Prince Edward Island Tops Newborn Weights in 1989 Survey
In Canada's birth survey PEI recorded the highest median newborn weight at 7 pounds 12 ounces in 1989, led all years shown. Dr David Knickle notes PEI has many large babies while Quebec produced the smallest averages, about six ounces lighter. Charlottetown hospital staff comment on local feeding.
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Toronto
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Statistics Canada
Pei
David Knickle
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Cealohatown
Quebec
Jean Mackterson
Charlottetown
Looting at Mogadishu port halts aid relief and injures UN staff
Armed Somalis with three tanks seized relief food and 25 aid trucks in Mogadishu port. A UN peacekeeper was critically injured and another grazed as gunmen fired on a marked UN vehicle. Egyptian peacekeeper Maj Mustafa Mohamed was shot in the lungs and flown to Nairobi. Over a million people face starvation in Somalia. The Rattana Naree relief ship was targeted as looting continued amid port guard concerns.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Brian Stockwell
UN World Food Program
Dublin
Ireland
Carl Bacatn
Fathi Hassan
Mustafa Mohamed
Nairobi
Kenya
Wartorn
Premiers push for Canada wide vote on new constitution
Canadian premiers split on how to run a national referendum with Oct 26 favored by many while Quebec may apply its own laws. Elections Canada ready, Ottawa to decide on rules and whether one or two questions appear.
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Charlottetown
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Joe Clark
Clark
Ottawa
Elections Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Saskatchewan
Roy Romanow
Don Getty
Alberta
Mulroney
Canada
Clearing out old senators would cost $77 million
OTTAWA Southam reports a plan to retire Canada’s 99 senators could cost about 77.4 million dollars payable until the last senator reaches 75 in 2024. Senators would receive base salaries 64 400 annually plus up to 75 percent for early retirement and possible pensions if they return as elected senators.
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Ottawa
Southam
Canada
Senate
Jennifer Howell
Quebec
Philippe Gigantes
Pierre Trudeau
Gigantes
Serbs press into deal at Geneva on Bosnia war
The international conference reached a breakthrough with Radovan Karadzic agreeing to notify UN of heavy weapons positions within 96 hours and hand them over within a week, as shelling hit Sarajevo killing at least 10. Milosevic left in fury, while talks set Geneva peace negotiations next week amid expanded sanctions and a potential air embargo.
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London
Yugoslavia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.S
Lawrence Eagleburger
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Radovan Karadzic
Belgrade
Geneva
Slobodan Milosevic
Eagleburger
Milosevic
Toronto braces for record daily rainfall as Andrew drenches region
Ontario and southwestern Quebec endure heavy rain from Hurricane Andrew with Toronto near a potential record daily total. Environment Canada official Jean Marc Couturier says all but a Sault Ste. Marie area in Ontario is affected. GO Transit tunnels flood prompting station closure.
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Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
Jean- Marc Couturier
Environment Canada
Couturier
Sault Ste. Marie
GO Transit
Federalist Grits mobilize for Quebec Liberal convention
Federalist ridings will bus in supporters to a Quebec City Liberal party convention to back the national unity package. Any Liberal member for 30 days can vote along with delegates as the pact negotiated last week is judged. Federalist leaders travel with hundreds of members to secure approval.
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Quebec
Quebec Liberal Party
Quebec City
Herbert Cohen
West Montreal
D'Arcy McGee
Hardy Craft
Brome- Missisquoi Association
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Ivanovo
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Yevgeny Lobachov
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Doonesbury
Lance Goshko
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Horsman
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Colin Davidson
Don River
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