Suspect Arrested in Vancouver Teen Slaying Case
Police in British Columbia report an arrest in the murder of Judy Kozma a 14 year old from New Westminster. No charges yet and the man over 30 may be held 48 hours. Police say eight youths have gone missing in 31 months with three bodies found and two other bodies nearby. Kozma was last seen at a bus stop July 9 and found July 25 stabbed 19 times near Weaver Lake camp area.
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Vancouver
RCMP
Bruce Northorp
Judy Kozma
New Westminster
Northorp
Kozma
B.C
Weaver Lake
Raymond King, Jr
Caryn Johnsrude
Johnsrude
King
Vancouver Island
Premiers urge action on energy pricing and economy plan
At the annual conference ten premiers demand swift resolution of the federal Alberta energy price dispute and call for a first ministers meeting to craft an economic recovery plan. They outline nine points for rehabilitation while noting inflation interest rates and dollar value remain unresolved as talks continue. Alberta seeks higher oil prices than the current 18.75 per barrel wellhead rate amid a 43 dollar world price and a near 81 cent US dollar. Bank of Canada rate sits above 21 percent.
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Victoria
Alberta
U.S
Bank of Canada
Federal
National Energy Board
Ottawa
Premiers Push for Early First Ministers Meeting on Economy
Premier Bill Bennett said BC and other provinces want to join solutions to the economy but details must be developed with Prime Minister Trudeau. A first ministers meeting is sought after a finance ministers session next month, with a September conference possible to shape the federal budget due in October. The top item is a fair and equitable energy pricing agreement. A meeting between Alberta and the federal government is also planned.
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Bill Bennett
British Columbia
Trudeau
Alberta
Reagan writes Brezhnev on possible summit
President Reagan said he has written to Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev to urge a summit over what he calls a massive Soviet military buildup. He gave few details and aides offered little clarification, signaling no near term meeting. Reagan spoke at his Santa Barbara ranch defending the defense budget and neutron warhead stockpiling.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Free World
Inflation hits 13 percent marking postwar high
Statistics Canada reports July CPI up 0.9 percent lifting the 12 month rate to 13 percent, the highest since 1948. Higher housing food and transportation costs drive the rise, with Calgary Ottawa leading monthly gains and Charlottetown Summerside showing the largest year to year jump.
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Statistics Canada
Calgary
Ottawa
Quebec City
Eskimos Edge Argonauts in Tight CFL Win
Edmonton Eskimos defeat Toronto Argonauts 22 to 12 in a closely contested Canadian Football League game. The victory keeps Edmonton in the hunt for the standings as the season progresses.
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Eskies
Edmonton Eskimos
Toronto Argonauts
Forest unions accept offer as strike ends nears
Vancouver negotiators report two unions mostly accept a two year package giving 15 percent raise year one 13 percent year two and a 40 cent an hour adjustment with a cost of living clause and shift premiums. PPWC disagrees warning of possible rejection while IWA and CPU push for acceptance.
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Vancouver
Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of
Canada
Tinue
International Woodworkers of America
Canadian Paperworkers Union
Dick Lester
Pulp and Paper Industrial Relations Bureau
CPU
Western
Art Grantman
Jack Munro
IWA
Jimmy Sloan
PPWC
Winds delay Swan Hills return as fire threat grows
Evacuees from Swan Hills Alberta face delays with winds predicted to push a 12 500 hectare forest blaze toward the town. Officials now expect residents to return early Saturday after brief relief Thursday. Firefighters risk fuel pockets while 400 native crews cut lines and helicopters burn off timber near a storage plant. In Saskatchewan Michel residents may also be allowed to return Saturday if the fire threat subsides.
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Swan Hills
Alta
Edmonton
Home Oil Co. Ltd
Saskatchewan
Michel
Air traffic controllers delay action as talks extend week
International air traffic controllers suspend further action for a week to allow negotiations with the United States over the illegal strike by U S controllers. Canada and Portugal pause planned actions while Canada plans penalties against 137 controllers for disrupting flights.
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U.S
Amsterdam
International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations
Reagan
Harry Henschler
Federation Action
Portugese
International Federation
United States
Europe
Canadian Air Controllers Association
Canada
Transport
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Medicine Hat
Pearce
Medicine Hat News
Alberta Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Lethbridge
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Ask Action
Brezhnev
Allan MacEachen
John Crosbie
Newfoundland
New Democratic Party
Bob Rae
Halifax
Charlottetown
Summerside
P.E.I
Winnipeg
Namibia
Africa
Charles Lynch City News
Pete Massey
Richard Helm
New Offer
Federation
Linda Gosden
Robert Poli
Gander
Mld
Bill Robertson
Canadian Air Traffic Control Association
Jean-Luc Pepin
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