DREE grants under scrutiny threaten Trudeau era image
Ottawa reports that Canada’s Department of Regional Economic Expansion faces growing scandal talk as critics probe its more than 1.2 billion spending in three years aimed at reviving slow growth regions. A Treasury Board memo raising concerns about windfall gains ties Harvard analysis to political alarms. Key figures include Jean Marchand and board members linked to benefited firms National Sea Products and Noranda Mines.
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Ottawa
Department of Regional Economic Expansion
Trudeau
Parliament Hill
Canada
Jean Mar
New Democratic
Treasury Board
Harvard
David Springate
C.M. “Bud” Drury
Marchand
Dree
NDP
J.B. Estey
National Sea Products Limited
E. Kendall Cork
Noranda Mines
Bomb explosion in Belfast kills three Ulsterites
In Belfast a car bomb aimed at a British army post exploded prematurely killing two suspected terrorists and a girl. Eight bystanders injured as soldiers responded. Falls Road and Shankill districts were involved with surrounding Londonderry supermarket blasts.
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Belfast
North Howard Street
Falls Road
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Catholic Falls Road
Shankhill
WHA chief to file suit against NHL
Gary L. Davidson president of the World Hockey Association said he will sue the National Hockey League for 48 million dollars claiming the reserve clause is illegal and immoral. He seeks 1 million dollars per WHA team plus 36 million in punitive damages, in response to a Bruins suit over players moving to the WHA.
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Boston
World Hockey Association
National Hockey League
NHL
Gary L. Davidson
WHA
Davidson
Boston Bruins
Bruins
Calgary Kidnapping Charge in Hashman Case
Donald Wayne Matheson of Calgary is charged in the kidnapping of Marlene Hashman 17 who was later freed for a 500000 ransom. Police say ransom recovered. two other men sought. Hashman abducted 930 am at home of Sam Hashman millionaire and CEO of Great West International Equities Ltd.
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Calgary
Donald Wayne Matheson
Marlene Hashman
Matheson
Sam Hashman
Great West International Equities Ltd
Marlene
Hashman
Miss Hashman
Lougheed criticized for Quebec stand
Edmonton CP report says NDP leader Grant Notley blasts Premier Lougheed for pledging to stand with Quebec in Ottawa relations. Notley calls it the worst blunder of his career and urges immediate resignation, arguing it could discredit Alberta and erode federal power.
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Edmonton
Quebec
Ottawa
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Grant Notley
New Democratic Party
Notley
British Columbia
NDP
Isolated Britons get emergency food
The RAF began an emergency airlift to Orkney and Shetland amid a two week dock strike. About 180 tons of essentials including flour sugar fats livestock food and medical supplies are flown from Scotland to avert hardship. Private flights had operated earlier.
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London
Reuter
RAF
Orkney and Shetland Islands
Scotland
Royal Air Force
Hebrides Islands
Scunthorpe
England
Fireballs Seen Over Canada Across Western Skies
The Canadian Press reports red fireballs streaked over Western Canada on Wednesday afternoon, likely meteorites. Sightings included Grand Forks BC and Christina Lake while others appeared in Penticton Vernon Kelowna Fernie Edmonton Red Deer Medicine Hat and Lethbridge with U S observers noting heights from 4 to 80 thousand feet and speeds up to 2500 mph.
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Canada
Earth
George Bruce
British Columbia Forest Service
Grand Forks
B.C
Christina Lake
Penticton
Vernon
Kelowna
Fernie
Edmonton
Red Deer
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Alberta
United States
Frontier Airlines
Utah
U.S
Vancouver dockers crisis slows harbor work
Vancouver harbor enters its fifth day of a labor dispute as 1,800 ILWU dockers pull back from jobs amid clashes over hiring practices. 600 long-term workers quit, while companies refuse replacements from the union hiring hall. Officials prepare for a coast-wide strike vote.
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Vancouver
Seattle
British Columbia
The
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's
B.C. Maritime Association
The Boss Is Back Vote Rumors Begin
Prime Minister Trudeau returns to Ottawa after three weeks off as election speculation grows. October looms with the 23rd as prime date, but cabinet meetings, unemployment data, and the governor general's holiday complicate timing, making October 23 the first convenient date.
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Ben Tierney
Southam
Ottawa
Trudeau
Europe
Trudeau defends hiring stance amid Calgary police chief bid
Prime Minister Trudeau criticized the Calgary bid to hire Oakland Police Chief Charles R. Gain, arguing Canadians must accept non Canadians in key posts if necessary. He said he plans to return to work after a British Columbia holiday and noted he has until September 21 to decide on a fall election.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Canada
Oakland
Calif
Charles R. Gain
Calgary
Justin
Department of Transport
British Columbia
Heather Walker
Vancouver
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