PLO to Leave Lebanon Amid Multinational Peacekeeping Plan
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fuad Butros said the PLO withdrawal from West Beirut will begin this weekend. The move follows Israel’s demand to return a captured pilot and five Israeli soldiers’ remains, with a 2000‑strong peacekeeping force to oversee the evacuation.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
West Beirut
Lebanon
Butros
Beirut
PLO
Israel
United States
France
Italy
U.S
Aharon Ahiaz
Shafik Wazzan
Wazzan
Philip Habib
Jamil Hilal
Ahiaz
Ariel Sharon
Jounieh
Saeb Salam
Cable depth error on Trans Canada Highway eyed for relief
The city may face costs from 11 000 to 26 000 to correct shallow cable laying for light standards on the Trans Canada Highway between Medicine Hat and Redcliff. Utilities director Winston Kerr told a committee no action was taken until a provincial appeal decision.
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Winston Kerr
Utilities Committee
Edmonton
Hank Tellefson
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Kerr
Bill Scotvold
Electrical Protection Branch
Scotvold
Alberta Transportation
Ken Sauer
Sauer
South Saskatchewan River
Kin Coulee
Trans Canada
Highways Department
Bull market races across Bay and Wall streets in rally
Toronto and New York stock markets surged as heavy trading followed Tuesday’s explosive rally. The TSX composite rose to 1481.83 by 11:30 a.m. EDT, while the Dow climbed to 849.59, buoyed by expectations of lower interest rates in both countries and recent rate cuts by banks. Analysts noted optimism outweighed forecasts from Kaufman and Wornflower who warned of continued weakness.
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Wall Streets
Toronto Stock Exchange
New York
Wall Street
Bay Street
Canada
U.S
Albert Wornflower
First Boston Corp
Henry Kaufman
Salomon Brothers
Dollar climbs as U S rate cuts spark loonie rally
The Canadian dollar rose to 80.87 U S cents in Toronto trading as expectations of further U S rate cuts boosted confidence. Analysts cited Henry Kaufman’s revised outlook and the Fed's 10.5 percent discount rate cut as key drivers. Canadian banks trimmed mortgage rates across three years led by Scotiabank, TD and Royal Bank.
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U.S
Wall Street
Henry Kaufman
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
Bank of Canada
Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto Dominion Bank
Royal Bank of Canada
Medicine Hat Blue Jays Fall 9-1 to Butte Copper Kings
In a three game series the Copper Kings routed the Medicine Hat Blue Jays 9-1 on Tuesday night. The win came after two earlier losses in the set.
Study blames governments for high inflation
A Financial Times report based on an unpublished StatsCan analysis shows regulated government prices surged 17.7 percent from April 1981 to April this year, far outpacing unregulated prices at 9.1 percent, contributing to Canada’s inflation. The study, to be published in September, notes regulated prices account for about 23.56 percent of the CPI and shield inflation from demand.
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Financial Times
Ottawa
Supply
Jean-Jacques Blais
Statistics Canada
StatsCan
Canada
the Times
Prime Minister's Office
PMO
Finance Department
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