Ottawa finance chiefs seek pact on decontrol measures
Federal and provincial finance ministers pressed for a framework to restrain public service pay raises and to monitor pay and price demands as controls wind down this year. Jean Chretien proposed tying civil servant raises to private industry and discussed a monitoring agency with limited powers. He warned stimulation may be needed for five years while restraint remains essential to avoid deficits.
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Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Chretion
Ontario
British Columbia
Darcy McKeough
Severe Ontario storm batters province with deadly blizzard
The Canadian Press reports a devastating storm across Ontario bringing hurricane winds and heavy snow. At least nine deaths are linked to asphyxiation in vehicles and widespread outages left communities snowed in with shelters in schools and malls. Highways closed, Air Canada canceled flights, and emergency declarations followed in Sudbury Timmins and London. Snow totals exceeded 30 centimetres in Sudbury with gusts to 80 kmh.
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Ontario
Toronto
Gulf of Mexico
Sudbury
Timmins
Sudbury Star
Air Canada
Bud Drury resigns from Commons amid cabinet tenure
Ottawa CP Bud Drury 65 resigns from the House of Commons ending 16 years as Liberal cabinet minister. He is named chairman of the National Capital Commission and will serve as special adviser on constitutional development in the Northwest Territories for two years. Trudeau faces by election in Westmount.
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Ottawa
C. M
Bud) Drury
Commons
Trudeau
National Capital Commission
Hull
Que
Drury
Montreal
Westmount
James Jerome
Northwest Territories
NCC
Larry Greenberg
Treasury Board
Trudeau seeks power to open private mail with RCMP
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced the government will grant the RCMP legal authority to open and read personal mail under defined circumstances. He linked the move to national security and democracy, and noted a royal commission on RCMP practices will assess past mail interceptions. He also welcomed a Quebec language ruling as a civil liberties victory.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
RCMP
Quebec
Maurice Duplessis
Canada
Gunman Surrenders After Four Day Stand at Oak Lake
Bruce Archer of Belleville Ontario surrendered at 4 a.m. after holding two hostages in Oak Lake for 28 hours. Hostages Stephanie Scherz and Dave Penny were unharmed and given medical checks. Negotiations led to a peaceful release at a Brandon police command post and hospital admission for Archer.
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Oak Lake
Man
Bruce Donald Archer
Belleville, Ont
RCMP
Brandon General Hospital
Stuart Hampton
Stephanie Scherz
Dave Penny
Virden
Edmonton Sours Over Kipling Street Building Deal
City officials blamed red tape after Medicine Hat College seized a surplus transport depot on Kipling Street through provincial public works. Public Works and Advanced Education say the transfer followed proper channels with broad government involvement. The building may remain in use as a classroom if still serviceable.
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Edmonton
Kipling Street
Milt Reinhardt
Transport Department
Public Works Department
Realty Division of Public Works
Medicine Hat College
Department of Advanced Education and Manpower
Public Works
Department of Advanced Education
Reinhardt
Advanced Education
Bert Hohel
Hohol
Radiation readings tied to Cosmos 954 satellite in Northwest Territories
Three radiation sightings within a five kilometre radius near Baker Lake N W T follow the possible fall of Cosmos 954. Officials move soldiers scientists and detection teams to the Eskimo community as searches fail to spot further radiation.
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Baker Lake
N.W.T
David Garland
Cfb Namao
Edmonton
U.S
Dubawat Lake
Bill Nelson
University of California At
Winnipeg
Iglu
Ben Davidson
RCMP
Federal Transport Department
CKQM
Cosmos 954
Doug Smith
Gary Mankel
Cfb Namco
Northwest Territories
CBC station in Medicine Hat eyed for May air date
Monarch Broadcasting Ltd. expects CHAT Radio to launch by May 1 but delays in phasing equipment slow the project. Once on air CHAT plans to disaffiliate from CBC and replace over 26 hours of network programming with local content including music and daily news.
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Medicine Hat
CBC Radio
Orv Kope
Monarch Broadcasting Ltd
Kope
Chat Radio
CRTC
Calgary
CBR
CHAT
CBC
Pat O'Connor
O'Connor
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