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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1985
Page
1
Bourassa to Run in St Laurent Byelection
Premier Robert Bourassa announces candidacy in the January 20 byelection for the Montreal riding of St Laurent after losing his seat in the Quebec election. The Liberals held the seat by about 16 000 votes as Germain Leduc, in office since 1982, faced Bourassa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Montreal
St-Laurent
Germain Leduc
Bourassa
Reorters
Leduc
Toronto pair jailed on hate charges over newsletters
Donald Andrews received one year and Robert Smith seven months in prison after a district court found they wilfully promoted hatred against an identifiable non white group through their Nationalist Report. Judge Edward Wren noted the writings targeted blacks and other non whites and Jews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Arrow Air DC-8 crash in Gander kills 256
Five rows of bodies in the hangar and the smouldering wreckage mark Canada's worst air disaster. A chartered U S DC-8 refuelling at Gander Intl Airport en route from Cairo to Kentucky crashed after takeoff, killing 248 soldiers and eight civilian crew. Federal aviation investigators examine wreckage and locate victims as the death toll is revised downward to 256.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Thorne Gander
Mfld
Canada
Gander International
Kentucky
Cairo
Federal Aviation
Arrow Air
U.S. Defence Department
Gander
U.S
101St Airborne
Fort Campbell
Applicants seek chief post as Medicine Hat police chief job draws 22 bids
About 22 candidates from across Canada seek the Medicine Hat police chief job. The Police Commission reports the tally rose by nine since two days before the Dec 10 deadline. A meeting will decide how to handle unseen applications while considering possible reinstatement of dismissed chief Norm McLeod. Investigations into the crash that killed military passengers include possible mechanical failure and ice buildup with investigators studying the wreckage and victim remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat City
Gary Folkerts
Police Commission
Commission
Norm McLeod
Law Enforcement Appeal Board
McLeod
Memorial Service Held For 101st Airborne Members
At Fort Campbell Kentucky families gathered to welcome home 101st airborne division members from peacekeeping duty in the Middle East but observed a memorial service for the dead after an aircraft exploded in midair and disintegrated on impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Campbell
101St Airborne Division
Middle East
Sophonow freed after three trials four years in custody
Thomas Sophonow was acquitted by the Manitoba Court of Appeal of the 1981 slaying of Barbara Stoppel after three trials and nearly four years in custody. The three justices cited legal errors in the trial, including alibi witness exclusion and juror instruction flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophonow
Brian Pardoe
Winnipeg
Thomas Sophonow
Manitoba Court of Appeal
Barbara Stoppel
Vancouver Door
Joseph O’sullivan
Sheriff's Deputies
Norm Cuddy
Roland Penner
Stu Wane
Rick Stoppel
O'Sullivan
O’sullivan
Cuddy
John Crosbie
Stephen
Mulroney avoids confirming classified patronage document
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney dodged confirming a Southam News leaked document showing he personally vets patronage appointments twice. In Commons, Sheila Copps and John Rodriguez pressed him as he noted cabinet orders require his sign-off and he would see the file, but he declined to discuss the document’s core claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southam News
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Sheila Copps
John Rodriguez
Mulroney
Copps
Crawford rejects 7000-name plea over Hail Mary film
Alberta Attorney General Neil Crawford says lobbying petitions do not affect due process after a Catholic group urged charges if the French film Hail Mary is shown at the Princess Theatre. He notes there is no offence under the Criminal Code and no basis to press charges. Members backing the group include Rabbi Haim Kemelman and Dr Mohammad Nagi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Neil Crawford
Sap
Gabriel
Princess Theatre
Eckville, Alta
Jim Keegstra
Crawford
Alberta
Attorney General’s Department
Leo Coyle
Holy Father
Coyle
Haim Kemelman
Beth Shalom Synagogue
Mohammad Nagi
Pakistan Association of Alberta
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Willes Pee
John R. Walker
Renee
Ander
Christian Beaulieu
Canadian Aviation Safety Board
Dick Repper
Transport Canada
Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Liberation Army
John Pittman
RCMP
Roger Tinkham
Thursda
Newfour
Nander International Airport
Christine Klinefelter Marion
Edward Marion
Memo
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