Final run of the Canadian sparks prairie farewell in Saskatchewan
A subdued westbound Via train traversed the southern Prairies for the last time as Maple Creek welcomed the final Canadian Pacific service. About 30 townsfolk gathered, while 25 to 30 journalists documented the scene. Alberta New Democrat transportation critic Jerry Doyle noted the event as a political spike affecting national and provincial conservatives.
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Paul Strickland
Prairies
Maple Creek
Walter Marak
Vancouver
Alice Anderson
Swift Current
Calgary
Waldeck
Sask
Anderson
Canadian Pacific
Jerry Doyle
Alberta
New Democrat
Via
Port Moody-Coquitlam
Ian Waddell
Regina
Gary Doer
Manitoba
New Democrats
Doer
Ottawa
Waddell
House of Commons
Doyle
West Yellowhead
Diefenbaker
Medicine Hat
Canada
Cana
Don Cormie challenges Code report on Principal collapse
Lawyers for Don Cormie have filed in Edmonton to quash the Code report on the collapse of Principal Group subsidiaries First Investors Corp and Associated Investors of Canada. They argue Code's conclusions are wrong in law and violate the Canadian Charter. The suit follows six months after the report was released and challenges powers used in the 14 month probe.
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Edmonton
Don Cormie
Court of Queen’s Bench
Calgary
Bill Code
Cormie
VIS Alcoa Alloo
Code
Supreme Court of Canada
First Investors Corp
Associated Investors of Canada
Strife in Caucasus escalates as Nagorno-Karabakh clash toll rises
The official death toll in clashes in Azerbaijan's southern region reached 56, mostly Armenians, with new fighting reported. Protests in Baku demand arms to defend Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia reports police stations looted as Armenians seek weapons. Ariminform and Tass note mass refugee arrivals and Soviet emergency orders deploy army, navy, and KGB to safeguard lives and facilities.
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Azerbaijan
Baku
Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia
Dmitri Seleznyev
Interior Ministry
Moscow
Seleznyev
Armenpress
Yerevan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Navy
KGB
Tass
Red Army
Soviets gain sole rights off Newfoundland coast
Two Soviet factory freezer trawlers are allowed to catch and sell fish off Newfoundland under a 30-processor consortium. The deal aims to transfer depth fishing know-how to Canada, with observers aboard and scientific data shared. Critics in Newfoundland call the move foolish while industry executives see long term benefits.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Newfoundland
Tom Siddon
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
George Baker
Gander Grand Falls
Richard Moores
Fishery Products International
St. John’s
Atlantic
Sauls
East East
Federal Fisheries Department
Quebec
Maritimes
Marque Resources Inc
Canada
Barry Rashotte
Department of Fisheries
Rashotte
Martin enters Liberal leadership race against Axworthy
A rookie MP Paul Martin Jr. announces his bid for the Liberal leadership set to conclude in Calgary on June 23. Lloyd Axworthy bows out citing insufficient funds to run a credible national campaign. Jean Chretien is expected to announce his candidacy soon.
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Paul Martin Jr
John Turner
Lloyd Axworthy
Western Canada
Montreal
Calgary
Axworthy
Jean Chretien
Manitoba
Winnipeg
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Saskatchewan
Chuck Nisbet
Caucasus
Soviets
Baker
Martin
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