Province grapples with grain terminal plans at Prince Rupert port
Saskatchewan and Alberta face questions over a new grain terminal plan at Prince Rupert and the wheat board role. Critics doubt motives while Alberta rejects the Market Assurance Plan and seeks greater control of grain flows. Saskatchewan asks why Alberta bought federal terminals and pushes for waivers to move soft white spring wheat to Vancouver.
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Prince Rupert
Canadian Wheat Board
Alberta
Neil Petrovitch
Saskatchewan
Policy Transportation
Petrovitch
Wheat Board
Lougheed
Neptune
Schmidt
Gordon MacMurchy
The
Vancouver
Grain Transportation Authority of the Wheat Board
Canada
Dublin cabaret fire leaves dozens dead
A blaze at the Stardust Cabaret in Dublin on February night killed 46 youths and injured over 130 as exits were reportedly barred and lights failed. Survivors descried panic, stampede, and doors sealed to deter vandals, with investigations ongoing into possible arson.
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Dublin
Ireland
Republic
Eamon Quinn
Colm O’brien
Ray Coleman
Michael Cavanagh
Paula
Lougheed vows no surrender on national energy policy
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed told a Calgary Chamber audience that Ottawa’s national energy policy will not be modified and Alberta will not capitulate. He warned firms may “bleed” as the dispute drags on, predicting a 20–30% oil company cash flow drop and a 35% cut in 1981 operating budgets, with a $2 billion shortfall affecting oil, service firms, and Eastern suppliers.
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Calgary
Ottawa
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Canada
Wiretap allegations shake Britain and Canada ties
Leaked claims that the Canadian high commission’s phones in London were tapped ignite a renewed dispute over wiretapping in Britain and strain Canada Britain relations amid Ottawa’s constitutional row. The Daily Telegraph notes possible broader surveillance while British opposition pushes to tighten wiretap controls.
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London
Canadian High Commission
Jean Wadds
External Affairs Department
Ottawa
Britain
Canada
Margaret Trudeau
High Commissioner
Daily Telegraph
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Strip-search policy draws outcry in Washington and Canada
The Edmonton Journal notes Montreal Edmonton and Calgary ban strip searches on all prisoners for contraband. In Arlington Virginia Sheriff Gandles faced lawsuits and civil liberties protests over routine body cavity searches before relaxing the policy at Christmas.
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Edmonton Journal
Montreal
Edmonton
Calgary
Alberta
Graham Harle
Washington-area
Southam News
Washington
Jim Gandles
Arlington County
Arlington
Subway
Gendles
Dust Bowl fears as Great Plains face potential drought
Weather and crop experts warn patterns from the last two years hint at another drought on the semi arid Great Plains. Dry winters and shallow snow cover threaten winter wheat in the U S and fall crops in Western Canada, with experts noting uncertain spring shifts.
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Winnipeg
Great Plains
North America
Canada
Prairie
United States
John Bend
Canadian Wheat Board
Benci
U.S
Prairies
Benri
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
J. H. Ellis
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Cody Crawford
Susan
St. Valen
Tine
Frank Webber
U.K
Don Sellar
Gandles
Arlington Country
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