Johnson may run for Canada without federal funds
Canada allows Ben Johnson to compete again but keeps the federal funding ban. Athletics Canada will decide his eligibility after a two year suspension ends September 24. Sport minister Marcel Danis says federations must set eligibility and will not shorten the penalty.
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Ben Johnson
Canada
Sport
Marcel Danis
Athletics Canada
Danis
Mubarak urges all Arab force against Iraq over Kuwait
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak backs an all Arab deterrent to deter Iraq after Kuwait's invasion. He would not join a U S led multinational force in Saudi Arabia and urged a regional defense plan. Arab leaders planned an emergency summit while the UN prepared a resolution on recognizing the annexation. Britain pledged support with jet fighters and ships. Canada weighed participation in a regional blockade after NATO talks. Taha Yassin Ramadan and Tariq Aziz were named in reports as Iraqi leaders traveling to discuss the crisis.
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U.S
Washington
Syria
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Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Canada
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Joe Clark
NATO
Middle East
Kuwait
Baghdad
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Tariq Aziz
West African troops ready to seal Liberia ceasefire
Peacekeeping forces are gathered at Liberia’s border to enforce a ceasefire by force if needed. Rival factions led by Charles Taylor and Prince Johnson fought in Monrovia as 2,000 West African troops were reported moving by sea from Freetown with possible airlift arrivals. Most troops are expected from Nigeria.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Charles Taylor
Prince Johnson
Samuel Doe
Johnson
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Reform Party opens Simcoe North riding association in Ontario
Reformers establish the first Ontario riding association east of the prairies in Simcoe North led by interim president Bill Gearing a long time member. The group aims to field a candidate in the next federal election and plans a provincial setup with intriguing growth toward a Saskatoon convention in April. Gordon Shaw welcomes the expansion as the party positions itself as national.
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Roman Cooney
Southam
Ottawa
Reformers
Ontario
Reform Party of Canada
Prairies
Simcoe
Toronto
Bill Gearing
Gearing
Orillia
Reform
Thunder Bay
Nepean
Reform Party
Saskatoon
National Party
Manitoba-Ontario
Shaw
Army begins work to end Oka crisis in Quebec
Federal mediator Alan Gold enters the Oka stand off as Lt Gen Kent Foster outlines army deployment to support provincial police. Mohawk barricades test negotiation with the provincial government over native land claims in Oka Quebec as Prime Minister Mulroney pledges a peaceful role for the army.
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Chateauguay
Que
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Oka
Alan Gold
Brian Mulroney
Joe Doom
Cpl
Marcel Lemay
Loran Thompson
Bourassa
Quebec City
Rising dollar and oil costs prompt talk of lower rates
Prime Minister Mulroney said oil price rises from the Middle East crisis could nudge Canada toward lower rates. The Bank of Canada cut its key rate to 13.34 percent, the seventh consecutive weekly drop, while the dollar strengthens on oil concerns. Economists see only a modest effect on consumer loans and no clear recession shield.
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Eric Beauchesne
Southam
Ottawa
Mid- East
Canada
Brian Mulroney
Bank of Canada
Persian Gulf
Mulroney
Share selling for AGT begins with high demand
Albertans rushed to buy shares in Alberta Government Telephones on the first day of the privatization offer by Telus Corp. Buyers can pay now and later with a down payment of 6 dollars and the remainder due by Sept 30 1991. Investment dealers noted strong public interest and recommended participation.
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Edmonton
Cial
Peters and Co
Calgary
Greg Seater
Midland Walwyn
Fraser Institute Finds Tax Burden Soars for Canadians
Vancouver based Fraser Institute reports 1961 to present tax share rose 13 fold while income and living costs grew less. By 1990 the average family paid 49.6 percent of income in taxes, with non income taxes totaling 63 percent of the total. GST addition could raise the bill by 406 dollars.
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Fraser Institute
Institute
Tax Facts
Michael Walker
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Jean Charest
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Doe
Taylor
Zambia
Orce
Lagos
Nigeria
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