Tory landslide in Mission Port Moody byelection shocks NDP
Conservative Gerry St. Germain defeated New Democrat Sophie Weremchuk by over 3,000 votes in Vancouver area Mission Port Moody. The win trims the NDP caucus to 31 seats in Ottawa and signals trouble for remaining MPs ahead of the next federal election.
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British Columbia
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Sophie Weremchuk
Mission Port Moody
Canada
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Brian
New Democrats
Ottawa
Mark Rose
B.C
Rose
Tories
Mulroney wins Central Nova seat in decisive Tory victory
Brian Mulroney secured a seat in the House of Commons by winning Central Nova with a majority of more than 9,500 votes over Liberal rival Alvin Sinclair. The Conservative leader drew strong support in the riding’s urban centers, surpassing Elmer MacKay’s previous majorities and delivering a clear rebuke to the Liberals.
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Southam News
New Glasgow
N.S
Brian Mulroney
Central Nova
House of Commons
Pierre Trudeau
Liberal Party
Mulroney
Canada
Elmer MacKay
MacKay
Glasgow
Alvin Sinclair
Roman Valley
Grimm Heads Ballot in Fall Municipal Race
Mayor Ted Grimm announced at an 8 a.m. press conference he will seek a third term while Aldermanic hopeful Rick Oland, 39, declared his run as a taxpayer candidate. Incumbents Ken Sauer and council members Davison Hirsch Stone also seek re election. Roy Wilson seeks another school board term. Bryan Laidlaw will not seek re election.
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Rick Oland
Oland
Karen Green
Ross Glen
Ken Sauer
Medicine Hat News
Public School Board
Roy Wilson
Medicine Hat College
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Bryan Laidlaw
Sauer and
Grimm
George Davison
Jim Hirsch
Sam Stone
Challenger lifts off in fiery night blast from Cape Canaveral
The space shuttle Challenger launched in a thunderstorm at Kennedy Space Centre with a five member crew including America's first black astronaut. Lightning and rain delayed liftoff 17 minutes to 2 32 a m edt as crowd watched a blaze of fire lighting up the sky during ascent and the craft reached orbit 296 kilometres high.
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Brian O’connor
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First TDRS pass signals new space shuttle comms
During the shuttle launch, ground to space talks were relayed via a communications satellite for the first time. The mission tests the orbiting Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system, envisioned to provide worldwide shuttle communications and act as a satellite switchboard.
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Jay Greene
Challenger
Begin writes resignation letter amid political crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin told colleagues he cannot continue and wrote a resignation letter. Officials hoped to delay its submission to President Herzog while they choose a successor. Foreign Minister Shamir and Deputy PM Levy emerged as leading contenders with Ariel Sharon as a possible outsider.
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Chaim Herzog
Herzog
Begin
Herut (Liberty
Likud
Yitzhak Shamir
David Levy
Defence
Ariel Sharon
Debt clock ticks as Ottawa reports near 160 billion
Ottawa reports gross federal debt rising to about 159 billion with net debt near 119 billion. The year ending March 31 saw 17 billion in interest and related charges, equating to about 700 dollars per person. Analysts debate the implications as some assets are undercounted while a failed loan to Consolidated Computer Inc. adds to losses.
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Ottawa
Evan Canadian
Confederation
Consolidated Computer Inc
Parliament Hill
Canada
Treasury
Petro-Canada
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