Alberta defers hospital user fees to January
Alberta's hospital user fees plan is postponed from October 1 to January 1. Hospitals Minister Dave Russell says the delay does not abandon the fee principle despite opposition from federal Health Minister Monique Begin and public polling. Notley criticizes the move as a retreat, citing budget sorting issues and needed funds to cover an arbitration award for nurses.
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Mark Lisac
Edmonton
Alberta
Dave Russell
Monique Begin
Russell
NDP
Grant Notley
Notley
Spirit River Fairview
Mackasey Cleared on Bribery Charges in Montreal Court
Veteran Liberal MP Bryce Mackasey was cleared by a sessions court judge for influence peddling after a three week preliminary hearing. The judge found insufficient evidence to warrant a trial and noted no proven connection between Les Ateliers and federal contracts.
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Montreal
Bryce Mackasey
Benjamin Schecter
Air Canada
Mackasey
RCMP
Les Ateliers D’usinage Hall Stee
Ontario
Lincoln
Lés Ateliers
Commons ‘Committee“On
Les Atéliers
Montreal Gazette
Raphael Schecter
Les Ateliers
Schecter
Polish underground leader Hardek may not have surrendered
Reports claim Wladyslaw Hardek read a television statement claiming surrender to police. Solidarity alleges Communist propaganda, while supporters cite a dry monotone delivery. Officials say he was questioned under amnesty and later allowed home. fellow underground member says there was no intent to abandon the struggle.
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Warsaw
Reuter
Solidarity Union
Wladyslaw Hardek
Solidarity
Hardek
Krakow
Zbigniew Bujak
Underground
TKK
Judge finds Taschuk death indeterminable in infant inquiry
In Edmonton the provincial court judge ruled the cause of Candace Taschuk’s death cannot be determined due to conflicting medical testimony. The 16 hour old infant received 15 mg morphine, five times the recommended dose, before dying at University Hospital.
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Brad Ziemer
Edmonton
Carl Rolf
Candace Taschuk
University Hospital
Rolf
Debbie
Jerry Taschuk
Two Hills
Alta
Attorney General’s Department
Neil Crawford
Nachum Gal
Israel
Gal
Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
Canada
Ron Berger
Orrs booking Mulroney trips OTTAWA
Federal electoral officials investigate whether Bobby Orr violated the Canada Elections Act by campaigning for Conservative Leader Brian Mulroney. Commissioner Joseph Gorman notes the act bars non residents from canvassing or influencing voters. Orr, a Canadian citizen, lives and works in Boston where he played for the Bruins.
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Ottawa
Bobby Orr
Brian Mulroney
Joseph Gorman
Orr
Boston
Boston Bruins
National Hockey League
Gorman
Alberta bunker plan for 350 officials in Penhold crisis
In a nuclear war scenario, 350 Albertans including Premier Peter Lougheed and eight ministers would retreat to a Penhold bunker to guide Alberta through crisis. The two storey shelter, built in 1964, features a kitchen, water, temperature control, oil storage, and journalist space to relay official information.
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Penhold
Alta
Lougheed
Frank Lynch- Staunton
Alberta
Appeal Court
William McGillivray
Edmonton
Calgary
Ottawa
Hoffman
Soviet Union
United States
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Allan Fotherin
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Ann Landers
Bridge
Bruce Levett
Stoc City News
Des O'Coffey
Don McGillivray
Jeremy Cato
Wadenweage
Besvaneaen TV
Western Express
Seesderesenert Beret
Polish Powder Union
Taschuk
Mulroney
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