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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1990
Page
1
Fight Moves To Court Over Via Rail Cutbacks
Via Rail workers in Winnipeg protest cutbacks that threaten 2100 of 5700 union jobs as legal challenges move to Ottawa and Vancouver. Workers in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Ottawa demand government action while authorities seek to dismiss lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Via Rail
Toronto
Winnipeg
Stan Pogorzelec
Ottawa
Vancouver
Federal Court of Canada
Via
British Columbia Supreme Court
Vancouver Island
Gorbachev Pushes Secession Law Amid Lithuania Clash
In Vilnius Gorbachev proposes a secession framework and vows self determination to Lithuanians while warning that a split could trigger tragedy. He meets crowds with Raisa amid candlelight protests for independence as domino effects loom in nearby republics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilnius
U.S.S.R
Mikhail Gorbachev
Lithuania
Gorbachev
Eduardas Potesinskas
Soviet Union
Communist Party
National Party
Vladimir Lenin
Raisa
Politburo
Alexander Yakovlev
Moscow
Alberta fires up receivership for General Systems Research
Alberta moved to place General Systems Research of Edmonton into receivership after the Hong Kong Bank called 8.8 million in government guaranteed loans. The firm, with 130 workers, had received 34.3 million in grants since 1984 and faced an estimated net worth under 2 million as losses topped 22.6 million by April 1986.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
General Systems Research of
Fred Stewart
Hong Kong
General Systems Research
Stewart
New Democrats
General Research
Ray Martin
Peter Pocklington
Gainers
RCMP probes child payroll scheme in Quebec and Ottawa
RCMP investigate whether Quebec MP Gilles Bernier and former Conservative MP Richard Grise hired each other’s children as researchers. The affidavit notes 12 documents seized from the House of the Commons comptroller office and hires dated 1986 to 1988 involving Bernier and Grise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
RCMP
Quebec
House of Commons
Montreal Gazette
Beauce
Gilles Bernier
Richard Grise
Ontario
Ottawa
Grise
Parliament Hill
Commons
Comptroller’s Office
Bernier
the Gazette
Bruno
Maxime
Gilles Jr
Cpl
Jean Corbeil
Terry Clifford
Bob Hicks
Canada forgives France fishing fees amid cod war concession
Newfoundland MP George Baker denounces Ottawa for forgiving most of France’s 1987 licence fee bill. Under new rules France pays 356932 dollars of an 813000 total, with no fees for 1988 and part of 1989, despite continued cod catches off Newfoundland. Baker cites plant layoffs and quota violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southam News
Ottawa
Canada
France
Newfoundland
George Baker
Canadian
St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Baker
Nova Scotia
Tax foes mobilize as GST support slips nationwide
A poll by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business shows two thirds oppose the GST though cut to seven percent. Alberta leads opposition at 77 percent, followed by Quebec 71 and Ontario 62. Only 23 percent favor, while most doubt Ottawa will keep rate low. The federation urges abolishing the tax or coordinating a single sales tax and cutting federal spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Gallup
Canada
Federation
Secor
Decary
Ottawa
U.S
Brian Mulroney
George Bush
Dan Quayle
Reid
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House of Commons Comptroller
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Michael Wilson
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Atlantic
Manitoba
Sask
British Columbia
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