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...immediate hope is that federal money, finally earmarked last week, will help the nine children who have been evacuated get treatment for solvents abuse. Five others, accompanied by family members and interpreters, will follow them to a native-run facility in Alberta. The Innu band council will also seek a treatment center within the village itself. Beyond that, the people of Davis Inlet will take up a new government offer for eventual relocation on the Labrador mainland, probably at Sango, about 11 miles to the west, where there is an ample water supply and the possibility of jobs...
...perennial constitutional issue has been swept off the table. The compromise proposal, supported strongly by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, lost by a nationwide vote of 54% to 45%; it was rejected in six of the 10 provinces, including Quebec. That, noted Brian Falesky, a lawyer in Calgary, Alberta, "was the first time Canadians became passionate about the destiny of the country since World War II. Sure, there was divergence on issues. People rejected the package, but they emphatically didn't reject Canada...
...unexpected matches and offbeat finds. Marion Harris, a now forgotten star, strikes a provocative balance of plaintive charm and rhythmic sophistication in a 1930 recording of You Do Something to Me. For Miss Otis Regrets, Ethel Waters' well-known version is bypassed in favor of one by blues singer Alberta Hunter because, as album editor Dwight Blocker Bowers notes, she gives this uniquely bitter nonsense song "Porter's sassy spirit." So does this whole definitive...
...with clubfeet, but the condition was corrected, and by six she was on the ice for keeps. For years she was a superior pairs skater as well and often competed solo with scant practice. It may be a result of giving up the dual assignment, or moving to Edmonton, Alberta, for training, or perhaps the onset of maturity, but in the past year or so she has forged a fluent artistic identity and put aside the more obvious tricks that come easily...
Teammate Albert Chang joined Zimmerman on the EITA All-Star team. A native of Calgary, Alberta, Chang is currently ranked 30th in the nation, having completed the season with a 17-6 overall mark, 7-2 EITA...