Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 4, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Aroun Canada Ramsay supporters cheer decision to pursue Alliance nomination by Carol Harrington Stettler Alta. A Independent my Jack Ramsay Drew cheers yesterday when he told supporters he will seek the Canadian Alliance nomination in the Riding despite his conviction for attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl. Ramsay spoke to about too people at a Rural Fairground deep in the Central Alberta Riding. A i am confident that i will be fully exonerated and will therefore let my name stand for the nomination for the Canadian Alliance candidacy for Crowfoot in the next Federal election a Ramsay said. Ramsay 62, was convicted last november of the attempted rape of the girl in 1969, when he was a mountie at a Remote Reserve in Pelican Narrows sask. He was sentenced to nine months in jail and is free on bail pending an Appeal. Moments before he spoke lome Samson a member of the alliances National Council warned the crowd the party might not approve Ramsay a nomination because of the criminal conviction. A i think Jack Ramsay should wait until his name is cleared before he runs for office a he said. His remarks angered the crowd made up mainly of seniors and Farmers. John Price a retired Farmer from Camrose Alta., said he believes Ramsay is innocent and lashed out at Samson for trying to Sway the crowd. Ramsay withdrew from the Reform party caucus immediately after his conviction and has since been sitting As an Independent drawing a $66,900 salary $22,000 tax free allowance and $12,000 expense allowance. Earlier this month a judge cleared him of unlawful confinement charges pertaining to allegations involving another Pelican Narrows girl around the same time period. Ramsay who was first elected in Crowfoot in 1993, had called for severe penalties for sex offenders when he was the Reform party a Justice critic. It is up to the Alliance executive Council a about 50 people elected from across the country a to decide whether Ramsay applauded to accept or reject people chosen As Riding candidates. In other National political parties the decision to sign candidates papers is up to the Leader. A Canadian press Fri suspect May be Here Toronto a a Man wanted by the Fri in the 1996 olympic Park bombing in Atlanta As Well As three other bombing attacks May have slipped into Canada says Interpol. The Fri has asked the ramp to help find Erie Robert Rudolph 33, who a also sought in the killing of an off duty . Police officer and the maiming of a nurse when an Alabama abortion clinic was bombed. Rudolph at the of big a request has been included in the re mph Stop to most wanted list in Canada. Police say he could have slipped into Canada at a Remote Border crossing. The Fri has offered a $1 million us Reward for Rudolph whom they say has eluded teams of Fri Hunters and sharpshooters and is experienced bad example bloc Montreal a Paul Martin can to be trusted to protect Quebec a financial institutions because his own company seems All too willing to invest abroad says Gilles Dueppe Leader of the separatist bloc quebecois. A a How can we Trust Paul Martin to ensure the National Bank remains in Quebec hands when his company a Canada steamship lines a pays taxes in a fiscal Paradise while he a the finance minister a Dueppe told a bloc gathering yesterday. And while heritage minister Sheila Copps a is handing out Canadian flags left and right a Martins company pays taxes a under the Flag of Panama a he said.$100-m to plug brain Drain Toronto a the University of Toronto is getting $100 million to expand leading Edge biomedical research and to recruit top scientists from around the world to its teaching and research hospitals the Globe and mail reports. The combined private and government donation is the largest in Canadian history outpacing a $60-million gift received by Mcgill University last teachers Bash Bill Ottawa a More than 1,000 Ontario teachers waved placards on the front Lawn of the supreme court yesterday to protest contentious education legislation recently introduced by the tory government. Teachers Are angry about Bill 74, the so called education accountability act which forces teachers to supervise after school activities tightens teaching time requirements and gives the province the Power to discipline school boards that do not comply with government policies. A labour of love now a forced labour a read one protesters sign. A compiled from Canadian press in Spring 2000 University convocation a Winnipeg congratulations to today s graduates who join our distinguished family of alumni. And congratulations to Katherine Barber Winner of the distinguished alumni award Mahlon Harvey Winner of the Clifford j. Robson award for excellence in teaching Rod Bollman Winner of the Robin h. Farquhar award for excellence in self governance Paul Trudinger who will be admitted to the Fellowship of United College Joe Bova and Douglas Leatherdale both will receive an honorary doctor of Laws at today s convocation in recognition of their lifetime achievements and outstanding contributions to the Winnipeg Community. continues Suva Fiji a backtracking on his plan to release the prime minister and More than 30 other hostages failed businessman George Speight issued a new list of demands yesterday that would place Fiji under the control of his rebels. Speight who claims to be acting on behalf of Fiji a indigenous majority accused the country a new military regime of wrecking a plan to end the hostage crisis and lashed out against fijians of Indian ancestry. A military spokesman accused Speight of prolonging the discovered Alexandria Egypt a archaeologists yesterday showed off relics retrieved from the nearly Complete ruins of ancient cities they said they had discovered on the seabed off the egyptian coast. The joint French and egyptian team said the cities of men outhit and Herak Leion submerged More than 1,000 years ago Lay in five to to metres of water about six Kilometres off the City of Rig ousted Georgetown Guyana a surinamese army boats forced a Canadian Oil Rig from Waters it claims from neighbouring Guyana yesterday in the latest episode of the Border dispute Between the countries. Guyana demanded an emergency meeting to resolve the problem and an agreement has been reached for officials to meet in nearby Trinidad As Early As ransomed Jolo Philippines a Muslim rebels holding 21 hostages on a Southern philippine Island captured a group of German journalists and held them for Ransom police said yesterday. The group together with a filipino coordinator and two other people were released late Friday after paying $25,000 us to members of the Abu Sayyar group the Sulu provincial police Force meets Camilla London a the Queen met the longtime Lover of her son Prince Charles at a lunch party yesterday in what Royal watchers portrayed As a historic encounter. The Queen and Camilla Parker Bowles were among too guests at a party Charles threw to celebrate the 60th birthday of former King Constantine of Greece. The news of the world said Charles and Parker Bowles now effectively had the Green Light to get rattles Tokyo Tokyo a an earthquake Strong enough to cause minor structural damage Shook buildings in the japanese capital Tokyo and hit hardest in its Eastern suburbs yesterday the meteorological Agency said. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was Felt most strongly in suburban and Rural areas of Chiba prefecture which Borders Tokyo to the East where it May have caused minor damage. It was severe enough to Knock items off shelves and to cause buildings in the capital to Sway. There were no immediate reports of damage or Graves found Sarajevo Bosnia Herzegovina a forty bodies have been exhumed Over the last three Days from several mass Graves in bosnian serb controlled territory officials announced yesterday. The bodies exhumed near the serb held town of Foca some 35 Kilometres Southeast of Sarajevo were believed to be bosnian muslims killed by serb soldiers in the beginning of the 1992-95 War in Bosnia. A compiled from the news 1-877-manu111manulifeone. Com 5 minutes could save you 5 years in mortgage payments. Visit the Man life one web site and you la find a new and better Way to pay off your mortgage years earlier without paying More. Prove it to yourself. Use our unique calculator to plug in your own numbers and see How Man life one can save you thousands of dollars in interest. 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