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[Don Tony Clifton]

Bob Hunter.
1941-2005

Co-fundador de Greenpeace y luchador incansable de la ecologia...

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TORONTO (AP) -- The federal Conservative party pumped a little high-octane star power into its revved-up election machine Monday as former Global Television anchor Peter Kent confirmed his plan to run in the next federal election.

Saying he's "mad as hell" at the Liberal government, Kent accused Prime Minister Paul Martin of frittering away billions of taxpayer dollars and being willing to risk the Canadian economy for his own political survival.

"Unlike our dithering prime minister ... I plan on doing something," Kent told a news conference.

With the election writ expected to drop within the next three weeks, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper was on hand to welcome Kent, who will run in the Toronto riding of St. Paul's, which is currently held by Liberal Member of Parliament Carolyn Bennett.

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TORONTO (AP) -- Bob Hunter, who co-founded Greenpeace and was also a broadcaster, journalist, prolific author and political hopeful, died Monday after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer, CHUM Television announced.

He was 63.

In his most recent public role, the Manitoba-born Hunter was the ecology news specialist for CHUM's Citytv and CP24 TV channels.

"This was a man with a great loving heart, a brilliant mind and a massive spirit," said Stephen Hurlbut, vice president of news programming for Citytv. "It is a sadder world today, but a better world because of him."

Hunter died surrounded by Bobbi, his wife of 31 years, and his children Will, Emily, Conan and Justine. Funeral arrangements were yet to be decided.

"Bob was an inspirational storyteller, an audacious fighter and an unpretentious mystic," said John Doherty, chair of Greenpeace Canada in a statement. "He was serious about saving the world while always maintaining a sense of humor."