Via Rail axe claims 26 Hat jobs
The federal decision to cut Via Rail southern Prairie service will cost Medicine Hat workers. Roughly 20 UTU members and CP Rail crews on Via routes Moose Jaw to Field lose jobs, with 4 engineer positions also cut. Some workers may transfer or retire under new terms. In Western Canada 57 locomotive engineers face layoff.
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Winnipeg
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Quebec
Montreal
Gorbachev urges Lithuanian patience on independence
In Vilnius Gorbachev calls for patience amid nationalist pressure. He warns that pitting people against each other could trigger tragedy while noting his own fate is tied to reform. Sajudis plans a Cathedral Square rally as tensions rise after Lithuania's push for independence.
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Moscow
Lithuania
Statesmen's fearmongering irks Meech opponent Wells
Halifax CP Premier Cly de Wells criticizes elder statesmen Robert Stanfield and J. W. Pickersgill for fearmongering over Meech Lake. The pair and about 100 others warn the accord risks national cohesion and Atlantic isolation if rejected. Wells notes Newfoundland may withdraw support without changes.
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New Brunswick
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Washington flood drains as river recedes one dead
Flood waters began to recede in southwest Washington as residents fled and damage mounted. A body was found drifting near Denman, with authorities reporting at least one death and thousands displaced.
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Centralia, Wash
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Gainers loan not secured admits shortfall in asset backing
Alberta Agriculture Minister Ernie Isley said the Gainers loan guarantees lacked sufficient assets to justify the 55 million dollar commitment. Treasury officials had claimed full security on a prior 6 million loan, while the province foreclosed on Gainers on October 6 and filed a 1.1 million lawsuit alleging Pocklington holds Gainers assets and may face further suits. The case prompted scrutiny of the loan program and asset recovery efforts.
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Gainers
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Ernie Isley
Dick Johnston
Peter Pocklington
Pocklington
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Tiananmen reopened but city changes little
Beijing allows unlimited access to Tiananmen Square as martial law ends but shows troops marching on the plaza. Premier Li Peng calls the crackdown timely and necessary while police replace troops and anti demonstration laws stay in effect.
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Tiananmen Square
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Li Peng
United States
Britain
Japan
Wilson counters Wall Street attack
Canada’s Finance Minister Michael Wilson rebutted a Wall Street Journal editorial accusing the government of raising taxes without cutting the deficit. He cited five years of strong growth and job creation as proof of policy success, noting Canada’s high G-7 growth and fast employment gains. The Journal followed with praise for Mulroney, inviting Wilson to respond.
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