Kickback charges crumble as RCMP question evidence
Maverick MP Suzanne Blais-Grenier failed to back up corruption claims after RCMP questioning. Prime Minister Mulroney warned she risked tarnishing colleagues and the party if she could not provide specifics. Secretary Lucien Bouchard suggested a caucus re sign from the party.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Suzanne Blais-Grenier
RCMP
Blais-Grenier
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Quebec
St-Hyacinthe
Que
Lucien Bouchard
James Kelleher
House of Commons
Premier Gettys Son Arrested on Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Donald Dale Getty 31 and Neil Andrew Maskell 32 were arrested in Edmonton after an undercover operation. Getty faces three counts of trafficking cocaine and one count of possession. Maskell faces one count of trafficking and one count of proceeds of drug trafficking. Both released and to appear in provincial court. Police valued the seized cocaine at about 3,500 dollars. Premier Getty said his family will stand behind Dale.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Don Getty
RCMP
Donald Dale Getty
Dale
Neil Andrew Maskell
Maskell
John Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Getty
Saskatoon
Geoff Davey
Senate
Lubicon Talks Weigh McKnight Offer Amid Cautious Tone
Fred Lennarson from Edmonton says the Lubicon adviser finds little new in McKnight's proposals but notes a conciliatory tone. Ominayak to respond Monday after reserving judgment on the plan. McKnight sued Alberta and the Lubicon in May after the 65.7 square kilometre reserve offer was rejected as an interim settlement to a broader land claim east of Peace River.
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Edmonton
Bill McKnight
Alberta
Lubicon
Fred Lennarson
McKnight
Ominayak
The
Lubicons
Peace River
Tories' tax plan delayed by one year
Finance Minister Michael Wilson announced postponement of major tax reforms including RRSP contribution limits and pension reporting standards. The delay follows criticism from the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants of a complex 300 page draft.
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Tories
Ottawa
Michael Wilson
Wilson
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Lawyers and Chartered Accountants
UN ceasefire starts today forces ready
After eight years of war Iraqis and Iranians woke to a UN peace keeping line at dawn with patrols along the Iran Iraq border. A 350 man, 24 country force monitors the ceasefire while communications ground work shows gaps in Iraq and Iran. Canadian transports replace Galaxy shuttles as delays hinder signals units.
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Aileen McCabe
Utham News
Baghdad
Iran-Iraq
Iran
NATO
Turkey
U.S
Iraq
Premiers close conference with calm, few squabbles noted
Saskatchewan host Grant Devine to push rate cuts and drought relief while premiers vow three health conferences and a family-strengthening initiative. Alberta's Don Getty faced personal distress over his son’s cocaine charges and a milder dispute over Senate reform pace.
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Saskatoon
Alberta
Don Getty
Canada
Ontario
David Peterson
Bank of Canada
Ottawa
United States
Saskatchewan
Grant Devine
John
Michael
IRA blast kills seven British soldiers in Omagh
An Irish Republican Army claim of responsibility followed a bus bombing in Omagh that killed seven British soldiers and injured about 29. The blast created a two metre deep crater, drawing a security ring as investigators search the wreckage and Mrs Thatcher returns to London.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Thatcher
IRA
IRA An
Ballykelly
Margaret Thatcher
England
London
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