Sykes probes cabinet leaks over Edmonton annexation land deals
Edmonton Special Rod Sykes urges investigation into leaked cabinet info after Karlheinz Schreiber bought 1270 acres northeast of Edmonton, with 900 acres folded into the June 12 annexation. ABS Investments links to Bill Dickie and Hugh Horner. Nick Taylor calls for ethics code and probe of potential leaks.
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Jim Foster
Alberta
Foster
Sykes
Liberal
Nick Taylor
Taylor
Tom Chambers
Chambers
Dickie
Nu-West Development Ltd
Toronto Globe and Mail
F-18A Hornet production approved after funding concerns
U S defence officials eased performance demands for the F-18A Hornet before approving the first 356 aircraft. Deputy Secretary Frank Carlucci said the jet met all requirements, then sent a letter noting range and acceleration shortcomings, prompting changed acceleration specs.
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American Defence Department
Southam News
U.S
Defence
Frank Carlucci
Navy
Carlucci
House
Defence Appropriations Committee
Trudeau rules out back to work bill for postal strike
Prime Minister Trudeau stated in the Commons that the government will not legislate an end to the ongoing postal workers strike now in its fourth day. He noted that Postmaster-General Andre Ouellet and Treasury Board president Donald Johnston were outlining policy when they spoke.
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Trudeau
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Andre Ouellet
Treasury Board
Donald Johnston
John Bosley
Toronto
Don Valley West
Weather Index Highlights Sunny High Near Thirty
The weather page notes sunny conditions with a high around 30 and a low near 10. A weather map appears on page 19.
Protestant army formed in Belfast clashes
Rev. Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland Protestant leader, announced a Protestant army to fight Catholic guerrillas of the Irish Republican Army amid strife. His Democratic Unionist Party trailed Official Unionists in municipal elections and he pledged to torpedo a British plan granting Catholics a say in governing the province. The 55-year-old Belfast pastor spoke as violence continued.
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Northern Ireland
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Britain
Humphrey Atkins
Northern Irish Council
MPs Would Change Poll Hours Across Canada
A Commons committee proposes unified polling hours for the next federal election, with Newfoundland voting noon to 10 pm local and other provinces shifting to staggered starts and ends to achieve simultaneous opening and closing across the country.
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British Columbia
Yukon
Commons
Privileges and Elections Committee
Bona Vista
Mld
Vancouver Island
Ontario
Quebec
Bill Clarke
Vancouver Quadra
Jean-Marc Hamel
NDP chiefs drawn out grassroots protests at Vancouver meet
George Oake reports that the New Democratic Party leadership moves to silence grass roots critics at the 20th anniversary convention in Vancouver. Delegates say emergency resolutions from the federal council eclipse grassroots debates on constitutional changes and policy, signaling intra party tensions and regionalism concerns.
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Southam
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New Democratic Party
Yorkton-Melville
Lorne Nystrom
Saskatchewan
Federal Council
Council
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Nystrom
Canada
Trudeau
New Democrat
Robin Sears
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