Court ruling shifts Canadian phone regulation to federal
The Supreme Court of Canada rules Alberta Government Telephones falls under federal jurisdiction, signaling a move toward a national telecommunications policy. Other carriers are regulated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission as experts note the change broadens federal authority.
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Ottawa
Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Alberta
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Supreme Court
Graeme Hughes
Information Mectinglay Association
Canaa
Communications
George Harvey
Marcel Masse
Bell Canada
Northwest Tel
B.C. Tel
Atlantic Canada
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
AGT
CRTC
Sheila Finestone
Liberal Communications
Alberta Public Utilities Board
Finestone
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Tom Panelli
CNCP
Hat firm follows glass plant to Vernon B C
Two Medicine Hat born men move Seawest Packaging to Vernon B C after Consumers Packing buys out the Douglas glass plant. Eric Elle and Larry Baumback shift operations to Vernon where Seawest will grow as a branch. They cite market access and potential fruit packing expansion as key gains.
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Medicine Hat
Vernon
B.C
Douglas
Consumers Packing
Seawest Packaging
Eric Elle
Larry Baumback
Brier Park
Okanagan
Consumers
Elle
Seawest
Domeglas
Vancouver
Baumback
Redcliff
Nurse Susan Nelles can sue after Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 5 1 that nurse Susan Nelles can sue the Ontario attorney general and Crown prosecutors who wrongly branded her a baby killer in 1981. The decision ends immunity for attorneys general and prosecutors, sparking concern among lawyers about malicious prosecutions.
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Susan Nelles
Supreme Court of Canada
Nelles
Belleville
Ont
High Court
Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario
Paul Culver
The
Crown Attorneys Association
Toronto
Roy McMurtry
Rioters in Londonderry throw bombs amid commemorative march
In Londonderry, masked rioters attacked police with homemade petrol bombs and rocks during a pre dawn clash following an IRA supporters march. The violence echoed Bloody Sunday memories as residents recalled 1969 battles and 1972 killings. Martin McGuinness criticized as Sinn Fein official comments stirred tensions.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Martin McGuinness
IRA
Sinn Fein
Calgary AIDS spreader appeals jail term
Gordon Summers 24 seeks appeal of a one year jail and three months probation for common nuisance after knowingly having unprotected sex with two women without disclosure. Lawyer calls for removal of incarceration, bail application planned as Summers remains jailed four months awaiting appeal.
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Calgary
Gordon Arthur Summers
Charlie Stewart
Stewart
Summers
Robert Dinkel
Dinkel
Consumer confidence sinks in Canada amid high rates
The Conference Board of Canada reports consumer confidence plunged in the second quarter to levels not seen since 1981 82. High interest rates slow employment growth and contractionary budgets, with GST looming January 1991 likely to worsen spending prospects.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Conference Board of Canada
Board
Gilles Rheaume
Rheaume
Environics Research Group
Ing
Toronto Doctor Identified as Steroid Supplier to University Athletes
Witnesses at a federal inquiry into amateur sport drug use allege Dr. Ara Artinian of Toronto supplied steroids to York University football players and other youth. Former York players Richard Lococo and Andy Marshall testified they repeatedly visited his west-end office for performance enhancing drugs, paying cash for bottles without checks. Other testimony indicated fake medical records accompanied the visits and that athletes as young as high school age used the drugs.
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Toronto
Ara Artinian
Richard Lococo
Andy Marshall
York University
Lococo
Artinian
David Bain
Ben Johnson
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Cncp Tele
Hat
Nepean
Londondenry
Ireland
Peter Martin
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