Stiles Apologizes for Holocaust Remarks in Alberta
Edmonton MLA Stephen Stiles apologized in the Legislature for questioning Nazi persecution of Jews. Premier Lougheed’s government dissociated itself from his comments while Jewish leaders called for action against anti Semitic sentiment. Attorney General Crawford said remarks were outside the House but the government rejects them.
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Edmonton
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Stephen Stiles
Olds-Didsbury
Edmonton Journal
Stiles
Neil Crawford
Lougheed
Assembly
Crawford
Olds- Didsbury
Stripper Flees Window as Eckville Crowd Alarmed
Three people were arrested after a male stripper at an Eckville Alberta hotel reported a crowd of women pursuing him. Lloyd Davidson called police at 1:30 a.m. when his room was broken into. A woman faced mischief, another intoxication, and a man breaking and entering charges. Court date set for May 10.
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Eckville
Alta
Lloyd Davidson
Mackasey inquiry batters Harrison
Ottawa report on the Mackasey lobbying allegations unfolds as Montreal Board of Trade president Robert Harrison testifies that Bryce Mackasey was never paid to lobby and not on the Les Ateliers d Usinage Hall Ltec board. Former company president Lanthier counters with claims of a hidden board and opaque ownership linked to 109609 Canada Ltd.
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Ottawa
Montreal Board of Trade
Robert Harrison
Bryce Mackasey
Harrison
Mackasey
Les Ateliers d’Usinage Hall Ltec
Quebec
Jean Lanthier
Lanthier
Les Ateliers
Canada Ltd
Ottawa signs pact enabling US cruise missile tests
Defence Minister Gilles Lamontagne signs a memorandum with US counterparts to detail testing of unarmed cruise missiles in Canada under a weapons testing agreement. External Affairs Minister Allan MacEachen says a formal request could come soon and tests could occur in northern Alberta next year amid protests over Canada’s role in nuclear arms buildup.
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Dong Long
Ottawa
Gilles Lamontagne
U.S
Sen
Canaa
Lamontagne
Allan MacEachen
Washington
Alberta
Trudeau
George Bush
Canada
Europe
Guard slain at Archambault prison in Ste. Annes des Plaines
A 28 year old guard was fatally stabbed by a prisoner armed with scissors at Archambault penitentiary in Ste. Annes des Plaines. The inmate David Humphrey was then shot by another guard and listed in serious condition but expected to survive, according to prison spokesman Gaston Pelletier.
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Montreal
Archambault Pentitentiary
Ste. Annes-des- Plaines
David Humphrey
Gason Pelletier
Royal commission to probe infant death inquiry in Toronto
Ontario Chief Justice Samuel Grange to head a royal commission into the deaths of 28 infants at the Hospital for Sick Children and the murder charges against nurse Susan Nelles. The inquiry will not determine who was responsible, focusing instead on circumstances, investigations, and charging decisions between 1980 and 1981.
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Toronto
Samuel Grange
Ontario Supreme Court
Royal Commission of Inquiry
Ontario
Grange
Roy McMurtry
Metro Police
Susan Nelles
Nelles
Cosmonauts Return After Failed Soyuz-8 Docking
Three Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz T-8 landed near Arkalyk after failing to dock with the Salyut 7 space station. Tass reported a soft landing at 5:29 p.m. local time and noted no in-flight troubles. The docking was aborted when the craft strayed from its approach path.
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Moscow
Earth
Salyut 7 Space Station
Tass
Arkalyk
Tax write-off sparks industry opposition in Canada
Calgary based industry official Jack Poyen warns the end of the oil and gas tax write-off will hit small and mid sized firms hardest. Lalonde's budget omits renewal of the 100 percent Canadian exploration expense and ends the extension set in 1982, risking higher exploration costs and reduced drilling.
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Steve Mertl
Calgary
Marc Lalonde
Jack Poyen
Independent Petroleum Association of Canada
Poyen
Canada
Lalonde
Finance Department
Lalonde to stay
Prime Minister Trudeau said he warned Finance Minister Marc Lalonde that resigning over a budget leak would show poor judgment. He dismissed the leak as a minor theft and said Lalonde did not offer to resign, noting the incident was just a glimpse of figures.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Finance
Marc Lalonde
Lalonde
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