Doctors strike moves spark in Alberta health care debate
The piece argues doctors demand a 29 percent rise in 1982 and eight percent in 1983, labeling it excessive while noting government stalemate. It suggests billing reforms and task-shifting to nurses could curb costs and modernize care though critics warn of broader health system impact.
Greece withdraws from NATO amid security concerns with Turkey
Premier Andreas Papandreou links Greece's NATO disengagement to national security and territorial integrity. He seeks guaranteed protection from Turkey and shifted borders including Cyprus, challenging NATO to defend all allied members. The move tests alliance unity and raises questions about collective defense obligations.
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Papandreou
Greece
NATO
Andreas Papandreou
Socialist Party
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Turkey
NATO Alliance
Cyprus
Valium West politics and MURB boom fuel Vancouver buzz
Allan MacEachen’s budget stumble sparks local jokes as Liberals face fallout. A MURB construction surge heats the market with frantic teardown to meet writeoff deadlines. Gordon Gibson Jr. shifts from Liberal luminary to Ottawa critic while BC ads tout tax shelters.
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Vancouver
Allan MacEachen
Fred Astaire
Vince Ferragamo
False Creek
Tokyo
CMHC
Allan J Ferragamo
MURB
Gibson
B.C
Liberal
Ottawa
Trudeau
Gordon Gibson
Canada
Begin moves to annex Golan Heights amid regional upheaval
Southam News reports Prime Minister Begin moves to cement Israeli control over the Golan Heights, provoking international condemnation and unsettling Arab states. The action follows broader shifts in Middle East diplomacy and risks widening tensions with Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.
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Menachem Begin
Reagan
Washington
Golan Heights
Israel
Sea of Galilee
United Nations
European Economic Community
Palestine
East Jerusalem
Egypt
Sinai
Golan
Hafez Al-Assad
Saudi Arabia
Soviet Union
Fez
Morocco
Tyranny of the Visual in Poland Coverage
Television struggles to cover Poland’s martial law without film as words replace pictures. ABC and NBC rely on limited footage and interviews from refugees, churches, and Solidarity sites, underscoring TV’s visual tyranny and viewer uncertainty.
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Poland
Jeff Gralnick
ABC
United States
Alexander Haw
Warsaw
Gralnick
Solidarity
Jerry Lamprecht
Foreign News
NBC
Vienna
Rome
Boston Globe
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