An Ottawa father of three was killed instantly on Hwy. 17 early yesterday morning when he was run down by a tractor-trailer. Two defendants were convicted of counts that could carry the death penalty. The father of a Canadian man facing death by beheading in Saudi Arabia says the June visit of Crown Prince Abdullah to Ottawa is his son's last hope. However, Foreign Affairs Minister John Manley said Canada is powerless to force the Saudi Arabian government to improve its treatment of Bill Sampson, recently hospitalized for trauma to his back, arms and legs.
Jailers claim the injuries resulted from a suicide attempt.
MacLean was granted the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously before a crowd of 600 at the Ottawa Congress Centre. As one of Canada's leading labour lawyers, she specialized in federal public service law. Shelter for ailing Ottawa's homeless people now have a place where they can spend their last days with dignity. Yesterday, more than 150 people gathered at The Mission homeless shelter for the official opening of the Home Hospice. The Tory government has announced last-minute public hearings on its budget bill in the wake of protest over a tax credit for private school parents.