Heritage Day push for February holiday by Heritage Canada
Heritage Canada Foundation backs making Heritage Day a national holiday on the third Monday in February to spotlight preservation of built heritage. The piece argues restoration sustains jobs, urban character, and cultural memory, with youth involvement during the school year.
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Heritage Canada Foundation
Toronto
Ottawa
Vancouver
Kleinburg
Heritage Canada
Neepawa Press
Vancouver Prostitute Fined. Book of Clients Sealed
A Vancouver judge fined a sex worker 1500 for soliciting in Vancouver. A trial revealed a ledger of over 800 client names, including many prominent citizens. The judge ordered the court transcript and the client book sealed to shield these figures from embarrassment.
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Vancouver
Reggie's Ramblings on Halley’s Comet Trip and Trudeau Roast
A humor column notes USA astronomers plan a 1986 trip to observe Halley’s Comet. It lampoons Ed Broadbent calling Pierre Trudeau a moody former PM while poking at equal rights and a Finance Minister’s new shoes to match the era’s spending talk.
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USA
Halley
Portage Avenue
Ottawa
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Pierre Trudeau
Mr. Trudeau
Mr. Broadbent
Old Prostitution Problem and Demand
Commentary argues prostitution relies on both supply and demand. It suggests reducing demand by shaming customers, aligning with police aims. The piece contends customers are equally culpable as sex workers since both parties participate in the transaction.
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Vancouver
First union contract reached at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Portage Avenue Mooregate Street branch in Manitoba reports a 9 percent retroactive wage rise to January 1. Union president Bernard Cristophe cites withdrawals exceeding 50 million dollars as leverage, noting no strike was used and urging redeposit of funds after agreement.
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Imperial Bank of Commerce
Portage Avenue
Mooregate Street
Manitoba
Bernard Cristophe
Trudeau opposes provincial control of offshore resources
In an interview Peter Ward notes Pierre Trudeau objects to provinces setting production quotas through offshore jurisdiction and asks how Canada can transfer control legally. He highlights 75-25 revenue split, need for federal policing and leases, and potential Supreme Court disputes next year.
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Ottawa
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Joe Clark
Clark
Trudeau
Feds
Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
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