Free trade deal sparks Canadian concerns and US resistance
Canada offers broad access to energy, banks, and markets under a free trade pact while Ottawa shields cultural policy. The plan includes U S and Canadian dispute settlement, yet Washington doubts bi national rulings can override U S law, heightening tensions as the bill faces political hurdles.
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Canada
Ottawa
U.S
Feds
Time
Maclean's
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Reagan
Clayton Yeutter
Ride on the cowcatcher through the Canadian Rockies
The excerpt recalls frontier travel and iconic figures. Lady Agnes Macdonald rode the train’s front on the Rockies in 1886 while Canadian author George Iles reflected on America and Canada. The narrator marvels at the journey and the novelty of the cowcatcher.
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Adam
Columbus
America
George Iles
Agnes Macdonald
Sir John A
Rockies
Neighborly deeds and stubborn pride across the prairies
The piece highlights prairie neighborliness after tragedies and triumphs. It notes Theodore residents organizing eight farm implement dealers for product demonstrations after Brian Hanson’s death, with brand-new equipment on display and fuel donated. It also recalls a bequest by Elmer Degerman to the Cancer Society to fund research, and a Dominion City overload incident where a flax truck was impounded, drawing debate on police involvement and farm hardship.
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Theodore
Brian Hanson
Yorkton-Melville
Yorkton
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Elmer Degerman
Ponteix
Cancer Society
Emerson
Scratching River
Morris Paper
RCMP
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Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
Manitoba
U.S.A
England
Congress
Mom
Dominion City
Rae
By Fred McGuinness
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