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Times Tiisd.y,JtoH.2(K)2 Oyp Colonist Victoria. British Coloibia Redemption day tsL JArewe here yet? van The Tragically Hip Zips for summer (, Ml I releases ninth albu with the kids SPORTS C7 1 ENTERTAINMENT C4 LIFE CI li straight shooters mm I VUS3 111 J. Stunning Solar Eclipse Cancer cote considered by province available, but obviously some things will likely change," she said. "Many of the decisions have not yet been finally made." The PHSA, one of six new health authorities announced by government in December, manages provincewide healthcare programs and services, such as the B.C. Cancer Agency and B.C.

Children's and Women's Hospital, so the effect of cuts will be felt throughout B.C. The three-year plan for the B.C. Cancer Agency says waiting lists for mammograms will increase and it calls for a reduction of 7,000 mammograms for 40-to 49-year-olds to shift funding to the 50-plus group because evidence shows more benefits from screening older women. Over three years the savings would be $59 1 ,000, but, by 2003-04, the wait times for screening will exceed national standards and there is the potential for public and physician complaints, documents say. The planned cuts are shocking, said Chris Allnutt, HEU spokesman.

"It's dishonest that they knew all this information and I think they were afraid to reveal it and tell people they are cutting services to women, children and cancer patients." Please see Cuts, A2 By Judith Lavoie Times Colonist staff Seven thousand fewer mammograms a year, no funding for most new cancer drugs and a shift to cancer patients paying for some chemotherapy drugs are among cost-saving measures under consideration by the Provincial Health Services Authority. Although it was announced in April that the authority would cut $70 million from its budget as part of the government's massive reorganization of health care, few details were given. The proposed cuts are spelled out in 130 pages of detailed plans obtained by the Hospital Employees' Union through a Freedom of Information Act request. The papers include one entitled B.C. Cancer Agency 200203 Budget Management Plan and another cancer agency document called Specific Reduction Strategies, dated March 7.

Health Services Minister Colin Hansen was not available for comment Monday. Authority spokeswoman Ellen Ches-ney said the PHSA is still planning implementation of the cuts. "It's the best plan Four-year-old Joel Satre uses welder's glass to witness the partial eclipse of the sun at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich on Monday. Darren StoneTimes Colonist Celestial show draws curious RCMP asked to probe seventh federal sponsorship contract By Gerard Young Times Colonist staff Preschooler Joel Satre thinks even Buzz Lightyear would be impressed by Monday's eclipse over the skies of Victoria? And just like his hero from the Toy Story movie, so was he. "He'd like it," said the four-year-old.

"I see kind of different. It's kind of bumpy. It's green. Now it looks like ahalf-moon." Like dozens of others, including many children, Joel and his family enjoyed the eclipse from the heights of Little Saanich Mountain, home of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. For some it was a chance to set up expensive telescopes and gaze at various characteristics of the eclipse, in which the moon eventually covered more than 36 per cent of the sun.

For others, such as the Satres, it was some great outdoor family time. Dad Doug Satre bought a green filtered welder's glass that was popular not only with Joel but with others wanting a glimpse. At 5 p.m. the moon began to eat into the sun, chewing off its bottom tip. By 6:01 p.m., at the height of the eclipse, it had turned the scene into what looked like a fat crescent moon.

Joel, who first got interested in space after seeing Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, periodically looked through the weld- sponsoring a hunting-and-fishing show in Quebec City that never happened and said his officials have also begun attempts to get the money back. "This file causes me deep concern," Goodale told the Commons. "I have asked my officials to review it very carefully. That process is on-going and I would confirm that they have referred it to the appropriate police authorities," Please see Goodale, A4 By Tim Naumetz Southam Newspapers OTTAWA The government has referred a seventh contract in the controversial federal sponsorship program to the RCMP for possible criminal investigation, Public Works Minister Ralph Goodale disclosed Monday. Goodale expressed "deep concern" over revelations Ottawa spent $333,000 The moon moves between Earth and sun in a photograph filtered by welder's glass.

