Birth control drug Depo-Provera rejected in Canada
Federal approval of the long term birth control drug Depo-Provera was rejected temporarily by Health Minister Jake Epp, after Upjohn Company of Canada applied to sell it as a contraceptive. The Manitoba Coalition on Depo-Provera welcomed the decision and urged doctors to inform patients.
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Ontario moves to shield medical records privacy
Ontario plans groundbreaking legislation to protect medical records from investigators and insurers and to grant patients access to their files including psychiatric records. Privacy Times reports the move as North America’s first such law and cites official prompts from a Toronto conference and a provincial ministry official.
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Canada
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Earth Ministry
Sabotage probed as gondola plunges at Sunshine Village
In Banff Alberta six skiers in a gondola fell five metres injuring one seriously and others lightly. About 200 onlookers were stranded while rescue teams lowered passengers. RCMP and investigators probe whether sabotage damaged electrical panels six weeks earlier as engineers and officials assess the crash. Sunshine Village remains closed during the probe.
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Calgary
Ralph Scurfield
Scurfield
Dan Allen
Andrew MacIntyre
Edmonton
MacIntyre
Warren Chornohus
Ken Vinge
Mineral Springs Hospital
Trade ministers meet to chart GATT path amid farm and trade stakes
About 100 trade ministers gather in Montreal to tackle barriers access subsidies and safeguards as the Uruguay round nears 1990. Arthur Dunkel says 2 percent of the world economy depends on trade and open markets create jobs in Canada and beyond. He warns negotiations among 100 governments will be difficult.
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Arthur Dunkel
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Great Bessy Bingo fundraiser at Mount Saint Vincent
The public relations society of Mount St. Vincent University Halifax let a cow loose on a 289 square field. Squares sold for 3 dollars each with a 100 dollar prize to the spot where grass grows best by spring. Donna Lafave led the event in rubber boots.
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Halifax
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Street kids face growing violence on Calgary streets
Calgary street youths battle foes amid rising concerns from experts. Madelyn McDonald of Avenue 15 and Andrew Ignatieff of Save the Children Canada warn that violence could spread beyond the streets unless a solution is found now. The partners compare Calgary to Lima and link youth hardship, urban migration, and weak social services to the broader problem.
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Andrew Ignatieff
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Argentina claims victory as rebels collapse in four day revolt
Argentine government said it triumphed over a four day military insurrection after rebel leader Colonel Mohamed Ali Seineldin surrendered. Four people died and hundreds were wounded as civilians clashed with rebels at Campo de Mayo outside Buenos Aires.
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