Nystrom Cleared in Theft Case Over Drugstore Discs
New Democrat MP Lorne Nystrom was acquitted in provincial court after a judge ruled he did not intend to steal two contact lens cleaning discs worth 7.79. He argued distraction and political duties at the time.
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Ottawa
New Democrat
Lorne Nystrom
Nystrom
Brian Lennox
Lennox
Saskatchewan
Mindy Gosman
Clayton Ruby
Gosman
NDP
Winnipeg
Ises
NDP House
Ian Deans
Jim Peterson
David Kilgour
Kilgour
Parliament Hill
Hatters plan wake for Via Rail service in Medicine Hat
Hatters invite supporters to a 1 30 p m Sunday wake in Riverside Park to mourn Via Rail cutbacks. Speeches and music precede a march to the Medicine Hat station to honor workers and hope to greet the westbound Canadian train arriving after VIA Rail cancels half its trains starting Jan 15.
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Paul Strickland
The
News Hatters
Medicine Hat
Jim Ridley
Federal New Democrat Constituency Association
Riverside Park
Via Rail
Ridley
Benoit Bouchara
Montreal
Vancouver
Mueller
Jim Hawley
Labor Council
Bob Porter
NDP
BC courts battle to save VIA rail Esquimalt Nanaimo line
The B C government seeks court orders to force Ottawa to rescind VIA Rail cuts on the Esquimalt to Courtenay route. A Dec. 28 court ruling left the extension to Nanaimo unprotected, while Ottawa plans to shut 90 kilometres to Courtenay.
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Victoria
Vancouver
Panamanians loot Noriega fortress after invasion
Panamanians used blowtorches and chainsaws to tear down the Noriega military HQ in Panama City then hauled away furniture and magazines from the toppled dictator’s office. Residents crowded the bombed compound after U.S. troops left, as looting was framed by locals as reclaiming assets for the people. Noriega hid in the Vatican Embassy before surrendering to U.S. forces and flying to Miami.
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Panama City
U.S
Noriega
Vatican
Miami
Job rate dropping in Canada says Stats Canada
Statistics Canada reports a nationwide drop in labor demand with the help wanted index falling for the fourth straight month in December to 135 from 140. Unemployment is projected to rise to around 8.9 percent this year, with Eastern and Central Canada hit hardest by layoffs in fishing and auto.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Statistics Canada
Atlantic Canada
Quebec
Canada
Eas
Carl Bergie
McLean McCarthy Ltd
Bergie
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Western Canada
B.C
Alberta
Johnson accused of amphetamine use before Seoul 1988 100m
Carl Lewis alleges Ben Johnson used an unspecified amphetamine prior to the Seoul Olympics 100 meters and claims the drug aided his performance. Lewis, who won gold after Johnson was disqualified, cites Zurich and Seoul showdowns and says Johnson maintained a lead in both races.
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Washington
Ben Johnson
Carl Lewis
Johnson
Lewis
Washington Post
Zurich
Seoul
Western shoppers rewrite the Fourth Commandment in Canada
In British Columbia and Alberta Sunday shopping thrives with seven day retail. Beaver Lumber in Richmond reports relaxed Sundays, family outings, and demonstrations while unions warn of negative social impact on workers time off and scarce Sunday daycare.
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Southam News
Richmond
B.C
Mom
Dad
Beaver Lumber
West
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Firoz Dharamsi
Vancouver
Stanley Park
Leif Hansen
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
New Westminster
Hansen
Les Kingdon
People For Sunday Association of Canada
Kingdon
Islington
Ont
Lord’s Day Alliance of Canada
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Namibia
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Nanaimo
Noriega Castle
Alvarado
Europe
Stats Canada
Ben
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