Warsaw links restored after Polish embassy outage
Ottawa said Poland has restored communications between the Canadian Embassy in Warsaw and the outside world after a weekend cut off. Prime issues included the Polish regime's martial law and Canada’s cautious response, with about 250 Canadians in Poland and diplomats reporting safe conditions.
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Warsaw
Stanislaw Pawlak
Canada
Mark MacGuigan
Pawlak
MacGuigan
John Fraser
Poland
Paris
Cncp Telecommunications
London
Senate
Ray Perrault
United States
Moose Jaw oil plant plan eyed near Archydal
Moose Jaw mayor Herb Taylor hailed news that a five company consortium intends to build a heavy oil upgrading plant near Archydal, about 16 kilometres north of Moose Jaw. He called it the greatest shot in the arm for Moose Jaw since the Canadian Forces base opened 30 years ago and said it could be a major provincial development.
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Regina
Herb Taylor
Moose Jaw
Taylor
Archydal
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan oil upgrader aims to spark regional boom
A five member consortium led by SaskOil Husky Oil Operations Gulf Canada Petro Canada and Shell Canada plans a heavy oil upgrader near Moose Jaw with capacity to produce about 40000 barrels daily. Construction could start 1983 with operation in 1985 pending environmental and royalty approvals. The project would employ 25000 during peak and boost housing service and construction in Moose Jaw and surrounding area.
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SaskOil
Saskatchewan
Husky Oil Operations Ltd
Moose Jaw
Price
Taylor
Regina
Canada Banks Earn Global Trust Through Strong Regulation
Canada has built a reputation for strength and stability in banking. Regulators oversee sound lending, capital adequacy, and asset quality, with external auditors and government supervision ensuring depositor protection. The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation backs deposits up to 20000 per depositor, with no claims filed to date.
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Anada
Strengths of Canada’s Banking System
The Canadian system benefits from a relatively small number of chartered banks. The Bank Act allowed foreign banks to incorporate, increasing the count to 32 by December 16, 1981, domestic and foreign. In contrast the United States has about 15,000 banks, creating a complex multi tiered regulatory framework across federal and state lines.
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Canada
United States
Bankers Provide Assurance On Safe Savings
The Canadian Bankers Association promotes a well organized self regulation and government monitoring system that guards deposits and preserves the Canadian banking system’s soundness and stability. The advertisement labeled SCCUPe No. 6 explains why savers can trust their money with banks.
Ottawa to check foreign business under industry dialogue
Industry Minister Herb Gray announced Ottawa will use a new industry dialogue to assess whether foreign firms act as good corporate citizens. He stressed this differs from earlier pledges to strengthen the Foreign Investment Review Agency and noted delays in reform plans, with details to be announced soon.
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Ottawa
Herb Gray
Gray
Foreign Investment Review
Canada
Chicago
Foreign Investment Review Agency
U.S
Europe
Japan
Ontario Hydro pays premium for uranium amid political supply concerns
Ontario Hydro faces an annual premium of up to 50 million dollars for uranium from Denison Mines and Rio Algom due to long term contracts negotiated 1974 to 1978. The head of Hydro’s fuels division says the higher costs stem from low grade deposits and expanded mine financing, though the contracts preserved about 2,500 Ontario jobs and kept Elliot Lake active during mining downturns.
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Toronto
Ontario
Ontario Hydro
Alan Holt
Ina
Hydro
Elliot Lake
Denison Mines Ltd
Rio Algom Ltd
Saskatchewan
U.S
Denison
Holt
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