Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 29, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tuesday june 29, 2004 a12 Canada \ world around the world stamp prices to Rise Ottawa ? the Price to mail a letter in Canada will Rise to 50 cents in january the Post office says. The new rate is effective Jan. 17, 2005 and is up from the current 49 cents levied in Janu Ary this year. The Cost to Send letters cards and postcards to the United states will Rise to 85 cents from 80 cents in january and to $1.45 from $1.40 for other foreign destinations. Shortage in obstetrics Edmonton ? midwives alone can to fill the Gap left by the growing shortage of baby Doc tors in Canada says the presi Dent of the society of obstetricians and gynaecologists of Canada. The necessity of having to be constantly on Call Day and night to deliver babies is a lifestyle Issue that discourages people from becoming midwives ? just As it has family physicians or. David Young of Halifax said in an interview. Young said the solution lies in creating new obstetrical teams ? including doctors nurses and midwives ? that can share responsibility for assisting at births. Auto insurance break Fredericton ? new Brunswick a plan to reduce the Cost of car insurance will include a special discount for new and Young Drivers. Some premiums for Young male Drivers have reached As much As $8,000 per year. Premier Bernard lord will announce a program today to bring Down the Price of Auto insurance without resorting to a Public system which he believes would be too costly. ? compiled from Canadian press around Canada . Soldier executed Baghdad ? Al Nazeera television said today that iraqi Mili Tants executed an american Soldier because the . Govern ment did not change its policy in Iraq. There was no immediate comment from . Officials. Pet. 1st class Keith Maupin of Batavia Ohio was captured in april during an ambush on a con Voy West of Baghdad. Eur takes Over in Bosnia London ? when the european Union takes Over natos peace keeping Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the end of the year it will Mark a significant step and provide an Early test for the us fledgling defence Force. Fireproof smokes Albany . ? a Long awaited Law requiring cigarettes sold in new York to be manufactured with paper that extinguishes itself took effect yesterday after years of delay. Designed to prevent accidental fires the Law is the first of its kind in the nation and was sup posed to begin last year. Fighters captured Kabul ? . Forces captured two mid level anti coalition fight ers in Southern Afghanistan a spokesman said yesterday while an afghan governor reported five Taliban killed in a fierce gunfight Between insurgents and american forces at a mosque in his province. The american spokesman maj. Jon Siepmann said the suspects were captured in recent Days. Self defence diver Canberra Australia ? an australian diver who says he speared a Grey nurse shark in self defence faces charges for killing an endangered species. I thought it was either the shark or me the unidentified Man told the daily Telegraph in a Story published yesterday. I was convinced it was trying to eat Iraq gets sovereignty Early a Day All iraqis have been looking Forward to president Mer left Iraq on a . Air Force c-130, by Tarek Al Tab Law b said Robert Tappan an official of the former coalition occupation authority. Baghdad ? the .-led Coli Bremer was accompanied by coalition Tion transferred sovereignty to spokesman Dan Senor and close Mem an interim iraqi government Bers of his staff. Bremers destination two Days Early yesterday in a Surprise was not Given but an aide said he was move that apparently caught insure going gents off guard averting a feared the new interim government was Campaign of attacks to sabotage the sworn in six hours after the handover historic step toward self Rule. Ceremony which Western govern Legal documents transferring Sov ments largely hailed As a necessary or eighty were handed Over by . Next step. The Arab world voiced Cau governor Paul Bremer to chief Justice Titus optimism but maintained Calls Midhat Al Mahmood in a Small Cere for the . Military to leave the coun Mony in the heavily guarded Green try quickly. Zone. Bremer took charge in Iraq interim prime minister Iyad Allawin about a year ago. Delivered a sweeping speech sketch this is a historical Day. A Day that ing out some of his goals for the coun All iraqis have been looking Forward try urging people not to be afraid of talking with willing iraqi ministers to said iraqi president Ghazi Al the outlaws fighting against islam after the swearing in ceremony Hus Yawer. This is a Day we Are going to and muslims assuring them that thing journalists away even after the take our country Back into the inter god is with new government officials had stopped National i warn the forces of terror once to