Grass fires keep city firefighters busy amid drought
Fire crews responded to three grass fires near railway tracks and Crescent Heights on Friday with water and dirt. A separate blaze at 12th Street N.E. and Eighth Avenue N.E. burned about a half hectare, later ruled a false alarm. No property damage reported as temperatures rise in southern Alberta.
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Ken Forbes
CP Rail
Fourth Street
N.W
Goodyear
Crescent Heights
McCutcheon
12Th Street N.E
Eighth Avenue N.E
Alberta
Conservative lead lengthens in mid campaign surge
A Southam News poll of 1,969 voters from Aug 1 to 7 shows the Progressive Conservatives ahead of the Liberals nationally 51 to 32 percent among decided voters with the NDP at 15.5 percent. The poll suggests a Tory majority government unless volatility rises and notes Turner's blunders hurt Liberal leadership appeal.
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John Ferguson
Southam News
Ottawa
John Turner
Carleton School of Journalism
Tories
Quebec
New Democratic Party
Ontario
West
Liberals
NDP
Southam
CTV
Carleton
Alan Frizzell
Frizzell
Evi
Mulroney
Ed Broadbent
Turner
Bill Lee
Keith Davey
Guelph
Ont
Brian Mulroney
Turner unveils rent aid program for single parents
Prime Minister John Turner announces a $48 million rent relief plan aimed at single parents, mainly women, capping rent at 30 percent of income with regional ceilings. The program could begin December 1 and average about $1,300 yearly per eligible family, though exact numbers remain unclear.
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Subdury
Ont
John Turner
Ssr Mewn Tae
Turner
Vancouver
Touring trouble leaves reporters on misplaced bus ride
The Canadian Press reports Prime Minister Turner was whisked to East Angus airport while Joe Clark only lost luggage. Reporters on a rented bus went off course in the Quebec Townships, the vehicle slipping into a ditch before being guided back by press aides and a police escort.
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Joe Clark
Turner
Quebec
Angus, Que
Jacques Hudon
Canadian paddlers win six Olympic medals in Los Angeles
Canadian canoeists and kayakers tally six medals in Los Angeles events. Larry Cain of Oakville wins two medals including a gold in the 500-metre Canadian singles and a silver in the 1000-metre. Hugh Fisher and Alwyn Morris take gold in the 100-metre kayak pairs, Sue Holloway and Alexandra Barre win silver in the 500-metre kayak pairs, while Lucie Guay and Barb Olmsted earn bronze in the 500-metre women's kayak fours. Wrestler Bob Molle and judoka Mark Berger also medal, as drama surrounds the 3000-metre final pace.
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Los Angeles
Larry Cain
Oakville
Ont
Hugh Fisher
Burnaby
B.C
Alwyn Morris
Caughnawaga
Quc
Sue Holloway
Ottawa
Alexandra Barre
Jonquiere
Que
Lucie Guay
Montreal
Barb Olmsted
North Bay
Bob Molle
Mark Berger
Winnipeg
Lynn Williams
Vancouver
Mary Decker
Zola Budd
Parched Prairie drought to ripple through Canadian economy
Agricultural economist Daryl Kraft warns drought across Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan could cost Canadians up to 3 billion dollars as farm incomes shrink grain output falls to about 34 million tonnes and cattle producers face forage shortages. United Grain Growers officials anticipate major revenue losses and job cuts.
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Clyde Graham
Winnipeg
Prairies
Daryl Kraft
Kraft
University of Manitoba
School of Agricultural Economics
Prairie
Ontario
St. John’s
Mld
Victoria
West
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
U.S
Canada
United Grain Growers Ltd
Lorne Hehn
United Grain Growers of
Hehn
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