Big probe on oil industry to be released next month
Federal officials plan a $1 million plus seven year investigation of major oil firms in Canada. The report alleges price fixing and other anti-competitive practices, to be reviewed by the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission with hearings nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Times
Ottawa
Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
RTPC
Refinery Canada Ltd
Sun Oil Co. Ltd
Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
Texaco Canada Inc
Petrofina Canada Inc
Federal Combines
Hawaii
Thisland
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Construction surge forecast amid higher costs in 1981
Builders and renters face steeper costs as housing and office space shortages push up rents and prices. Analysts predict 185,000 to 190,000 housing starts in 1981, with mortgage rates near 13 to 14 percent and MURBs possibly adding about 20,000 units by end of 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Sinclair
Financial Times
Toronto
Calgary
Vancouver
Oria
Frank Clayton
Clayton Research Associates Ltd
Ottawa
George Frieser
Edmonton
Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada
Crawbell
Royden Richardson
Richardson Securities of Canada
Winnipeg
Mortgage Insurance Co
Canada
Clayton Research Associates
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp
Claude Renaud
Soldiers wont fight
Almost 20 percent of Canada's junior combat troops would refuse to fight or avoid battle in a survey led by Maj. C A Cotton of the Royal Military College. He says many juniors lack pride in their unit and skills and feel rail-roaded by recruiters into combat roles.
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Toronto
Canada
C.A. Cotton
Cotton
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Britons Flee U K For Live Abroad Amid Recession
The Times reports a deepening recession driving emigration from Britain with October Australia move applications near 10 000, over double the prior year. Canada New Zealand South Africa also note rising inquiries and more skilled Britons seeking new lives in Europe.
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Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
Civil service unions warn of more strikes in 1981
Toronto based report notes union leaders warn further federal service strikes may occur in 1981 to secure fair deals. Public Service Alliance of Canada pushes militant stance to pressure the government while Treasury Board resists cost of living escalator clauses and ties pay to private sector means.
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Toronto
William Doherty
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Doherty
Alliance
Eileen Manion
Donald Johnston
Treasury Board
Ottawa
Pay Research Board
Gay Reardon
Saskatchewan farmers face big year as weather decides pot size
Saskatchewan forecasts 1981 farm income at about 19000 dollars per farm up from 15000 with markets and prices favorable but weather remains a wild card. Chief statistician Henry Zilm warns a third poor crop could ruin gains while stocks dwindle and grain prices rise amid global shortages. Livestock costs rise squeeze producers and threaten new entrants even as marketing boards seek price stability.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Mother Nature
Saskatchewan Agriculture Department
Henry Zilm
Soviet Union
United States
Argentina
Australia
Federal Agriculture Department
China Posts Second Largest Grain Harvest Despite Drought and Floods
China reports its second largest grain harvest since 1949 with a drop of 10 to 15 million tons from the 1979 record 332 million. Northern drought hits 13 million hectares, southern floods affect 8.5 million hectares. Yangtze flooding worst since 1954. China also imported over ten million tons of foreign grain, including 4 million from the United States and 2.7 million from Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China Today
Xinhua
China
Yangtze
United States
Canada
Dolphins Freed Trigger Japanese Fisheries Clash in Tokyo
The Greenpeace led rescue of 150 dolphins south of Tokyo sparks anger from Iki Island fishermen who call the act insane while arguing overfishing and exports influence government actions. Police question Greenpeace member Patrick Wall as debates flare over animal rights versus livelihoods.
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Southam News
Tokyo
Greenpeace Organization
Iki
Pacific
Ito City
Patrick Wall
Wall
San Francisco
Greenpeace
Iki Island
Japan
Taiji
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Consumers Association of Canada
Imperial Oil Ltd
Shell Canada Ltd
Gulf Canada Ltd
B.P
Frank Webber
Donald M. Crawbell
A. E. LePage Property Management Co
Sumle Ai
Vocdi
MICC
Finance
Allan MacEachen
U.K
London
Reuter
Britain
the Times
Ken Schmidt
Federal Department
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
Navy
Coop
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