Dangerous weather grips Medicine Hat with Arctic cold
Arctic air moves into southern Alberta as a low pressure system from southern Saskatchewan drives bitter wind chills. Winds 40 km/h with gusts to 60, temps dropping to 26 below tonight, and road conditions worsening on highways. Police report normal city driving but open roads pose drift and visibility hazards. forecasts call for several more centimetres of snow and lingering severe cold through the week.
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Greg Demuynck
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Demaynck
Pacific
Montana
Plane crash during missile test near Cold Lake
A Canadian Forces CF-18 crashed shortly after takeoff during a cruise missile test near Inuvik NWT. CBC-TV reported the pilot was killed, while Maj Jan Martinsen said the fate of the pilot was unknown as search crews faced darkness.
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Alta
U.S
Canada
Cbc-Tv
Jan Martinsen
CFB
Inuvik
N.W.T
Liberal leadership debate yields no clear winner in Toronto
Six Liberal candidates clash in a lively opening round at the Metro Convention Centre. Sheila Copps John Nunziata and Paul Martin Jr. delivered forceful speeches as Meech Lake accord and Quebec entry questions dominated exchanges. The audience of about 1200 roared with mixed approval as insults and sharp retorts punctuated even the afternoon bear pit session.
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Sheila Copps
John Nunziata
Paul Martin Jr
Metro Convention Centre
Meech Lake
Quebec
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Martin
Copps
Calgary MP cites budget cuts amid GST opposition
Calgary Southeast MP Lee Richardson says February budget will require spending cuts as Finance Minister Michael Wilson prepares the GST. Constituents at a meeting opposed the tax, though Richardson calls its impact nominal. Gallup poll shows 74 percent oppose the GST rollout, 19 percent support.
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Michael Wilson
Calgary Southeast
Lee Richardson
Richardson
Gallup
Toronto Star
Atlantic Canada
Ontario
East Germany moves to free elections amid crisis
In emergent talks East Germany's Communist regime agreed to share power with the opposition and hold the first free elections on March 18, two months earlier than planned. Ousted leader Honecker jailed after kidney cancer surgery, likely charged with high treason. Prime Minister Modrow to stay, with opposition groups to appoint ministers in a national government.
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East Berlin
East Germany
Erich Honecker
ADN
Honecker
Martin Ziegler
Hans Modrow
Coaliion
Modrow
Airliner Crash on Long Island Kills 73 After Fuel Issue
The Avianca Boeing 107 crashed on Long Island killing 73 people and injuring 85. Controllers at New York Centre were told the plane was low on fuel 50 minutes before the crash, but this was not relayed to JFK local controllers.
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Cove Neck
N.Y
Long Island
Avianca
New York Centre
Lee Dickinson
National Trans
New York Center
Dickinson
Boeing
Boston
Logan Airport
Logan
Calgary statue suit alarms Canadian artists over Lanny McDonald
Artists worry over a court challenge involving a Lanny McDonald statue. Gerry Clement's Manorhouse Sculptures sold 500 bronzes priced at 899 each while McDonald, the Calgary Flames and the NHL sue for trademark and copyright infringement and personality rights.
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Lanny McDonald
Greg Graham
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National Hockey League
Gerry Clement
Clement
Manorhouse Sculptures
Graham
Curtis Craig
Macleod Dixon
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