RCMP drug sweep nets 734 suspects in Quebec operation
A two year undercover Quebec drug probe yielded 734 suspected traffickers named in warrants across seven raids from November to December. Twenty undercover agents infiltrated primarily motorcycle gangs spending 290000 on drugs. some cases have guilty pleas. Most buyers sourced supplies from bigger dealers in Montreal and Quebec City with a later Eastern Townships ring importing heroin from Thailand and morphine from India.
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Peter Michaelson
Montreal
RCMP
Quebec
Canada
Gilles Favreau
Gilles Poissant
Poissant
Quebec City
Thailand
India
Quebec court hears challenge to French language charter
Montreal lawyer Robert Litvack argues parts of Quebec's French language charter are unconstitutional for violating language rights under the British North America Act. He contends the provisions restrict but do not abolish English in Quebec courts, contrary to constitutional guarantees.
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Quebec
Montreal
Manitoba
Robert Litvack
Jules Deschenes
Canada
BNA
Confederation
Parti Quebecois
Supertankers collide off South Africa in fiery Indian Ocean
Two Liberian registered supertankers Venoil and Venpet collided 33 kilometres off Cape St. Francis. Venoil burned with crew in the water and two seamen were missing. Venpet carried no oil and both ships’ owners were unnamed.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Indian Ocean
Liberia
Federal plan creates 28 500 jobs in short term FLIP program
Ottawa unveils a 150 million FLIP package to fund 28 500 temporary positions across 15 departments including National Defence and Indian Affairs. Most workers will meet unemployment benefits rules. average project runs about 5.5 months with varied durations. Provinces receive allocations based on unemployment levels.
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Ottawa
Canada
Treasury Board
Robert Andras
Andras
UIC
Jean Chretien
National Defence
Indian Affairs
Northern Development
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Department of National Defence
Agriculture
Industry Trade and Commerce
Sadat Eyes Year-End Meeting With Begin In Egypt
President Anwar Sadat said he may meet Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Egypt before year’s end as Middle East diplomacy accelerates. Begin’s team said another meeting could occur within two weeks somewhere in the region, with Cairo, Cyprus or the Sinai among possibilities.
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Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Menachem Begin
Egypt
Pyramids
Sadat
Begin
Jerusalem
Leader's son release may be imminent
Cypriot government sources said Achilleas Kyprianou may be freed by early afternoon after his kidnapping. The report lacked official confirmation and no amnesty was promised. Demonstrations in Nicosia supported the president as tension eased at the presidential palace.
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Nicosia
Spyros Kyprianou
Achilleas Kyprianou
Eoka-B
Enosis
Begin and Carter discuss Middle East peace steps in White House talks
Israeli Prime Minister Begin and U S President Carter held an hour long meeting on easing West Bank control and local self rule for 650 000 Palestinians as part of the Egyptian Israeli negotiations. Brzezinski indicated a possible follow up session later Saturday and Sadat hinted at a potential Cairo meeting before year end.
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Washington
Menachem Begin
U.S
Carter
Israel
Egypt
West Bank
Jordan River
Middle East
Begin
White House
Farlier
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Brzezinski
Sadat
Cairo
Haypt
Mail Openings Spark RCMP Inquiry About 1970s Violations
Testimony at a royal commission shows the RCMP Security Service broke the law more than 90 times in the 1970s by tampering with or opening first class mail. Officers testified about post office staff aiding the operations and the legal limits posed by the Post Office Act.
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Gerard McNeil
Ottawa
Rcmp Security Service
Mounties
RCMP
Tom Venner
Criminal-Investigation Branch
Commission
J.F. Howard
Venner
Howard
Murray Sexsmith
Sexsmith
David C. McDonald
McDonald
Francis Fox
The
Commons
Montreal
Fox
CBC
Justice McDonald
Alberta
Royal Commission
Guy Gilbert
Security Service
Toronto
Vancouver
Post Office
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Reuter
Tel Aviv
Cyprus
Sinai Desert
Harraniya
Mena House
Cairo Museum
Eliahu Ben- Elissar
Menepta
Amenophis II
Moses
Ramses II
Market Quarter
Kyprianou
United States
Parliament
Howard Draper
National Security
Verner
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