RCMP Commissioner Defends Probe as Politicians Probe
Commissioner Norman Inkster said the RCMP has investigated more than 30 MPs and senators in five years with 15 still under scrutiny for possible criminal or electoral-law violations. He argued the figures show police diligence, not political persecution, while defending handling of the Grise case and noting some critics claim a vendetta.
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Norman Inkster
Inkster
Commons Justice Committee
Mounties
Richard Grise
Henry Jensen
Jensen
Nurses push 50 to 60 percent pay increase in Alberta
Louise Berker, president of Medicine Hat local United Nurses of Alberta, says nurses are far underpaid and proposes raises from 15.41 to 23.41 per hour for a two year diploma holder plus shorter weeks and maternity leave. Hospital Association spokesman Donna Angus says costs will be reviewed as talks start. The contract expires March 31 1990.
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Mark Rogers
Alberta
Louise Berker
Medicine Hat
United Nurses of Alberta
Alberta Hospital Association
Betker
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Tom Seaman
NATO shift sought to open talks on East West arms
Ottawa indicated mixed reaction to James Baker's push for NATO reforms. The plan aims to make NATO a forum for negotiating and verifying East West arms deals, with focus on Open Skies and conventional forces reductions. Baker's proposal to speed troop removals was highlighted for Ottawa meetings in February.
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Southam News
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Mulroney
U.S
James Baker
Brian Mulroney
Baker
NATO
Joe Clark
Brussels
Clark
Berlin
Mark Entwhistle
Europe
Warsaw Pact
Canada
Dwight Eisenhower
Entwhistle
Bush signs fishing bill despite Mulroney appeals
President Bush signed a congressionally passed fishing bill that could slash Canadian lobster sales to the United States by up to 60 percent, threatening about 7,000 Nova Scotia jobs and raising concerns over free trade terms. Ottawa's government criticized the measure as violating trade rules, while Mulroney urged veto.
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Canada
USS
George Bush
Bush
Congress
U.S
United States
Maine
Nova Scotia
Canadian Fisheries Department
Bank lent millions to strip clubs over ten years
Federal Business Development Bank loaned 38 loans totaling 17 million to strip clubs and hotels with exotic entertainment, over the last decade. President Guy Lavigneur told a Commons committee some prior files were destroyed and a new policy now bars loans to establishments perceived as sexually exploitive.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Federal Business Development Bank
Guy Lavigneur
Commons Industry Committee
Crews Await Charge Decision After Canadian Clash
A U S scallop dragger Concordia returned to New Bedford after multiple glancing collisions with the Canadian destroyer Saguenay. Canadian officials say the bumping was deliberate while the crew claims the Saguenay played chicken. The vessel bore a broken boom and damaged parts and 11 crew faced possible poaching charges as authorities decide next steps.
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New Bedford
Mass
U.S
Concordia
Saguenay
Joe Raposa
Tax cut to sting spending in Canada
Ottawa faces a seven percent goods and services tax after Prime Minister Brian Mulroney ordered a cut from nine percent. The change requires about a billion dollars in federal spending reductions to offset the lower rate, with exemptions for essentials like food.
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Ottawa
Michael Wilson
Finance Department
Brian Mulroney
Helmsley sentenced to prison for tax evasion in landmark case
New York judge orders Leona Helmsley to four years in prison and an eight million dollar fine for tax evasion on numerous purchases. She must also repay about 2.2 million in back taxes and cover government costs, with three years probation and community service for infant drug addiction and AIDS. The billionaire heiress cried as she faced the sentence.
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Reuter
Leona Helmsley
Helmsley
John Walker
Harry
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