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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1987
Page
1
Parrots in quarantine as RCMP break up smuggling ring
Five suspects face charges as 17 parrots are placed in quarantine after RCMP and Agriculture Canada move against a parrot smuggling ring. Officials warn a single sick bird could devastate Vancouver's $250 million poultry trade. RCMP worked with U S authorities for 15 months. birds cost buyers from $500 to $10 000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
RCMP
Agriculture Canada
Rick Lauder
United States
Larry Henderson
Central America
Canada
Canada to create national space agency despite US station exit
Ottawa plans a national space agency even if Canada withdraws from the $13 billion US space station project. Science Minister Frank Oberle said the government would proceed regardless of participation in the American venture as reported by Le Devoir quoting Energy Minister Marcel Masse on the agency idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Science
Frank Oberle
Oberle
le Devoir
Montreal
Energy
Marcel Masse
Calgary Court hears Keegstra appeal over truth of statements
Defence argues Crown must prove Keegstra lied when he told students Jews control the world, not that his comments were accurate. Crown says accuracy not required on appeal. Keegstra, a former Eckville teacher, was convicted in 1985 of wilfully spreading hatred and fined 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Jim Keegstra
Keegstra
Doug Christie
Alberta Court of Appeal
Christie
Bruce Fraser
Eckville
Alta
National Social Credit Party
French language clash in Alberta legislature debate
In Edmonton the Speaker barred New Democrat Leo Piquette from asking a question in French during question period. Piquette urged rights to use his language, noting no translation facilities exist and offering written French translations for Hansard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
David Carter
New Democrat
Leo Piquette
Alberta
Piquette
Athabasca-Lac la Biche
Carter
Hansard
Soviet official calls Reagan threat a farce in Moscow
Moscow spox denounces U.S. claims of embassy bugging as dirty inventions aimed at sabotaging arms talks. He says Reagan’s vow to demolish the new embassy if listening devices remain is a cheap sensation and a farce. Petrovski urges calm as Shultz set for Moscow talks ahead of a possible summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southam News
Moscow
U.S
Ronald Reagan
George Shultz
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Petrovski
Izvestia
Washington
Shultz
Petrovski
Broadbent scolds MPs for Reagan heckling in Commons
New Democratic Leader Ed Broadbent criticized three MPs for disruptive interruptions during Ronald Reagan's speech in the House of Commons. John Parry and Svend Robinson confirmed Broadbent privately condemned the behavior, while Nelson Riis noted party concerns about public reaction and electoral impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southam News
Ottawa
New Democratic Party
Ed Broadbent
Europe
U.S
Ronald Reagan
House of Commons
John Parry
Kenora
Rainy River
Broadbent
Rome
Svend Robinson
Burnaby
Les Benjamin
Regina West
Nelson Riis
House
Riis
Reagan
Commons
Italy
Socialist International
Robinson
United States
NDP
Parry
Soviet Union
Cambodia
Ethiopia
Angola
Nicaragua
Canada
Benjamin
Tories fire disgruntled Alberta MP
Alberta Tory MP David Kilgour was removed as parliamentary secretary to Transport Minister John Crosbie after bitter criticism of Western Canada. He agreed not to attend caucus meetings during talks on his future, and had warned he might switch parties if patronage and contracts did not improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southam News
Ottawa
Western Canada
Alberta
Arnold Malone
Federal
Tory
Kilgour
Malone
Death penalty debate pushed to April in Ottawa Commons
An aide said the capital punishment debate in the Canadian Commons may start only in April after delays. Aides cited other legislation and Ronald Reagan’s Ottawa visit as contributing factors, despite Prime Minister Mulroney’s 1984 pledge to hold a debate and free vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
van Dusen
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
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