Alberta oil cuts coincide with drop in demand
Alberta first oil production cuts appear muted as demand slumps across Canada. NEB data show an 8.7 percent drop in daily distribution of main refinery products in Q1 1981, with gasoline and middle distillates posting sharp declines, prompting larger distribution cuts by industry.
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Alberta
Ottawa
National Energy Board
NEB
Statistics Canada
Peter Scotchmer
Ontario
Prairies
Quebec
Atlantic
British Columbia
Weather Forecast Sunny High 21 Low 3
The weather page reports a sunny day with a high of 21 and a low of 3 degrees. The forecast directs readers to check the weather map on page 19 for regional details.
Violence Escalates as Sands Near Death in Hunger Strike
Belfast AP report says IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands nears death on day 59 of hunger strike at Maze Prison amid renewed violence. A Protestant Ulster Defence Regiment member was shot dead in an ambush near Castlewellan. another militiaman wounded. Patrick Paisley warns of war if Sands dies as Thatcher government holds firm. Police detain 20 Sands supporters under the Prevention of Terrorism Act following a deadly Belfast truck bomb.
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Belfast
Bobby Sands
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Sands
Maze
Ulster Defence Regiment
Castlewellan
Ian Paisley
Democratic Unionist Party
IRA
Gary Martin
Irish National Liberation Army
London
Margaret Thatcher
Downing St
Londonderry
Paul Witters
Medicine Hat Faces Budget Tightening Says Social Services Minister
Social Services Minister Bob Bogle criticized Medicine Hat's community services for high administrative costs and warned the province will not provide additional funds. The city must operate within its existing budget.
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Bob Bogle
Medicine Hat
Community Services Department
Grain deal reported near five million tonnes yearly
Reuters reports Canada close to an agreement to sell the Soviet Union up to five million tonnes of grain annually for five years. The mix would be three million tonnes of wheat and up to two million of barley and oats, with price set every six months.
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New York
Reuters
Canada
Soviet Union
Moscow
Canadian Wheat Board
United States
U.S. Agriculture Department
Gas tax hike boosts Medicine Hat natural gas bills
City residents will face a May 1 federal tax on natural gas, adding about 15 cents per MCF and pushing a 15 MCF month bill from 9.16 to 19.21 dollars. The bylaw passes all federal tax increases to consumers, with March 1 city rate rise already approved to cover operating costs and to offset higher electricity costs tied to gas use.
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Medicine Hat
Ald
Ken Sauer
Utilities Committee
Sauer
George Davison
Davison
Ottawa
National Energy Program
Petro-Canada
Petrofina
Council Ap
Energy tax plan targets Petro-Canada costs
May 1 coppered to oil gas and gasoline consumers face about 1.5 billion in special levies. Energy Minister Marc Lalonde announced April 23 the levy would cover 85 percent of Petro-Canada costs within two years. If Petro-Canada buys more oil firms in that period, the government may keep or raise the tax.
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Energy
Marc Lalonde
Petrofina
Petro-Canada
Lalonde
Poland faces major price hikes amid food shortages and rationing
Poland moves to prepare citizens for rising food costs as shortages and subsidies drive higher farmer prices. Officials note disputes over production costs and consumer pricing, with milk price increases improving supply but sparking calls for rationing. Shoppers rush for honey and flour as sugar and potatoes remain scarce.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Union
Solidarity
Antoni Gryniewicz
State Price Commission
PAP
Ottawa links education aid to provincial spending
The Liberals threaten to suspend advanced education funding unless provinces increase spending. A federal background paper shows provincial cuts since 1977 while Ottawa's share rose from 46 to 57.5 percent. Task force members urge national standards and possible constitutional expansion to enforce commitments.
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Gordon Jaremko
Southam
Ottawa
Liberals
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
The
National Union of Students
Commons
Herb Breau
Lib
Gloucester
Harold Herbert
Vaudreuil
Herbert
Breau
Quebec
Alberta
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
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Frank Webber
Dunmore Road
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U.S
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Atlanta
Allen Panzers Fee
Ann Landers Cere
Charles Lynch SR
Renee Neers
Rene
Rick Pedersen
New Brunswick
Trudeau
Monique Begin
Lloyd Barber
Universities and Colleges Association
John Doherty
National Students’ Union
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