Train wreck cleanup delayed near Austin Manitoba
A western Manitoba derailment left 35 of 71 CNR cars off the tracks near Austin. Cleanup was halted by heat from the wreck and resumed at daylight after wind and temperature changes. No injuries. cause blamed on a broken rail. Propane and caustic soda were on several cars. evacuations occurred for nearby residents.
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Austin
Man
Manitoba
CNR
Canadian Transport Commission
Special Commodities Branch
John Reimer
Reimer
Voucher plan worries Horsman
Alberta manpower minister Jim Horsman warns the federal voucher proposal for job training could infringe on provincial education control and disrupt provincially run programs as Ottawa and provincial ministers prepare for a conference. Federal minister Lloyd Axworthy defends the plan saying funds flow to provinces, with vouchers showing how much is spent on individuals and that some provinces may gain as others lose funding.
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Vancouver
Alberta
Jim Horsman
Horsman
Lloyd Axworthy
Axworthy
Elmer Knutson
NATO ministers threaten Poland pressure on Soviet Union
NATO foreign ministers in Brussels warned the Soviet Union it would face economic and other sanctions if the Polish situation did not improve. They issued a 16 point declaration asserting Poland’s political and social development must be determined by Poles and said they could impose trade curbs without a fixed timetable.
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Brussels
NATO
Soviet Union
Poland
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western allies widen pressure over Poland crisis
NATO governments consider restricting Soviet diplomats and halting cultural agreements while suspending new commercial credits to Poland. They demand an end to martial law, detainee releases, and dialogue with the church and unions, citing violations of the Helsinki final act and civil liberties. Alexander Haig urged clear condemnation of the Polish military regime and Soviet responsibility for the December crackdown.
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U.S
NATO
Poland
Soviet Union
Geneva
Alexander Haig
Severe winter hits Medicine Hat with road chaos and deaths
Hat residents face freezing winds and heavy snow as traffic accidents rise with slick streets. Police cite about 10 crashes daily, peaking at 20 in one day. Public works struggle with water and sewer issues while highways see normal to below normal accidents. At least four people die in the cold snap across the country as winds ease after a weekend storm. Ontario bears the brunt with blizzards and wind chills near minus 30 to minus 40. Newfoundland reports two deaths from exposure and fire. Cape Breton endures more snow, while Nova Scotia records 18 cm more on top of 50 cm in two weeks.
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Medicine Hat
Bill Graves
Graves
Public Works
Lorne Thompson
Thompson
RCMP
A. C. Grier
Grier
Ontario
Newfoundland
Burin
St. Fintan’s
Toronto
Woody Point
Marystown
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Quake Study Moves into New Brunswick Rift
Canadian and American scientists arrive near Plaster Rock New Brunswick to study two weekend quakes centered 100 km north of Fredericton and 80 km west of Newcastle. They aim to measure depth and cause with nearby sensors after a 5.5 magnitude tremor and earlier quakes.
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Fredericton
Canada
United States
New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
Earth Physics Division
Ottawa
Energy, Mines and Resources Department
Plaster Rock
N.B
Edwards
Nurse Susan Nelles Faces Preliminary Hearing in Four Infant Deaths
Susan Nelles aged 25 a Toronto nurse charged with first degree murder in the deaths of four infants at the Hospital for Sick Children Toronto was to appear at a preliminary hearing in Provincial Court in Toronto today.
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Susan Nelles
Toronto
Weather and sports brief from city desk
Light snow and bitter cold grip Medicine Hat with a high of minus 16 and a low of minus 23. In sports, the 49ers clinch a 28-27 comeback over the Cowboys, advancing to face the Bengals in the Super Bowl on January 24.
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Cowboys
San Francisco 49Ers
Dallas Cowboys
49Ers
Cincinnati Bengals
San Diego Chargers
Alberta mayor/Klein sparks debate with unskilled workers remark
Alberta anger and sympathy mix as Calgary Mayor Ralph Klein tells a Calgary Newcomers Club audience that unskilled workers from eastern Canada and transient populations drive crime. He later offers a hedged apology while defenders warn of social change from the oil boom and urban shifts.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Ralph Klein
Alberta
Canada
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