Quebec residents report mysterious UFOs over Quebec City area
Reports describe circular and spherical objects seen near Quebec City and nearby New Brunswick with multiple witnesses including a 29 year old observer in Quebec City and an independent observer in Saint Pont near Tracadie. Radar and military bases had no confirmed sightings and no CF-18 activity reported.
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Quebec
Quebec City
Leff
New Brunswick
le Soleil
Christian
Maurice Aube
Dorval
Mirabel
Montreal
Francois Bourbeau
Ovni-Alerte
Charles Roussel
Saint-Pont
Tracadie
Remi Picard
Bagotville
Health plan could create two tier system in Alberta
New Democrat health critic warns a provincial report on future health care proposes splitting services into basic provincially paid care and extra services covered by private insurance. He says the plan risks a two tier system favoring those who can pay for extras, while urging defence of universal health care.
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Edmonton
William Roberts
Commission
Roberts
Moscow tightens borders as Caucasus violence rises
Soviet Defence Minister Dimitry Yazov called the Armenian Azerbaijani clashes a major disaster as militants block airfields and city approaches. Moscow closes southern borders with Iran and Turkey while reservists are called up and units raise wartime strength amid at least 66 dead and over 200 wounded.
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Reuters-Ap Moscow
Dimitry Yazov
Interior Ministry
Moscow
National Defence Council
Baku
Soviet Union
Iran
Turkey
Yazov
Caucasus
KGB
Soviet
Cominco to lay off 700 as Sullivan mine closes
Cominco announced the indefinite closing of the Sullivan lead zinc operation near Kimberley with 700 workers laid off starting at month end through February 15. Premier Vander Zalm called the move disruptive and criticized lack of notice or consultation with government and labor. The Kimberley plant produces over 200 000 tonnes of zinc and 160 000 tonnes of lead yearly, with an expected 10 year viability described as tapering.
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Vancouver
Cominco
Sullivan
East Kootenay
Bill Vander Zalm
Victoria
Dominco
Kimberley
Vander Zalm
Jack Davis
Vander Zalm declares to finish job as premier stays
British Columbia Premier Bill Vander Zalm announced he will stay in office after a 21 minute televised address. He sought to quell leadership speculation and defended his record while criticizing Ottawa and denying any case of wrongdoing amid government scandals.
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Victoria
Bill Vander Zalm
Vander Zalm
Social Credit Party
We Fe
Socreds
Socred
Vancouver Island
Ottawa
B.C
NDP
RCMP
Convicts on the lam search shifts to Calgary area
Two inmates escaped Drumheller Institution and are suspected to be hiding in Calgary. RCMP investigator Darryl Smith questions why the 1990 Nissan wagon linked to Richard Carter and Petar Zivkovic remains missing. The pair abducted Judy Brown of Airdrie and took her leased car before releasing her near Calgary.
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Calgary
Drumheller Institution
Alberta
RCMP
Richard Carter
Petar Zivkovic
Calgary Rcmp
Darryl Smith
Judy Brown
Airdrie
Deeper budget cuts eyed by Wilson in deficit plan
Finance Minister Michael Wilson said the federal government must slice deeper to tame the rising deficit. He cited a projected $30.5 billion shortfall for the year ending March 31, with economists warning it could reach $35 billion due to high interest rates. The Bank of Canada cut the policy rate to 12.14 percent. Both Wilson and Prime Minister Mulroney signaled cuts to transfers to provinces for services like hospitals and postsecondary education.
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Meech Lake
Que
Michael Wilson
Wilson
Cabinet
Bank of Canada
Brian Mulroney
Lottery luck goes sour for jailed Kingston man
Kingston man Mark Green won 1 million in 1979 but by 1988 spent the fortune amid debts and fraud. Convicted of defrauding United Co-operatives of Ontario’s Kingston farm store of 23,000, he was sentenced to 15 months. Green, now 28, faced imprisonment at Napanee’s detention centre as his family faced hardship.
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Kingston, Ont
Mark Green
Kingston
Elginburg
Green
Quinte
Napanee
Ont
Kingston Whig-Standard
Sunbury
Murray Lynch
Lynch
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