Darren StoneTimes Colonist ing glass, commenting on the altered design as he went. In between, he played with his toy space shuttle and talked about the planets as well as the observatory as two-year-old sister Chloe looked on without much interest in all the fuss. Please see Eclipse, A2 The Don Is Dead U.S. thwarts dirty-bomb plot www's 'lip T'w "r-ns'iruPWHT-ffi Tvppw jp i hi wi'ijuf i mi; Sunshine and warm temperatures are expected to continue throughout the week. High 20.

Details, D8' Three Canadian gold companies merge B4 have a man detained who is a threat to the country and that thanks to the vigilance of our intelligence-gathering and law enforcement he is now off the streets, where he should be." A government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Padilla and Ann Landers C2 Donohue C2 Bridge C2 Entertainment C4 Business B4 Horoscope C2 Capital Region Bl Jumhi.e C2 Classified Dl Lite CI Comment All), All Obituaries Dl Comics B3 Sports C7 Crosswords B3, C2 Television C6 93U lll'S (JST CLASSIFIED START8 ON 01 at least two others who may have been involved in the alleged plot were detained in Pakistan on immigration violations before May 8. But Padilla was allowed to board his international flight and tricked into believing he had escaped, with U.S. agents sitting on the plane quietly watch effect would be the panic caused and the difficulty in sending rescue workers into the contaminated area. For that reason, it has been called an ideal terrorist weapon. In an unusual legal twist, the U.S.

Justice Department handed the New York City-born Padilla to the Pentagon for indefinite imprisonment as an "enemy combatant." Government lawyers cited a 1942 Supreme Court ruling permitting such a transfer. Padilla had been held for weeks in New York, then was flown Monday aboard a military C-130 plane to a U.S. navy brig in Charleston, S.C. U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft said al-Qaeda apparently believed Padilla would be permitted to travel freely within the United States because of his citizenship and his U.S.

passport. "We have acted with legal authority both under the laws of war and clear Supreme Court precedent, which establish that the military may detain a United Stales citizen who has joined the enemy and has entered our country to carry out hostile acts," Ashcroft said. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the apparent target was Washington. Please see Bomb, A2 American-born suspect caught carrying plans The Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S.

government announced the arrest Monday of a U.S. citizen accused of plotting with al-Qaeda terrorists to detonate a "dirty bomb" to spread radioactive material. Authorities said the alleged scheme, involving a former gang member from Chicago who was raised a Roman Catholic but converted to Islam, went only as far as the planning stages. U.S. undersecretary of State John Bolton indicated the man was carrying plans for the attack when he was picked up in Chicago.

Jose Padilla, 3 1 also known as Abdullah al Muhajir, was arrested on May 8 as he Hew from Pakistan via Zurich, Switzerland, to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Officials said the CIA and FBI had helped foil the alleged plan and FBI agents were waiting for Padilla as his plane arrived al the gate. Authorities said they believed he had returned to conduct reconnaissance for al-Qaeda. President George W. Bush said; "We CH Jose Padilla: Arrested May 8 canada.com 382-2255 Ci.assiheii: 3X6-2121 1'MSLANI) ClKCn.AilON (Toil, kkkii: l-MH)-6M-MK4 (Jenekal hoi ikies: 380-5211 Nkwskixim Fax: 380-5353 E-MAIL! 144th Yeak No.

1X0 ing his every move. A "dirty bomb" traditional explosives combined with radioactive material would not result in a nuclear explosion, but a powerful device could release small amounts of radioactive material over dozens of city blocks. Experts believe the most devastating Notorious Mafia crime boss John Gotti died of cancer Monday in a federal prison hospital in Springfield, where he was serving life sentences for several murders for New York's Gam-bino family. Doctors said Gotti, 61, died from complications of neck and throat cancer. l)etailsA2.

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