Television testing eyed for House of Commons coverage
Ottawa CP Allan Freeman reports officials tested a lightweight German camera in seven floor positions and one gallery perch as a prelude to possible full scale televised Commons proceedings. The plan would place cameras around the chamber with feeds to networks, cost estimates cited, and aims to preserve debate integrity.
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Cyclone Joan devastates Port Hedland in Australia
Port Hedland, a 13000 population town in northwest Australia, faced a violent cyclone. Roofs ripped off most homes, 50 families lost shelter, hospital wings were destroyed except for one, and 85 percent of other buildings damaged. Two feet of water flooded streets. one man injured, two doctors evacuated amid ongoing search and cleanup efforts.
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Canadians back federal wage and price controls CBC survey
A CBC News poll conducted by Adcom Research Nov 25 to Dec 3 shows 61 percent support selective federal wage and price controls in Canada, 22 percent oppose, 14 percent undecided. Support is strongest in British Columbia at 76 percent and weakest in Quebec at 44 percent.
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No deal declared in London IRA hostage siege
Scotland Yard says no deals will be made with IRA gunmen holding a 54 year old postal inspector and his wife in a Regent Park area apartment. Three or four gunmen tied to London bombings demand safe conduct while police mount rigid negotiations on their terms.
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Rumsfeld Pushes NATO Capability Upgrading
U S Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urged NATO to raise defence capability without added spending. He cited weapons standardization as a path, but called detente a broader issue not to be pursued at the two day NATO defence ministers meeting. He planned bilateral talks with other NATO ministers during his Brussels visit.
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Lyon Edges Spivak To Lead Manitoba Tories
Sterling Lyon, 48, defeated incumbent Sidney Spivak 264 to 207 to become leader of Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative Party. Spivak, 45, urged unity to keep fighting the NDP government as Lyon pledged to unite the party and push a traditional conservative platform.
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Winnipeg
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Pepin Defends Tough Start For Inflation Board Plan
Ottawa CP Jean Luc Pepin, head of the federal anti inflation board, says the board will be firm but may seem softer as the program unfolds. He explained Last week remarks were misinterpreted and that the board avoided signaling a hard to soft shift.
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Munro defends gov t multicultural program in Canada
Federal Labour Minister John Munro defended a shift in the national multicultural program saying it will not cut aid to established ethnic groups. He argued the change would free more funds for ethnic programs through CBC, NFB, and the CRTC while suggesting folklore subsidies be reduced. He urged support for ethnic publications and national organizations and emphasized broader festival funding.
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Ford Turns to U.S. Matters After Pacific Doctrine Speech
President Ford, returning from a 27 000 mile trip that included talks in Peking Manila and Jakarta, outlines a Pacific doctrine. He sees potential future U S friendship with Cambodia and Vietnam and hints at a Mideast trip with plans not definite. He backs emergency aid for New York and details tenets of the Pacific doctrine focused on balance of power and regional cooperation.
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Safe Driving Week toll reaches fifty one nationwide
At least three people died Sunday and six Saturday in Canada traffic crashes, lifting National Safe Driving Week deaths to 51 over seven days. Ontario leads with 22 fatalities, while Quebec has 12, BC five, Nova Scotia four, New Brunswick three, Newfoundland and Alberta two each, and Manitoba one. Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan report no deaths. Last year the seven day total was 64.
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