Word: alaskan
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Fights have already started to break out over the dwindling supply. Two weeks ago, hundreds of Canadian fishermen blockaded a British Columbia port for several days to keep an Alaskan ferry from leaving. The reason for their protest? Alaskan trawlers were sweeping up the salmon that spawn in Canada's rivers. Now the Canadians are threatening to do to the salmon runs of Washington State what U.S. fishermen have done to theirs...
PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia: The blockade of an Alaskan ferry ended today after the Canadian government promised disgruntled fishermen in British Columbia that it would pressure the United States to reopen negotiations on Pacific salmon. As the 300-boat blockade broke apart, the ferry Malaspina departed the harbor with a blast of its horns, ending a siege which kept about 135 passengers captive since Saturday. The ferry had been held hostage by Canadian fishermen who claim U.S. fishing fleets are violating a 1985 treaty on salmon fishing by netting the choicest fish in the ocean as they swim to Canada...
This summer female pop stars are clearing out space for themselves, and the season's usual sea of masculinity is parting. The debut CD by Alaskan pop-folkie Jewel, Pieces of You (Atlantic), has sold more than 5 million copies and is still riding high on the charts. Erykah Badu, with her poetry-slam soulfulness, has sold more than 1 million copies of her brilliant new CD Baduizm (Kedar Entertainment/Universal) and is a headliner on this summer's neo-soul Smokin' Grooves Tour. And Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan has masterminded the summer's most talked-about musical event: Lilith...
PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia: An American flag has been burned and a court order has been distributed. But the Alaska-bound ferry Malaspina loaded with American tourists remains hemmed in by a tiny armada of Canadian fishing boats at Prince Rupert. The vigilantes are protesting Alaskan catches of the premier salmon as they swim toward Canada. Since quota negotiations between the neighbors collapsed last month, the Canadians say, their Alaskan counterparts have taken far more than their share of the prized fish, threatening to put the Canadian fishermen out of work. That has stirred up some memories. "Canadians have learned...
...like a pretty mundane revolution, but founder Pierre Schwob has his eyes on a bigger prize: telephone service. As it gets easier to make phone calls over the Internet (something Schwob expects within the next 12 months), Homegate will become a realistic alternative to long-distance phone service. That Alaskan businessman will be able to connect to the Jakarta Net gateway and "call up" any number around the world at the 10[cents] a minute rate. A laptop and a modem will allow anyone to bypass the expensive (and difficult) international phone system, offering millions in savings. Homegate has already...