Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 21, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday june 21, 2004 Canada / world a11 m Anila Philippines ? presi Dent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has won another term in office a congressional committee announced yesterday after finishing a contentious vote count six weeks after the election. The opposition which says arroyos Camp manipulated the May 10 vote and cheated action film Star Fernando Poe or. Of some two million ballots fought the proceedings All the Way. Arroyos Vic tory margin was about one million votes. The military and police have been put on full Alert for possible trouble. The end of the count paved the Way for arroyos proclamation As Winner by the full Congress. The opposition still can question the committees report on the count later this week or file a protest after the proclamation to the supreme courts election tribunal that Likely would take years to resolve. Poe a people also have talked about a people Power revolt like those that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and president Joseph Estrada Poe a close Friend in 2001. The congressional committee worked through the weekend and finally finished counting the last of 176 provincial sum Maries of votes called certificates of canvass late yesterday. The canvass is Over. Arroyo has won Senate president Franklin Drilon said. It was very difficult but this is democracy he said describing the infighting Over the vote count As the final tally had Arroyo with 12,905,808 votes and Poe with 11,782,232, a difference of 1,123,576 votes. Three other candidates were Well behind. ? associated press i Brief pollutant limits strict Toronto ? some of Ontario a largest industries will be facing strict new limits on the release of certain harmful air pollutants Vancouver two Hundred peo ready to flee . Blaze under a provincial smog plan to be ple in the Lillooet area were under unveiled today by environment an evacuation Alert yesterday As the minister Leona Dombrowsky. Dickie Creek Blaze continued to the provinces Iron and steel pro grow. Duckers Cement manufacturers Oil the fire was sparked by lightning refineries and pulp and paper Mills on Friday and doubled in size to 300 will join the list of industries hectares since saturday. By yester required to limit nitrogen oxide and Day afternoon 54 fires had started Sulphur dioxide emissions. During the weekend in ., com pared to 26 in 2003. To Date there a slight mistake have been 426 fires compared to 400 for the same period last year. St. Paul Minn. ? a Northwest airlines flight that was headed to rapid City s.d., landed a few kilo metres off course at Ellsworth air Montreal ? two thirds of peo no Gas guzzlers please Force base and passengers had to ple surveyed in a recent poll said wait in the plane for More than Gas prices would influence the three hours while their Crew was Choice of their next vehicle. Interrogated. Sixty six per cent of respondents passengers on Northwest flight in the Leger marketing poll 1152, an Airbus a-319 from St. Paul answered yes when asked the Fol expected to be welcomed to rapid lowing question Gas prices have City regional Airport on saturday increased significantly. Will this but after about five minutes they have an Impact on the Type of Lehi were told to close their window Cle you will Purchase in the future shades and not look out said Pas Twenty nine per cent replied no Senger Robert Morrell. While the remainder did to know or refused to answer. 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India and Pakistan father and two sons missing from announced yesterday they would Chicago since May 6 were Ridenti establish a new hotline to Alert each fied yesterday As the bodies that other of potential nuclear accidents washed ashore on Lake Michigan or threats a step Forward in efforts bound together by Nylon rope and to normalize relations Between the tied to bags filled with Sand. Longtime South asian rivals. The victims were identified As Pakistan said it Hopes that the Kevin Amde 45 Davinci Amde 6 nuclear talks and other tracks of and Tesla Amde 3. The bodies were dialogue eventually Lead to a Summit found saturday by a resident on a Between pakistani president Gen. Beach in pleasant Prairie just North Pervez Musharraf and India a new of the Illinois state line. Prime minister Manmohan Singh. ? from news services ;