Grafton Fraser seeks creditor protection in Canada
Grafton Fraser Inc owner of Jack Fraser George Richards Kingsize Clothes and other chains said it has obtained creditor protection under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act. It has until Feb 15 to file a reorganization plan including closing unprofitable stores and cutting costs. The firm employs about 1,700 workers at 221 locations nationwide.
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Toronto
Grafton-Fraser Inc
Jack Fraser
George Richards
Kingsize
Grafton-Fraser
John Hick
Grafton and Co
Rimini
Madison
Canada
Bank of Canada keeps rate at 7.67 amid dollar fears
Governor John Crow maintains high rates to curb inflation as foreign investors worry about Canada’s deficit and political stability. The dollar slips to 86.28 U.S. cents while U.S. rates fall and growth stalls.
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Ottawa
Southam
Bank of Canada
John Crow
U.S
Crow
Andrew Pyle
MMS International
Pyle
It’s such a blast to their heads and hearts
A fragment from page A10 describes intense impact and fear as lips quiver, implying violent aftermath without full context or lines. The brief hints at harm and emotional recoil suggest a narrative of danger or conflict referenced in a partial article.
Gorbachev to resign tomorrow in televised address
Soviet President Mikail Gorbachev will resign on Christmas Day with a nine p.m. Moscow time TV speech. Tass and RIA say he will outline his views on the Commonwealth of Independent States and the country’s current situation after a brief, inconclusive Supreme Soviet Debates on dissolving the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Tais
Russian Information Agency
Tass
Gorbachev
Kremlin
Commonwealth of Independent States
Soviet Union
Ria
Supreme Soviet
Commonwealth
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Vladimir Lenin
Boris Yeltsin
John Major
Interfax
Major
Alexander Likhotal
NBC
Today Show
International Foundation
Bethlehem Shuts Down as Strikes Hit Christmas Visitors
Palestinian activists trigger a Bethlehem strike closing shops as Christian pilgrims gather for Christmas Eve. Israeli forces man checkpoints near Manger Square by the Church of the Nativity, with 15,000 refugees under curfew in surrounding camps and about 4000 foreign visitors anticipated.
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Bethlehem
West Bank
Elias Freij
Manger Square
Gaza Strip
Christ
Violence in Georgia and Azerbaijan Claims Dozens
Reports from Tass in Moscow say as many as 70 people killed in fighting in Georgia and Azerbaijan as Georgian parliament comes under attack by anti government forces. President Zviad Gamsakhurdia pleads for Western aid amid deadly clashes and towns near the border report casualties from Armenian groups.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Commonwealth of Independent States
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Tass
Murman Omanidze
Gamsakhurdia
Associated Press
Azerbaijan Interior Ministry
Dalmatia
Slavonia
Nova Gradiska
Novska
Croatia
Trnava
Izetbegovic seeks Turkish help to curb Yugoslav war
Bosnian leader Izetbegovic warned the federal army against attacking his central republic and pledged to seek Turkey's aid to prevent the war from spilling into the region. He also formally urged a UN peacekeeping force to Bosnia-Herzegovina to secure peace amid escalating conflict with Serbs and Croats.
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Belgrade
Aliya Izetbegovic
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Turkey
Izetbegovic
Croatia
UN Security Council
Meningitis deaths in Canada spark public fear
A British Columbia toddler, three Ottawa teens, and another Charlottetown teen died in weeks due to meningitis. Health officials say no link between cases, and the nation faces 300 to 400 reported cases, with no epidemic in sight.
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British Columbia
Ottawa
Charlottetown
Canada
Paul Gully
Federal Laboratory Centre For Disease Control
Canada tracks meningitis risk amid stable yearly rate
Ottawa health officials report a steady year in Canada for meningitis cases while warning of serious forms. Bacterial meningitis, including menigococcal group C, can be fatal in about 10 percent of infections, with symptoms like stiff neck, confusion, fever, and a purplish rash. Early antibiotic treatment is crucial.
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Canada
Gully
Ottawa
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