Sky's the stage for air show Alberta 81 kicks off big event
Sky's the stage for Airshow Alberta '81 with 31 acts on Saturday and 25 on Sunday. Notable performers include Bob Wagner and his wife Pat on a wing walking routine, Art Scholl in a Chipmunk, Frank Ryder with a strengthened Chipmunk, Bob Bishop in the Aerojet, Bob Hoover, the Goldenaires of Airdrie, and the Royal Eagle Squadron. The event runs two days with nonstop acts, later switching to an agricultural display and water bombers. The show emphasizes civilian acts over military displays and features high skill aerobatics, personal insurance notes, and tight scheduling.
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Art
Medicine Hat
Art Scholl
Alberta
North America
Bob Wagner
Wagner
Pat
George Holmes
Holmes
Scholl
Frank Ryder
Ryder
Bob Bishop
Bishop
Bob Hoover
Goldenaires
Airdrie
Royal Eagle Squadron
Bob Jones
Canadian dollar sinks further as rates rise on weak outlook
The Canadian dollar closed at 80.93 U S cents amid renewed U S rate fears and Bank of Canada rate hikes to 20.54 percent. Traders noted a fragile relief from June’s $570 million trade surplus while caution persisted over a 25 percent rate scenario and a Bank of Canada policy that aims to cool inflation. The Toronto stock market edged higher after a three day drop, aided by demand for high yield certificates.
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Canada
U.S
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
Allan MacEachen
Bank of Canada
Continental Bank of Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto
Steel unions strike at Algoma Stelco in Canada
About 26 000 workers at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste Marie Ontario and Stelco in Hamilton walked off the job amid national strikes. Algoma and Stelco operations shut in Ontario and Quebec with a tentative Algoma pact still under ratification despite worker protests. Local 2251 officials hailed the tentative deal as offering near 50 percent wage and benefit increases over three years.
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Canada
CBC
Algoma Steel Corp. Ltd
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Stelco Inc
Hamilton
Ontario
Quebec
Algoma
United Steelworkers of America
Wayne Barbeau
Local 2251
Jack Ostroski
Postal talks resume after deadlock in Canada strike
Mediation in the Canadian postal strike, now 33 days old, resumes Tuesday after a three day adjournment. Alan Gold reports the sides will reconsider positions as 23,000 workers seek benefits including paid maternity leave and expanded holidays.
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Ottawa
Alan Gold
Treasury Board
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Gold
Ontario
Royal couple in Gibraltar for welcome and cruise
Prince Charles and Diana leave the Broadlands hideaway for a Gibraltar welcome and a two week Mediterranean cruise aboard Britannia. Crowds greet them under light rain as Gibraltar prepares a parade and shopfronts display memorabilia.
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Romsey
England
Charles
Diana
Broadlands
Gibraltar
Britannia
Eastleigh
Crown Colony
Prince and Princess of Wales
Public takeover urged by Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley
Alberta's NDP leader Grant Notley calls for a public takeover of private utilities, accusing the Lougheed government of exploiting rural and low income consumers. This stance appears on page 2 of the paper.
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Grant Notley
Alberta
NDP
Lougheed
Poisonous chemical spill museum Lethbridge faces cleanup cost
Alberta officials call the Owens Distributing warehouse fire a major spill with about 637000 litres of toxic chemicals, 136000 litres escaped, and a second floor threat of 500 containers including gamassan and gramoxone. Cleanup may take a month and cost $100000.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Jim McKinley
Edmonton
Joe Sawyer
Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd
Ciba-Geigy
Sawyer
Eric Hutchings
Hutchings
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Spain
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Banjul
Angels
Idaho Falls
Allan Fotheringham
Andrew Snaddon
Bill Sass
Deere Tae City New WS
Don McGillivray
Babe
McKinley
Oldman River
Fort Saskatchewan
Environment Department
Dow Chemical Canada Ltd
Diamond Shamrock Gas Ltd
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