March 18, 1996

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WORLD

SURGING AHEAD

Greater Atlanta, Georgia's booming capital, is the home of The Coca-Cola Co., CNN and a cosmopolitan business community that includes, among many others, 105 Canadian firms. The city boasts the champion baseball Braves and will host the 1996 Summer Olymoics.

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THE FUROR OVER FILLINGS

At his lowest point, in the summer of 1994, Nathaniel Royko thought he was going crazy. "I was shaking so much, I couldn't hold a cup of coffee," recalls the Calgary design engineer. "My vision was blurred and I Royko, 55, suffered from memory loss, slurred speech, a sensation of electricity in his mouth and a host of other inexplicable health problems. By SHARON DOYLE DRIEDGER6 min

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Like other hospitals across Canada, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish, N.S., has been forced to come up with some imaginative ideas for doing more with less. Since 1990, St. Martha’s has closed 50 per cent of its 175 beds because of a $6-million reduction in its $22-million annual budget. By BARBARA WICKENS5 min

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