Separate native justice system urged by Bar Association
A 119 page report by the Canadian Bar Association calls for Indians to create a parallel justice system run by natives with autonomous courts prisons parole and counselling agencies. It cites native overrepresentation in Canada’s prisons and urges relinquishing control to native groups despite risks from training gaps and paternalism. Saskatchewan shows the worst gaps with native women facing far higher provincial jail rates.
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Toronto
Canadian Bar Association
Canada
Association
Montreal
Saskatchewan
Earthquake Kills 650 in India Nepal Border Region
A pre-dawn quake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale devastates the India Nepal border area. At least 650 killed, 3,000 injured, with monsoon rains hindering rescue efforts and widespread damage across Nepal and Indian states including Bihar.
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New Delhi
India-Nepal
Nepal
V.K. Sharma
Bihar
India
Mulroney Expels Blais-Grenier From Caucus in Quebec
Prime Minister Mulroney expelled Montreal MP Suzanne Blais-Grenier after her claims that Canadians pay kickbacks for government business and he pledged to ban political donations by corporations unions and associations. The caucus voted unanimously and the RCMP noted no pending criminal case.
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Quebec
Mulroney
Blais Grenier
Suzanne Blais-Grenier
Canada
RCMP
Blais-Grenier
Sinclair Stevens
Toronto
Energy
Marcel Masse
Montreal
Michel Gravel
Lucien Bouchard
No postal strike forecast as mediator predicts settlement
Ottawa CP: With more bargaining a settlement in the postal dispute may be reached before Tuesday’s midnight strike deadline, federal mediator Mac Carson said Sunday. Weekend talks between Canada Post and 5800 technical and administrative workers moved into Sunday night and resume today. The union seeks job guarantees and higher salaries, while Canada Post wants flexibility to lay off surplus workers. union negotiators say some workers could strike if walkouts occur.
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Ottawa
Mac Carson
Tion
Dave Newman
Canada Post
Robert Delage
Stephen White
Iran Iraq ceasefire holds amid border standstill observers say
UN observers report the ceasefire on the central frontline between Iran and Iraq remains fragile but holding on day three. Troops stand 300 to 400 metres apart along a 150 kilometre stretch patrolled by 14 observers with about 500 Canadian personnel involved in the mission.
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Iran-Iraq
Khanaqin
Iraq
Iran
Slavko Jovic
UN Group
Baghdad
Polish workers seize Lenin shipyard amid broad labor protests
Hundreds of protesters march with Polish flags at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk joining a wave of strikes across Poland. Activists strike at a Warsaw area tractor plant and a southeastern steel mill as 76,400 workers stay off the job and wage pressures rise amid high inflation.
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Gdansk
Solidarity
Lenin
Warsaw
Poland
Lenin Shipyard
Silesia
Solidarity Free Trade Union Movement
Szczecin
Calgary fish kill sparks provincial probe on Elbow River
Thousands of dead fish washed ashore along the Elbow River near the Glenmore Reservoir as Alberta Environment and provincial officials investigate potential causes. Water quality tests were pending, while past incidents linked to chlorine and storm sewer discharges are considered.
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Calgary
Elbow River
Glenmore
Brent Friesen
Friesen
Glenmore Dam
Alberta Environment
Department
Jim Day
Saskatchewan
Qu’Appelle Valley
Katewa Lake
Regina
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Lal
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