Polish sailors return home from Vancouver flight
One hundred fifty seven Polish sailors boarded a charter jet in Vancouver to return to Poland, hoping to reunite with families amid a state of emergency. Five chose to stay in Canada, while two mis boarded the wrong ship and sailed away. Immigration officials plan to assist those who wish to stay, under a one year ministerial permit.
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Canada
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Poland
Donaldson
MacGuigan blocks protest move in Polish crisis debate
Ottawa MPs clash as External Affairs minister Mark MacGuigan blocks a motion urging martial law protests in Poland and broader aid steps. Opposition decries maneuvering while Polish Canadians press for action. Immigration minister Axworthy promotes private sponsorship for Polish refugees as government hails food aid.
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Poland
House
MacGuigan
Jesse Flis
Toronto
Joe
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New Democratic
Ed Broadbent
Lloyd Axworthy
Canada
Parliament Hill
External Affairs Department
Warsaw
Canadian of the Year Fox Terry Fox Named Again
Terry Fox, age 23 from Port Coquitlam British Columbia, named Canadian of the Year for the second time in The Canadian Press editors poll. He raised 24 million for cancer research before dying June 28, nine months after his Marathon of Hope ended with the cancer spreading to his lungs.
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Port Coquitlam
B.C
St. John’s
Nfld
Fox's Marathon of Hope dominates Canada poll results
National Thunder Bay reports Terry Fox leading with over two thirds of ballots in a Canadian poll for premier of the nation. Trudeau, nine time winner, trails in distant second. Fox set out April 12 1980 to run 26 miles daily for cancer research raising nearly $2 million as telethones and mini marathons followed across Canada.
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Ont
Fox
Trudeau
Canadian Cancer Society
Canada
Quebec-Ontario
Toronto
Gurbin defect shocks Tory ranks in Canada
Progressive Conservative MP Gary Gurbin sits as an independent sparking questions about leadership and possible resignations. Ottawa reports show mixed views with Halton MP Otto Jelinek and others weighing whether further defections may follow.
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Joe Clark
Otto Jelinek
Ontario
Halton
Gurbin
Jelinek
Tory
Clark
Bruce Grey
Progressive Conservative Party
Bank of Canada rate falls slightly to 15.15 percent
Ottawa reports the Bank of Canada rate dipping to 15.15 percent for the 16th straight week, with traders noting a slow pace and market rigidity at government treasury bill auctions. Some economists expect further declines, while U.S. rate trends inject uncertainty into Canada’s near term outlook.
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Bank of Canada
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