Supreme Court to hear Manitoba case in chicken egg trade war
Manitoba and the federal Conservatives clash over interprovincial egg and poultry trade. The Supreme Court agreed to hear Manitoba’s direct reference after Ottawa refused, with Ed Schreyer’s government accusing Quebec and others of escalating duties. The dispute centers on marketing boards and free trade within Canada, involving Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Manitoba
NDP
Trudeau
Supreme Court of Canada
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Supreme
Bud Olson
Ed Schreyer
Quebec
Egg Marketing Board
Ontario
William Davis
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec Egg Marketing Board
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Conservatives
Manitoba Ndp
Supreme Court
Olson
BNA
Schreyer
Manitoba Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal
Sharp urges talks on Alaska oil pipeline plan
A Canadian delegation arrives in Washington at the invitation of External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp to discuss pollution fears tied to Alaska oil shipments by sea. They anticipate confirmation of a cross Alaska pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez and tanker transport to Puget Sound, with talks likely to focus on oil spill avoidance measures amid U S and Canadian coastlines. Meanwhile a Senate committee will begin hearings on an Alaska native land claims bill that could lift one federal injunction and advance the pipeline.
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Mitchell Sharp
U.S
William Rogers
Alaska
Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
Puget Sound
U.S. Pacific Coast
Canada
Mackenzie Valley
Senate
Edmonton Agreement: Alberta Police Act Sparks Civic Protests
Civic leaders in Calgary Edmonton Red Deer and Lethbridge protest a new Alberta police act transferring control of municipal forces to a provincial commission and the attorney general. Attorney General Edgar Gerhart rejects delay pleas noting the act starts July 1 and aims to modernize policing.
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Alberta
Calgary
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Edgar Gerhart
Calgary Albertan
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Commission
Boards of Police Commissioners
Norm Koch
Edmonton Police Association
Saskatchewan labor bill sparks federation backlash
Union leaders in Regina condemn Bill 2 the revised Essential Services Emergency Act as a political gimmick and discriminatory. Saskatchewan Federation of Labor executive secretary Bill Davies argues compulsory binding arbitration will fail, citing Australia’s higher strike rate and warning it could divide farmers and workers in an election year.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Bill Davies
Saskatchewan Federation of Labor
Australia
Canada
Bombing suspect arrested in Capitol attack case
A 19-year-old woman identified as Leslie Bacon was arrested in Seattle and held on $100,000 bond as the first major break in the FBI two month manhunt for those responsible for the March 1 bombing of the U S Capitol. An FBI agent testified Bacon, daughter of a California lumberman, is suspected of participating in the incident.
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U.S. Capitol
FBI
Seattle
Wash
Leslie Bacon
Atherton
Calif
Miss Bacon
Uss
Davey urges establishment of national press council
Senator Keith Davey proposes a national press council via a consumers group if publishers lag. He chairs a Senate committee that urged a council and noted divided publisher opinion during Toronto meetings. The report calls for regional councils, a press ownership review board, and public, publisher, and journalist participation.
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Davey
National Press Council
Ottawa
Keith Davey
L—Ontario
Senate
Toronto
Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association
Consumers
Consumers Association of Canada
Concentra
Brazil floods kill over 160 with 2000 injured and 10000 homeless
Torrential rains across Brazil have left more than 160 dead, about 2,000 injured and 10,000 homeless as rescue teams fear the toll could rise, according to the army. In Ottawa, Agriculture Minister H A Olson says newspaper ads criticizing the farm bill have harmed farming communities.
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Brazil
Ottawa
H. A. Olson
Commons
Grain board pursues bigger share in grain markets
Canada Grains Council released recommendations based on overseas missions to boost Canada’s role in developing markets. Proposals call for price and quality actions, a permanent overseas staff, and a joint grain marketing facility.
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Winnipeg
Canada Grains Council
Canada
Donald Dever
Council
Nixon to hold televised press conference amid antiwar protests
President Nixon plans a 9 p.m. EDT televised news conference to address militant antiwar demonstrators and their efforts to halt the government. The session shifts from ignoring protests to facing the issue as he returns from a Maryland retreat after a large Washington rally.
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Reuter
Nixon
U.S
Middle East
Capital
Maryland
California
Ottawa to let Public Order Act expire as Trudeau weighs replacement
Ottawa reports the Public Order (Temporary Measures) Act will expire Friday with no clear plan for permanent anti terrorism laws. Prime Minister Trudeau refused to confirm any replacement bill in Parliament, while Bourassa calls for stronger measures.
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Southam News Services
Ottawa
Trudeau
Quebec
Bourassa
Par
Liament
House of Commons
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