Train engineers walkout continues in major hubs across Canada
Canadian National Railways reports 1 500 of 2 000 off sick have returned to work in 15 of 30 centres including Moncton Sioux Lookout Windsor Sarnia London The Pas Gil lam Saskatoon North Battleford Humboldt Prince Albert Jasper Kamloops Prince George Vancouver while walkouts persist in Toronto Ottawa Winnipeg Edmonton and Calgary. CN warns full passenger service may take days and revenues fall about 2 million daily.
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Sask
Jasper
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Kamloops
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Prince George
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Toronto
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Edmonton
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Alberta
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Sadat arrives in Paris on three day official visit
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat lands in Paris to seek French arms and diplomatic support against Israel. He signals no new war unless Israel attacks first and presses Kissinger to speed peacemaking. OPEC plans a summit between Feb 21 and March 8 to unify oil policy amid regional tensions. Israel reports large oil reserves under the West Bank.
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Woman Found Wife of Fire Victim Miami?
Medicine Hat police report Barbara MacDonald wife of Alexander MacDonald located in Winnipeg after her husband died in a Hi Way Motel fire. She had been sought for questioning and will be transported to Medicine Hat.
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Medicine Hat City
Barbara MacDonald
Alexander MacDonald
Gas service restored after west end outage in Montreal
Gaz Metropolitain Inc said 15 000 Montreal customers in the west end had their gas service restored after 200 repairmen from Toronto and Ottawa were brought in. A spokesman blamed a main valve being turned off on Friday by a person with a key, with footprints found in the snow.
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West End
Toronto
Ottawa
Gaz Metropolitain Inc
Four held in custody in Gargantua nightclub deaths
In Montrescal, four people remain detained on a coroner's warrant for questioning in the Gargantua nightclub deaths that claimed 13 lives last week. Police raided Richard Blass's hideout in Val David, 60 miles north of Montreal, leading to arrests and Blass's death during the raid. One victim died by gunshot, twelve by asphyxiation after a fire near a locked storage room.
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Gargantua
Cyrille Delage
Richard Blass
Val David
Montreal
Premier denies all allegations in Oakville land purchase case
Ontario Premier William Davis rejected claims that Ross Shouldice, a Sudbury fundraiser, used influence to push the government to buy 100 acres in Oakville for possible party funding. Three NDP lawmakers released letters alleging Shouldice offered $30,000 to sway the government, and implied future fundraising potential through influence.
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Toronto
William Davis
Ross A. Shouldice
Sudbury
Progressive Conservative Party
Oakville
Davis
Mr. Shouldice
New Democratic Party
Shouldice
William Kelly
Conservative Party
Ontario
Ontario land purchase sparks call for public inquiry
Ontario opposition leaders press for a public inquiry into the Oakville land deal by the Progressive Conservative government. The Globe and Mail reports a $30,000 offer to the party, tied to a 6 percent commission if Fantom Holdings Ltd. sold the land.
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Oakville
Robert Nixon
NDP
Stephen Lewis
Globe and Mail
William M. Kelly
Ross A. Shouldice
Sudbury
Fantum Holdings Ltd
Shouldice
Kelly
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William Davis
Alan Feldman
Fantom Holdings Ltd
Toronto Central
Globe and Mails
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Sudbury-area
Orlando
Fla
Canada
Florida
Montreal
IRA bombings renew Belfast Londonderry blitz
Police said three bombs exploded in central Londonderry as part of a renewed IRA strike. No injuries reported. A telephoned warning claimed by the Provisional IRA preceded the blasts at a Chinese restaurant a bar near police HQ and an Allied Irish Bank branch. Police evacuated the town centre and searched for three more devices.
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