Thatcher's ex wife killed in Regina
Regina police report Joann Wilson 42 former wife of Colin Thatcher found murdered in the garage of her Albert Street home. Investigators describe a dark haired bearded suspect, 5 foot 9 to 6 foot 1, and a blue late 1960s or early 1970s sedan. The death is treated as homicide with a witness recalling a gunshot and a man fleeing the scene.
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Regina
Joann Wilson
Saskatchewan
Colin Thatcher
Myron Shykitka
Wilson
Canada
Wheat Pool policies blamed for WCFL troubles
Dr. Ken Nielsen, former WCFL chief, cites marketing policy and high interest costs as key causes of the Calgary based fertilizer maker’s 9.9 million dollar loss. Nielsen and Thomas Mundy resigned amid the company’s 1982 downturn and management shakeup.
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Calgary
Western Canada Fertilizer Ltd
Ken Nielsen
Nielsen
Medicine Hat
Mundy
Ira Mumford
Prairie Wheat Pools
Federated Cooperatives Ltd
Murray
Cormach
Winnipeg
Canada
Wally Madill
Alberta Wheat Pool
Arizona
Madill
WCFL
Court of Queen’s Bench
Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd
Bus and truck crash kills three in New York
On the New York Thruway a tractor-trailer veered into the bus lane as a Greyhound bus carrying 27 passengers hit it. Three passengers died including two Quebec teens Katheryn Bernard 18 and Francoise Matte 19 from Ste Foy. Twenty one were injured including the driver.
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Kingston
N.Y
Greyhound
Quebec
New York Thruway
Katheryn Bernard
Francoise Matte
Ste. Foy
Bernard
Matte
U.S. Army
Brian Akins
Michael Catty
Cairo
Catty
Fred DeChristopher
Belleville
N.J
New York
National Highway Safety Administration
Five charged in Vancouver area terrorism case as probe widens
Five suspects held on terrorist charges in a Squamish arrest face counts including bombing and conspiracy to sabotage at a Canadian Armed Forces base. Police seized explosives and weapons after a highway-stopping ruse near Squamish, with ties to an Oct bombing in Toronto and threats against a Cold Lake base and the icebreaker Terry Fox.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Island Hydro
Greater Vancouver
Toronto
Litton Systems Canada
Litton Industries Inc
California
U.S
New Westminster
Surrey
Wimmin’s
Greater
Cold Lake
Alta
Edmonton
Canadian
Terry Fox
Canadian Forces
Dog savior Spout protects rooster from bullfrog attack
In Richmond British Columbia a three to four foot long bullfrog latched onto a rooster’s leg before Spout, a grey and white terrier, freed the bird. Rick, 30, preserved the frog in a mustard jar. Wildlife biologist Tom Burgess notes bullfrogs can prey on small birds.
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Richmond
B.C
Rick Rick
Spout
Rick
Vancouver
Tom Burgess
Environment Ministry
PM gets the finger in heated Commons clash
In Ottawa Prime Minister Trudeau was subjected to a one-finger salute by NDP finance critic Nelson Riis amid a tense Commons exchange. Riis said the gesture reflected his breaking point over unaddressed economic woes in Kamloops where 27 percent of the workforce is unemployed.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
British Columbia
Salmon Arm
NDP
Nelson Riis
Riis
Kamloops
Canada
Trust probe sparks Crown Trust wind up move in Toronto
Leonard Rosenberg seeks to dissolve Crown Trust as Ontario probes Crown Seaway and Greymac over possible missing funds. Investigators report serious deficiencies in Crown investments totaling about 125 million dollars amid a broader seizure of the three firms tied to a major apartment deal.
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Toronto
Leonard Rosenberg
Crown Trust
Ontario
Rosenberg
Crown
Seaway
Greymac
Greyman
Davis
Germany
Elgie
Extendicare Ltd
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Lawrence Warner
Albert Street
Iowa State University
Regan
Gregg
Stephanie
Thunder Creek
Grant Devine
Dog
Rooster
Nelson Rhs
Mom
Ann Landers
Charles Lynch
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