Evacuation of Palestinian Guerrillas Delayed in Beirut
The overland evacuation of Palestinian guerrillas from Beirut was delayed as fighters prepared to leave by sea. Italian and French troops arrived to join a multinational force, while a West German hospital ship began evacuating wounded fighters to Cyprus and Athens.
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Premiers Seek September Meeting With Prime Minister
Canada's 10 premiers urged a Sept week meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau to discuss economic measures including possible abolition of the Foreign Investment Review Agency and changes to the national energy program. They aim to present a package for economic recovery while balancing provincial concerns.
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Edison Stewart Halifax
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Trudeau
Ottawa
Foreign Investment Review Agency
Saskatchewan
Grant Devine
Devine
Ontario
William Davis
Manitoba
Howard Pawley
Pawley
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Bank of Canada
United States
Davis
National Energy Program
Oil stocks lag as market rally fails to lift energy firms
Calgary analysts say North American stock boom brightens the economy but oil and gas shares lag. Skepticism remains about world prices and debt, dampening investor interest despite some firms staying even amid the energy slump. Dome Petroleum, Turbo Resources and Husky Oil are cited as high-profile examples shaping sentiment.
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Steve Merts
Calgary
Victor Skurat
Calgary Oil and Gas
Burns Fry Ltd
Skurat
Dome Petroleum Ltd
Turbo Resources Ltd
Husky Oil Ltd
Court okays courthouse design amid planning commission concerns
Municipal Planning Commission members voiced mixed reactions to the proposed courthouse design but ultimately approved the project. Page 3.
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Municipal Planning Commission
Premiers deem federal recovery plan too narrow
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed criticizes Allan MacEachen’s proposals as one dimensional and insufficient to restore growth. He calls for a broader recovery program addressing investor confidence high interest rates and U.S. rate linkages while urging the Bank of Canada to cut rates. Lougheed releases The Road to Recovery pamphlet blaming federal policy for economic weakness.
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Ottawa
Levesque
Alberta
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Bill Davis
Ontario
Richard Hatfield
New Brunswick
Dan Leger
Halifax
Lougheed
Allan MacEachen
Bank of Canada
United States
Nurses await pay raise as Alberta contract lags
About 215 registered nurses at Medicine Hat and District Hospital still await a 20 percent salary rise after the July 16 arbitration award. Hospital officials expect the increase to appear by mid September, with a starting wage rising to 24 496 from 20 412. UNA leaders press the province to enforce the contract, while delays persist due to contract delivery and clause clarification.
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Arbitration Tribunal
Betty Weidel
Medicine Hat
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Alberta
Simon Renouf
Young
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Margaret Eller
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Gregory Forsyth
MPs eye staff salary loophole in wage restraint plan
MPs seek to bypass six per cent cap by reclassifying staff into higher pay bands restoring part of the five per cent rollback. A Sauve memo asks for staff pay data to limit retroactive adjustments while Treasury Board rules constrain wages across 29 categories from $10,063 to $24,263.
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Sauve
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Don Johnston
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