Auditor General cannot obtain cabinet papers on Petro-Canada takeover
Auditor General Ken Dye failed to obtain cabinet documents on Petro-Canada’s 1981 $1.7 billion Petrofin a purchase after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled he cannot access them. Dye warns the ruling sets a dangerous precedent and questions whether the Crown overpaid, though he plans to release a report based on available data.
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Ottawa
Petro-Canada
Petrofina
Ken Dye
Supreme Court of Canada
Dye
Federal Court of Appeal
Petrofin
Crown Oil Company
Trudeau
Auditor General
Alberta backs away from fight over federal sales tax
In Edmonton the Alberta government cools opposition to Ottawa’s nine percent GST starting 1991. Premier Getty won’t reveal anti tax strategy, citing prudence. Energy Minister Orman and Treasurer Johnston acknowledge higher costs but say megaprojects like Husky’s Lloydminster upgrader remain viable. OSLO and Husky officials see potential tax rebates or neutral overall revenue gains.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
Don Getty
Ray Martin
Getty
Rick Orman
Husky
Lloydminster
Sask
Orman
Dick Johnston
Alberta Federation of Laos
Federation
Don Aitken
Jack Shields
Athabasca
Fort McMurray
Oslo
Shields
Doug Ferris
Husky Oil Ltd
Ferris
George Bezaire
The
Daigle’s abortion story sold to British paper
Chantal Daigle traveled to Boston for an abortion before a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling. Her lawyer said she is prepared to face contempt charges and that she plans to tell her story to a London newspaper, with an $8,000 payout from The Mail on Sunday.
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Val-D’or
Que
Chantal Daigle
United States
Supreme Court of Canada
Lucien Cliche
Boston
Centre de Sante Des Femmes
Montreal
Supreme Court
Quebec Court of Appeal
Daigle
Cliche
Jean-Guy Tremblay
London
England
Montreal la Presse
the Mail
Val-D
Daniel Bedard
Montreal Gazette
Oldman River dam bid blocked by federal court ruling
Environmental group Friends of the Oldman loses bid to stop a 353 million dam in southern Alberta. Justice James Jerome denies quashing the Alberta permit, ruling it does not require federal ministerial approval. The group plans an appeal as the project nears 40 percent completion.
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Edmonton
Oldman
Alberta
James Jerome
Friends of the Oldman
ferty-Alameda
Saskatchewan
Dennis Thomas
Souris River
Manitoba
North Dakota
Post Office killer shoots wife and coworkers in Escondido
In Escondido California a letter carrier armed for a siege shot his wife to death then killed two postal workers at the Orange Glen substation before fatally shooting himself. Police said John Merlin Taylor brain dead after the spree. Victims were Richard Berni 38 and Ron Williams 56.
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Escondido
Calif
John Merlin Taylor
Postal Service
Orange Glen
Earl Callander
Richard Berni
Ron Williams
Edmonton area deprogrammer claims cult member kidnappings
University of Lethbridge professor James Penton accuses Alberta authorities of inaction after Alan North admitted kidnapping cult members on a radio show. North says he has deprogrammed at least 100 people since 1982, with relatives hiring him. Police deny ignoring illegal acts.
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Edmonton
Alberta
University of Lethbridge
James Penton
Penton
Ken Rostad
Rostad
Ken Montgomery
North
Ottawa
Church of Scientology
The
Unification Church
Moonies
Canada fails to destroy PCB waste despite promises
Ottawa vows to destroy tonnes of PCBs but federal plants are absent. Wales rejection of a Canadian PCB load highlights Canada’s failure to manage toxic waste. Over 10 000 tonnes remain stored at about 2000 sites. Canada has one provincial facility in Swan Hills, Alberta, not open to out of province waste.
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Ottawa
Canada
Wales
St-Basile-le- Grand
Que
Tom McMillan
United States
Dominion Textiles
Montreal
St-Basile-le-Grand
Britain
Sheila Copps
Liberal Environment
Swan Hills
Alta
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Doonesbury
Eneenece
Eteenne
Sunny City News
Don McGillivray
Mike Royko
West
la Presse
Robert Hintz
Southview Dr. S.E
Red Deer
Hintz
South Rock Ltd. Construction Company
Highway Ave
Redcliff
Delburne
Kim Roberts
Raf
Postie Kills
Oklahoma
Taylor
Postal Ser
Vice
Bob Henley
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