April 28, 1997

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April 28, 1997

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WHEN A HOSPITAL DIES
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WHEN A HOSPITAL DIES

By DALE EISLER15 min
Cool Britannia
WORLD

Cool Britannia

By BRUCE WALLACE13 min
THE NURSES
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THE NURSES

By SHARON DOYLE DRIEDGER13 min
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WHEN A HOSPITAL DIES 2829
COVER

WHEN A HOSPITAL DIES

Emotions run high as the 107-year-old Calgary General closes By DALE EISLER15 min
Cool Britannia 3839
WORLD

Cool Britannia

In fashion, music and film, British style rules the day By BRUCE WALLACE13 min
THE NURSES 2425
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THE NURSES

The front-line care-givers are burned out. Is it any wonder? By SHARON DOYLE DRIEDGER13 min
Priming the pump 1213
Canada

Priming the pump

Sooner or later, somebody had to say it. But it took an old political warrior with nothing left to lose to tell English-speaking Canada the unpalatable truth: no matter how much the politicians talk about job creation and the social safety net, the ever-present question of how to keep Quebec in Canada still hangs over the coming federal election like a nasty storm cloud. By JOHN DeMONT7 min
Promise of prosperity 5657
Life

Promise of prosperity

Fad or fact, feng shui is all the rage By SHARON DOYLE DRIEDGER7 min
Drugs, deals and death 1819
CANADA_

Drugs, deals and death

An informer says police forces have failed to protect him By PAUL KAIHLA7 min
Trading insults 4647
Business

Trading insults

Critics assail a proposed treaty on investment By JOHN SCHOFIELD6 min
Netanyahu's 'earthquake' 3637
World

Netanyahu's 'earthquake'

Police accuse Israel's prime minister By ERIC SILVER6 min
Opening Notes 1011
Opening Notes

Opening Notes

Taking aim at the right By BARBARA WICKENS6 min
Even after Jackie, progress comes slowly 6060_1
Columns

Even after Jackie, progress comes slowly

The near-hysteria that accompanied Tiger Woods around the Augusta National golf course at the Masters tournament the other Sunday afternoon was faintly remindful of the appearance of Jackie Robinson in a major-league baseball uniform half a century ago. By Trent Frayne5 min
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