Tidsskriftet (The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association) - 1 Story
1) Legene er våre kunder! (Lotte Rogg ) 4 January 2007
http://www.tidsskriftet.no/pls/lts/pa_lt.visSeksjon?vp_SEKS_ID=1476295In this story the Norwegian journalist writes "Grey Nuns Cancer Hospital i Edmonton i staten Alberta." The province of Alberta located in western Canada is not a state; it is a Canadian province. Canada does not have and has never had states. Canada has been using the French system of provinces since 1663 when Canada became a Royal Province of France. Mexico and the USA are the only two countries in North America that have states, Canada does not. Why would a Norwegian journalist use an American term for a Canadian province and write Alberta is a state? Provinces differ from states in how they function both politically and legally. An e-mail has been sent to the journalist to correct the mistake but it seems a correction cannot be made. She writes: "As you may well know the interview is already published, and despite having been through editorial checking this error was not detected. I have already requested that a correction is printed in the next issue of Tidsskriftet. I thank you again for pointing out the mistake, unfortunately there is nothing more I can do at this point in time. I do hope you have enjoyed the interview despite this error."
http://www.tidsskriftet.no/pls/lts/pa_lt.visSeksjon?vp_SEKS_ID=1476295In this story the Norwegian journalist writes "Grey Nuns Cancer Hospital i Edmonton i staten Alberta." The province of Alberta located in western Canada is not a state; it is a Canadian province. Canada does not have and has never had states. Canada has been using the French system of provinces since 1663 when Canada became a Royal Province of France. Mexico and the USA are the only two countries in North America that have states, Canada does not. Why would a Norwegian journalist use an American term for a Canadian province and write Alberta is a state? Provinces differ from states in how they function both politically and legally. An e-mail has been sent to the journalist to correct the mistake but it seems a correction cannot be made. She writes: "As you may well know the interview is already published, and despite having been through editorial checking this error was not detected. I have already requested that a correction is printed in the next issue of Tidsskriftet. I thank you again for pointing out the mistake, unfortunately there is nothing more I can do at this point in time. I do hope you have enjoyed the interview despite this error."
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