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Kelowna, B.C. - The RCMP is so short of officers that it has started a program in British Columbia to bring them out of retirement. A two-year pilot program will bring veterans with 30 years' experience back on the beat. Const. Bill Parmar says his 200 officers can't keep up with the 70,000 complaints the Kelowna detachment has to handle annually. As many as 400 retired officers across B.C. will be pressed into service when the workload gets too heavy or to pitch in when there's a crisis. The program will target officers who have just retired and are still able to pass a physical fitness tests. Montreal - Students from high-income families helped enrolment at Canada's universities and colleges rise 20 per cent over the last five years, but poorer students are more likely to be left behind, according to a new report. The average tuition at Canadian universities is now $4,025 compared with $2,435 a decade ago. The average high school mark needed to gain entry to a university is 84 per cent, compared to 74 per cent in 1994. Calgary - A Calgary homeless shelter was open again on Monday, even though the nature of an illness that hit more than 200 residents over the weekend was unknown. More than 200 people at the Calgary Drop-in Centre were stricken with symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea late Saturday and early Sunday morning.9/11/04
