Warden faces early retirement over Gingras escape
Edmonton prison officials blamed for Daniel Gingras escape move toward early retirement. Sepp Tschierschwitz, 52, former Edmonton Institution warden, says a settlement may come. Fred Perrin fights termination while awaiting an appeal. Gingras later killed Wanda Woodward and Vital Piquette before recapture.
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Edmonton
Daniel Gingras
Sepp Tschierschwitz
Edmonton Institution
Tschierschwitz
Fred Perrin
West Edmonton
Gingras
Wanda Woodward
Medicine Hat
Vital Piquette
Quebec
Saskatoon
Correctional Services of Canada
Perrin
Mulroney touts GST tax edge in election push
Prime Minister Mulroney urged Canadians to back the new 13.5 percent goods and services tax about to replace the manufacturers tax. He claimed Conservatives will win the next election, despite strong Alberta opposition and ongoing Liberal proposals. Pro-Canada Network plans a nationwide push to canvass 10 000 locations and mobilize over a million votes against the tax.
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Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Alberta
People of
Canada
Commons
Pro-Canada Network
Canadians push for Meech vote and court ruling in poll
A Angus Reid-Southam News poll of 1,500 adults shows a majority across Canada and most Quebe cers want a national referendum on Meech Lake and a Supreme Court interpretation of the distinct society clause before ratification. Sixty percent back a court reference and 71 percent favor a referendum, with 59 percent opposed to the accord.
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Ottawa
Meech Lake
Supreme Court
Angus Reid-Southam
Quebec
New Brunswick
Frank McKenna
Meech
Reid
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Manitoba
Robert Bourassa
Arson Suspected In Ferry Fire Kills Dozens
A ferry carrying about 500 people caught fire early and hundreds jumped into the North Sea. More than 70 bodies were counted aboard the 10 000 ton Scandinavian Star and 50 to 100 others were unaccounted for. Swedish rescue officials reported 71 bodies and 333 survivors.
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Oslo
North Sea
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Christer Waldegren
Gothenburg
Getty faces leadership and Meech strains at Alberta Tory convention
Alberta Premier Don Getty seeks party support at the Conservative convention in Calgary as delegates vote on a leadership review and constitutional changes while Mulroney weighs appointing Alberta's Senate candidate Stan Waters. Getty faces dissatisfaction over fiscal policy and a split on Meech Lake related reforms.
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Calgary
Alberta
Don Getty
Meech Lake
Getty
Alberta Conservative Party
Brian Mulroney
Senate
Reform Party
Mary Gallo
Mulroney
Stan Waters
Waters
Margaret
Mercury found near Medicine Hat water plant outflow
Testing confirms 2.58 percent mercury in sediment near the Medicine Hat water-treatment plant outflow on the South Saskatchewan River. Samples were analyzed by Loring Laboratories in Calgary. Alberta Environment will report results early next week.
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Dean Pelkey
News
South Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Loring Laboratories
Calgary
Gary Swaby
Alberta Environment
Dave Trew
Herb Kollross
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