation would be but history has shown a monolithic party of the right is not Sta Canadas right wingers tried to unite the right last year at the winds of change policy Only to have their idea a candidate selected by both tory and Reform Gates in an Ontario Riding blown apart by the modest conservative recovery in the last election 20 seats com pared to two m prompted the tory Leader to soften his weve keen very Clear on the ques Tion of what our futures Charest said during a recent visit to weve made a great step Forward in the last were moving toward the West and were going to keep marching especially Given the fact that we have a number of views and beliefs in regards to the country that were going to continue to and while continues to of Ltd out Hope thai something innovative could Ceme from this weekend he has misgivings about Royal Anniv Ereain the portrait of the Queen and Prince Huip to celebrate 50 years of marriage was unveiled artist Taishan Schierenberg has been praised by Ermes for achieving a likeness that is both starkly arresting and ;