NDP Resists GST Bill With Time Tax Tactics
In Ottawa the New Democrats vow a wide anti tax offensive to delay parliamentary business and force recorded votes on the GST bill. Leader Audrey McLaughlin says MPs will pressure the government coast to coast while Finance Minister Michael Wilson aims to pass the measure by summer. The bill would replace the 13.5 percent levy on manufactured goods with a seven percent GST starting next January and faces possible invalidation by the Commons.
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Canada to review extradition laws and reforms
Justice Minister Doug Lewis announced a comprehensive review of Canada's extradition laws to streamline the process and maintain public confidence. He said reforms must align with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, with a court review of extradition decisions deemed essential and expedient.
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U.S
California
Supreme Court of Canada
United States
Weather Map Page B4 Forecast Clouds and Flurries Friday
The weather map page notes cloudy skies with flurries expected Friday. Temperatures rise to a high near six and fall to a low around minus four. Wind details not provided.
Premier gives up on Meech accord amid Quebec rejection
The Meech Lake constitutional accord is nearly dead says B C Premier Bill Vander Zalm. He unveiled a five point compromise this week but Quebec’s refusal doomed the deal with under five months remaining before expiry. He warned it may die with his signature as he heads to Europe. Turner voiced reservations yet saw merit in parts of the plan to split the accord and broaden the distinct society clause.
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Quebec
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Europe
Romania plans Candu assessment pause at Cernavoda site
Romania moves to halt work on the Cernavoda Candu reactor for a thorough review. Olariu says the shutdown could last until end of March as salaries rise and staff changes are planned at AECL Romania.
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Romania
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Joe Clark
House of Commons
Canada
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AECL
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Father who burned son released under electronic leash in California
Charles Rothenberg, who tried to burn his six year old son to death seven years ago, was released from a California prison with $200 and an electronic leash. David Rothenberg, now 13, urged that his father be kept in jail for life. Rothenberg faces strict parole with two officers assigned to live with him for three years and a $648,000 taxpayer cost expected.
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Orange County
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Corrections
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Kindel
Buena Park
Charles
Strangled London woman linked to hunted killer
Police in London Ontario say Charlene Brittain 25 was found strangled in a friend's apartment possibly sexually assaulted, linked to a man wanted for a mounting Ontario crime wave. A Canada wide warrant named Peter John Peters 28 of London as the suspect in a sequence of violent crimes across the province.
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Jim Balmain
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Bank of Montreal
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Peters
Supreme Court curbs police secret recording without warrant
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 7 0 that police must obtain a judge's approval to secretly record private conversations even if one participant consents. The decision limits informant and undercover monitoring, tying it to reasonable grounds and probable cause for warrants while not hindering crime fighting. The ruling stems from a Toronto conspiracy case involving cocaine and a police informant.
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Supreme Court
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