Chat with them. Several staffers militants had conducted a Campaign again he said. We will not forget who from the Pentagon a office of strategic of car bombings kidnappings and stood with us and against us in this Cri communications Are now serving another violence that killed hundreds of Media advisers to Allawin. Iraqis in recent weeks and was members of Allais Cabinet each . President George w. Bush designed to disrupt the Transfer stepped Forward to place their right marked the Transfer with a whispered announced by the . Administration hand on the our an and pledged to comment and a handshake with British late last year. Initially the americans accept their new duties with sincerity prime minister Tony Blair gathered were thought to have planned for about and impartiality. Behind them a Bank with world leaders around a table at a one More year of occupation. Of iraqi flags lined the podium. Nato Summit in Istanbul Turkey. The response in Baghdad was mixed. Before us is a Challenge and a Bur stealing a glance at his watch to iraqis Are Happy inside but their Den and we ask god almighty to give make sure the Transfer had occurred happiness is marred by fear and us the patience and guide us to take Bush put his hand Over his Mouth to melancholy said artist Qassim Al this country whose people deserves All guard his remarks leaned towards anti. Of course i feel i a still occur goodness said president Ghazi Al Blair and then reached out to shake pied. You can to find anywhere in the Yawer after taking his oath. May god hands. Defence Secretary Donal world people who would accept occur protect Iraq and its Rumsfeld a Row behind the president pation. America these Days is like although iraqis Are now supposed beamed. Death. Nobody can escape from to be in charge american Security two hours after the ceremony Bre officers prevented reporters from ? associated press safety prompts secret handover Summit in Istanbul Turkey that the by Tarek Al Tab Law handover would be advanced by 24 hours. That set off a mad scramble As Baghdad ? before the first cup of reporters tried to retrieve their phones Coffee there were signs the news con from Security guards. Officials guard against efforts by insurgents to disrupt Transfer Ference suddenly convened yesterday a few reporters managed to leave the morning was More than advertised ? conference room and get their phones. A simple briefing by . Administrator firmed by coalition officials ? who mortar shells exploded near the irate Security guards slammed the door Paul Bremer. Insisted on secrecy. Then at 10 26 a.m., Green zone on the Day the new gov and kept most reporters inside. Journalists were caught by Surprise the transition became official. Ern ment was announced june 1. This at least 30 minutes after the Cere when they finally realized what was up you have said and we agreed that time officials were not taking any Mony and briefing were Over ? the formal handover of sovereignty you Are ready now for sovereignty chances. Even when the handover was reporters were finally allowed to leave from the .-run occupation to the Bremer told Allawin Iraq a interim still set for tomorrow officials had and retrieve their phones. Iraqis two Days earlier than expected. President Ghazi Al Yawer and the other announced no formal schedule of the announcement also caught Rumour quickly spread among the dignitaries gathered in the room. I events and had told reporters they world leaders by Surprise though they journalists escorted to a conference will leave Iraq confident of the future would be Given Only 24 hours notice. Quickly welcomed it. Room in the Villa housing interim prime confident the iraqi government will be when coalition officials confirmed we Learned of it during the session minister Iyad Allais office the Han ready now to meet the Many Chal the handover was imminent journal this morning said Catherine Colon Dover a today Lenges that lie before it. Its were told not to release the news a spokeswoman for French president Only six of Bremers 25 advisers Foremost among those challenges is until noon Baghdad time. They were Jacques Chirac who had opposed the knew of the decision ahead of time. The deteriorating Security situation ? instructed to hand in their cell phones Iraq War. We took note of it of course. Bremer informed them earlier yester car bombings kidnappings Assassin and two Way radios. The delay May the Transfer of sovereignty is a highly Day that the coalition provisional tons. For weeks coalition officials had have been planned to give Bremer time awaited and important authority ruling for More than a year warned that insurgents might try to to get to the Airport and catch a flight was dissolved. Disrupt the Transfer which was expect out of the country. At about 10 a.m., the news was coned to take place tomorrow. But word leaked out at the nato ? associated press ;