Nielsen backs Clark as leadership race unfolds
Erik Nielsen pledged strong support for Joe Clark as the Progressive Conservative leadership contest continues. Clark is the only declared candidate amid talks of Mulroney and Lougheed potential bids, with speculation of a draft to push other contenders. Clark plans to resign as leader at the national executive meeting February 19, pending effect.
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Erik Nielsen
Joe Clark
Clark
Nielsen
Montreal
Brian Mulroney
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
John Gamble
Tory
Toronto
York North
Lougheed
Dalton Camp
Thatcher Merchant remanded over Regina child case
Colin Thatcher former Saskatchewan energy minister and lawyer Tony Merchant were remanded to Feb 19 on abduction and mischief charges after Thatcher's daughter Stephanie, age 9, disappeared Jan 22 in Regina and was found unharmed in Moose Jaw. The mother Joann Wilson was murdered the day before.
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REGINA (CP
Colin Thatcher
Saskatchewan
Tony Merchant
Thatcher
Stephanie
Regina
Moose Jaw
Joann Wilson
Joe Clark Faces Likely Last-Ballot Finish in PC Race
Douglas Fisher notes the leadership contest may go to a final ballot if the convention occurs before summer with Joe Clark leading but challenged by rivals as the field narrows. The report positions Clark atop the field at this stage, with ongoing strategic implications for party dynamics.
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Joe Clark
Douglas Fisher
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LOW TONIGHT NEAR minus TEN HIGH FRIDAY NEAR minus ONE
The forecast calls for a chilly night with temperatures dipping toward minus ten and a high near minus one. Expect cloudy skies with occasional flurries and light winds across the region.
Heart Fund Flag Raised to Launch Campaign in Snow
Publicity chairman Jim McLaughlin joined Mayor Andy Anderson and campaign officials Lethbridge West MLA John Gogo Keith Robin and Natalie Olson as they raised the Heart Fund Flag through falling snow to officially launch the campaign and February Heart Month.
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Jim McLaughlin
Andy Anderson
Lethbridge West
John Gogo
Keith Robin
Natalie Olson
Heart Fund
Premiers back co operation over confrontation in west
Four western premiers led by Grant Devine of Saskatchewan urged collaboration with Ottawa in a one day meeting. They listed federal provincial cooperation as key to long term recovery while calling for stable tax policy and restraint on trade protectionism. They warned unemployment rose above 10 percent in Alberta and projected 1983-84 deficits near current levels, signaling sustained tight budgets.
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OTTAWA
National Parole Board
Robert Kaplan
Ontario Court of Appeal
E. B. Eberle
Ontario Supreme Court
parole board
SWIFT CURRENT
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Saskatchewan
Grant Devine
Manitoba
Alberta
U.S
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Howard Pawley
Foreign Investment Review Agency
Pawley
FIRA
Devine
New millionaire keeps to ordinary life despite win
Ken Yoshioka and his wife Ruby won 1.15 million in Lotto 643 half the jackpot after his $12 ticket picked 8 22 26 27 34 42. He claimed the prize in Winnipeg and plans long term investments, while maintaining a simple routine and continuing to work with clients. His Ontario neighbor Gibson Brad bury claimed the other half.
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DARCY KAVANAGH
Ken Yoshioka
Ruby
Winnipeg
Ontario
Gibson Bradbury
Ken
KRC Mobile
Tve
Yoshioka
College Mall
Lougheed not speaking on possible federal leadership bid
Edmonton report says Premier Lougheed remains silent on entering the leadership race to replace Joe Clark. His press secretary refused to issue a clarifying statement, while MPs and Alberta Conservatives push for a draft showing broad support.
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EDMONTON
Peter Lougheed
Ron Liepert
Lougheed
Liepert
John Gamble
Ontario
York North
Clark
Elk Valley Coal upbeat amid layoffs and six week closure
BC Coal executive Chris Humble says the Elk Valley area may have bottomed out despite laying off 375 workers and starting a six week shutdown. Some staff face transfers to Greenhills mine near Eskford or severance.
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MICHAEL LAMB
Herald Pass Bureau
B.C
Elk Valley
B.C. Coal
Greenhills
Eskford
Sparwood
Harmer
Humble
Medicine Hat fertilizer plant to close March 31
Western Co-operative Fertilizer Ltd will shut its Medicine Hat plant on March 31 after stock is shipped, affecting about 100 employees. The Calgary plant will remain but operate with a small crew to safeguard equipment. Director Gordon Barker cited a 9.7 million loss, while union president Bob Desrosiers acknowledged no other choice.
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MEDICINE HAT
Western Co-operative Fertilizer Ltd
Wally Madill
Calgary
Midill
Gordon Barker
Bob Desrosiers
Energy and Chemical Workers Union
Ditch Exudes Irresistible Magnetism Near Cornwall
Ontario ditches pull cars into them in a freezing rain incident near Cornwall. Joan Smyth loses control and, after several helpers give rides and get stuck themselves, a school bus and a plow also join in the misadventure before a salt truck frees all. Final tally: three cars, one bus, one plow stuck. drivers none.
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CORNWALL. Ont
New Brunswick
Ontario
Joan Smyth
Cornwall
Smyth
Beckie Gareau
Sophie Cheresna
Gareau
Cheresna
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