Troops Mobilize Near Oka Amid Mohawk Standoff
Canadian forces move 2629 troops from Valcartier into St Remi St Benoit Blainville and Farnham with 105 mm guns and heavy equipment as Premier Bourassa seeks federal help. Brig Gen Roy says the deployment boosts response capability while Mohawk barricades and bridge blockages persist near Oka and Kahnawake.
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5Th Canadian Mechanized Brigade
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van Doos
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Longue Pointe
Robert Bourassa
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Mercier Bridge
Kahnawake Reserve
Iran Accepts Iraqi Peace Proposal Amid Gulf Crisis
Iran welcomed Iraq's new peace proposal saying it could lead to lasting and just peace between the two nations and the region. Saddam Hussein sent a letter to Rafsanjani indicating concessions on Iranian demands as Tehran prepared to respond through official channels.
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Iraq
Tehran
Cyprus
Foreign Ministry
Morteza Sarmadi
Islamic Republic of Iran
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Hashemi Rafsanjani
Baghdad
Sarmadi
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National Security Council
Saddam
Kuwait
Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Iran- Iraq
Rial
U.S
Bush defends troop deployment in Gulf crisis
President Bush warns that the United States and its way of life are at stake in the Iraq confrontation and defends sending thousands of troops to protect oil fields. He says the aim is to deny warlike gains and notes a possible reserve call-up. King Hussein travels to Washington as mediator. Bush vows open-ended commitment and seeks Jordan's cooperation with the UN embargo.
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U.S
George Bush
United States
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Saddam
Pentagon
Hussein
Jordan
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
United Nations
Pete Williams
Red Sea
Aqaba
Premiers End Trade Barriers Clashless Conference
Premiers wrap up their 31st conference in Winnipeg saying interprovincial trade barriers are solved though Bourassa was absent and Ottawa remains focus. Manitoba’s Filmon and Ontario’s Peterson sought restraint as protests by Indigenous chiefs dominated outside the hotel.
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Winnipeg
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Filmon
Ontario
David Peterson
NDP
Audrey McLaughlin
Prince Johnson Laughs at Reports of His Killing
In Monrovia rivals claimed Prince Johnson was killed in an ambush but he appeared later alive and spoke to reporters. Taylor’s forces and a government spokesman denied the claim while U S officials cited a source saying Johnson was alive. Rebels reported an ambush near Monrovia with Commander Oliver Varney leading the operation.
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Tom Siddon
Quebec
Siddon
Prince Johnson
Monrovia
Liberia
Charles Taylor
Johnson
Samuel Doe
Taylor
BBC
London
Radiotelehone
Tom Woewiyu
U.S. State Department
Washington
Margaret Tutweiler
Firestone
Oliver Varney
Woewiyu
National Patriotic Front
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Bushrod Island
Doe
Oil prices lift Petro-Canada sale prospects in privatization push
Analysts say rising crude costs boost demand for Petro-Canada as Ottawa presses ahead with privatization. Higher prices improve Petro-Canada’s earning potential and attract investor interest, aiding Finance Minister Michael Wilson's sale plans despite mixed earnings reports.
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Michael Wilson
Petro-Canada
Iraq
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Petrowands
Bill Hopper
Wilf Gobert
Peters and Co
Calgary
Wilson
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