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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1987
Page
1
Five Tigers earn selection after the final cuts at the national junior camp as coaches announce the lineup. The players faced stringent drills and tests to secure a place on the squad.
Amoco Canada Petroleum Ltd. received U S government authorization to acquire Dome Petroleum Ltd Don Stacy Amoco Canada president said. The U S Federal Trade Commission failed to act by the deadline on the 5 5 billion Coin deal as of Thursday.
Consumer prices increased 0.4 percent in November matching October. The annual inflation rate eased to 4.2 percent from 4.3 percent in October, continuing a slowdown from a June three year peak of 4.8 percent and back to March levels.
Albert Watt a 44 year old Collingwood Ontario man who worked in Toronto was convicted on two conspiracy charges involving a formidable arsenal and sentenced to four years in prison for his role in smuggling weapons and ammunition from Canada to loyalist paramilitary forces in Northern Ireland.
Charles McVey, wanted in the United States for selling high technology computer gear to the Soviet Union, is being held on routine charges and should be freed on bail. Robert Anderson told Mr Justice Randall Wong that California delayed action on new charges for over a month after an indictment to gain lead time.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney says the federal government will deal very emphatically with any provincial constitutional challenge to the free trade pact. After meeting 10 premiers, three oppose the deal as two premiers foresee a possible legal showdown during the implementation legislation.
The PM tightens lines on the free trade pact with Ontario and the provinces weighing options. Ghiz opposes, Getty avoids court clash, Bourassa backs Mulroney, while Peterson warns the agreement could cede provincial powers over wine and liquor and other areas.
Calgary analysts warn prices could fall further after an OPEC meeting yielded only a loose restraint on output. WTI futures plummet to 14.90 and cash crude ends near 15.84 as industry faces billions in daily losses and potential budget shifts into 1988.
Canada Safeway appeals a ruling finding the store guilty of Sunday trading violations under bylaw 2519. The Court of Queen’s Bench may uphold quash or order a new trial after two days of argument citing the Charter and religious freedom claims.
A diatom from three eastern Prince Edward Island rivers carried a toxin that triggers the same symptoms in mice as contaminated mussels and oysters. University of Prince Edward Island researcher Louie Hank notes the Cardigan River has the highest diatom concentration. Health officials had issued a warning two weeks earlier.
Southam News outlines Ottawa political standings with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney slightly higher than a year ago amid tough votes on the death penalty and U S relations. John Turner slips from December 1986 highs while Ed Broadbent, Don Mazankowski and Michael Wilson shift in the polls.
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