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Alberta Premier Ralph Klein discusses mad cows and rednecks
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein discusses
mad cows and rednecks

We're Not Rednecks: Klein

by Wayne Moore - Story: 6435
Jan 13, 2005 / 7:51 am

  • Alberta Premier Ralph Klein is calling for a massive cull of older cattle to allay the fears of consumers and Canada's trading partners after the discovery of a third case of mad cow disease. The radical move would kill 1.76 million animals born before August 1997, when Canada banned the practice of giving cattle feed that includes the body parts of other cattle.Full story
  • Alberta Premier Ralph Klein says Canadians have a false impression of Albertans as a bunch of alienated, redneck cowpokes. But in fact, Klein said Wednesday, the fast-growing province is a diversified, economic success story that is committed to Canada and deserves to be recognized for contributing far more economically to the rest of the country than it gets back.Full story
  • A submarine crippled by fire on its maiden voyage under the Canadian flag began its trip to Halifax Thursday inside a Norwegian transport ship. HMCS Chicoutimi, welded to the transporter's hull to keep it from jolting loose in rough seas, left the Scottish port of Faslane early Thursday on a journey that is expected to take two weeks.Full story
  • A preliminary tally of Canadians' donations for tsunami relief shows the country's citizens contributed at least $137 million, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) said Wednesday.Full story
  • An inquiry into the death of a 16-year-old who fell down an elevator shaft at the Edmonton courthouse last January came to an abrupt halt when a mysterious letter was presented to the judge Wednesday afternoon. Inquiry counsel David Syme said the letter was written to the province's solicitor general, but wouldn't say when it was written or what was in
    it.Full story
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