Getty eyes one on one talks with Mulroney for Alberta powers
Premier Don Getty said Alberta seeks bilateral talks with Ottawa to press for constitutional changes and expanded provincial powers in resource policy immigration and environment after the Meech Lake collapse. He plans meetings with Ontario and Quebec premiers and hopes a July talk with Prime Minister Mulroney.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
Don Getty
Getty
Brian Mulroney
Berta
Ontario
David Peterson
Calgary
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Canada
Senate
Alberta legislature ends record 75 day session
The Alberta legislature closed after a marathon 75 day sitting. Lawmakers debated selling a government owned telephone company, environmental protections and raised questions of scandal amid coalition tensions. Premier Don Getty's Conservatives moved toward the political right during the session.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Don Getty
Alberta Legislature ends longest session 75 days
The Alberta Legislature wraps a 75 day session the longest on record surpassing 72 days in 1988. 63 bills pass including Alberta Government Telephones share sale and Livestock Industry Diversification Act while draft measures cover environment protection.
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Alberta
Alberta Senate
Stan Waters
Don Getty
Steve Zarusky
Smoky Lake Town
NATO invites Gorbachev to address council in Brussels
NATO leaders end summit inviting Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to Brussels to address the North Atlantic Council. They also urge Warsaw Pact states to sign a non aggression pact and invite Eastern European leaders to visit NATO HQ for discussions during Europe’s historic changes. Woerner to visit Moscow July 14 as first alliance secretary general trip.
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Bear Hug
Helmut Kohl
Brian Mulroney
NATO
London
The
Treaty Organization
Europe
Mikhail Gorbachev
Western Alliance
Brussels
Warsaw Pact
Manfred Woerner
Moscow
Woerner
Gennady Gerasimov
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Council
Farmer's field caves in near Edson Alberta
North of Edson, Don Durda discovers a 32 hectare field sunk about 50 metres into a river valley crater. His wheat crop remains visible at the bottom while a lack of water and unstable river valley geology are blamed by officials.
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Rycroft
Alta
Don Durda
Flood forecasts warn of new rainfall in Alberta
Central Alberta flood warnings loom as a disturbance from Oregon brings up to 40 millimetres of rain. Rain begins Friday, with heavy showers north of Calgary and lingering impacts across Ponoka and surrounding counties. Preliminary damage from Tuesday’s storm already exceeds 1 million dollars with about 500 kilometres of roads impassable.
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Ponoka
Alta
Alberta
Distur
Oregon
Mike Edwards
Lethbridge
Calgary
Medicine Hat
John Lychak
Alberta Environment
Red Deer
Drumheller
Darlene Dickinson
Alberta River Forecast Centre
Debbi Raugust
Raugust
Kevin Stone
Leduc
Revenue Canada tax table error hits working parents in 1989
Canada’s payroll association says Revenue Canada tables under withheld in 1989 causing thousands of working parents to owe money and send in cheques. The Royal Bank notes many clients faced first time deductions while Family Allowance overpayments were recouped. Up to 200,000 affected. employees can request higher withholdings from employers.
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Toronto
Canadian Payroll Association
Revenue Canada
Prise
Kathy Hill
Association
The
Royal Bank
Canada
Lawrence Cobre
Hill
Roger Levett
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