Crime in Canada rises with westward trend in 1970
Crime rose in 1970 with 1 574 000 offences nationwide and a record 1 110 000 Criminal Code offences. Western provinces led in rates for murder, theft, and assaults while cities like Edmonton Vancouver and Toronto showed high volumes and varied Crime types. Officials cited policing differences and population concentration as factors, with no definite explanation.
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Guy Demarino Southam
Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Statistics Canada
Western Canada
RCMP
OPP
QPP
Edmonton
Vancouver
Windsor
Calgary
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec City
Study sessions walkout hits major Canadian airports
A 24 hour walkout by radar and communications technicians across Canada disrupted Montreal and other cities. IBEW spokesman said Montreal Toronto Ottawa Winnipeg Calgary and possibly Vancouver were affected with talks and conciliation reports fueling the action. Montreal's control tower shifted to time separation as delays of 30 to 60 minutes were forecast during peak hours.
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Montreal
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Calgary
Vancouver
Gander
Nild
Moncton
Quebec City
Conciliation Board
Roger Plauffe
Air Canada
Montreal International
St. Hubert
Denis Boucher
Boucher
Canada
United States
World
Hijacking drama ends as crew escapes Braniff jet
A Braniff 727 hijack from Houston to Minneapolis ended with seven crew members fleeing a remote Dallas runway after the hijacker demanded 1 million dollars and parachutes. Passengers disembarked. the hijacker faced air piracy charges.
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Houston
Dallas
Tom Hill
Braniff
Billy Eugene Hurst
Mesquite
Tex
Minneapolis
Hill
Alberta protests Ottawa over gas industry payouts
Western Canada activists argue that shifting from 25 x A4 to 30 x A1 output quotas could unlock billions for the natural gas sector over the next two decades, highlighting regional pressure on Ottawa to revise policy.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dome witnesses challenge EB hearings on 139 million barrels ethane export
Dome Petroleum witnesses faced tough cross examination at National Energy Board hearings over the plan to export 139 million barrels of liquid ethane. The board’s 25 x A4 formula and Alberta's 30 multiplier are under fire as debates over gas reserves and future Canadian needs intensify.
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Ottawa
Dome Petroleum Ltd
National Energy Board
U.S
Canada
Dome Petroleum
D. M. Wolcott
Calgary
Alberta Energy Conservation Board
Alberta
Energy Board
Ontario
Smallwood expected to declare Liberals’ fate today
Premier Joseph Smallwood 71 plans a public statement after a midday cabinet meeting and an afternoon party caucus as Newfoundland faces a PC majority narrowed by a Wednesday night misunderstanding. The crisis follows a dispute over NLP leader Tom Burgess backing and a court ruling on St Barbe South ballots.
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ST. John’s
Mld
Joseph Smallwood
Smallwood
Frank Moores
Tom Burgess
New Labrador
Moores
Burgess
Liberal Party
Conservatives
Liberals
Labrador West
Pcs
New Labrador Party
Happy Valley
Labrador
Gerry Korbai
VOCM
Mr. Burgess
NLP
Korbai
Premier Smallwood
Newfoundland Supreme Court
St. Barbe South
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Bill Eugene Hurst
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Medicine Hat
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Jet
Dallas, Tex
Ken Clementi
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Clementi
Redcliff
Ralston
Grace Todd
David Wilfred Todd
Grace Evelyn
South America
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