Trudeau denies illegal cartel amid uranium price case
Prime Minister Trudeau rejected claims that a five country cartel illegal fixed prices from 1972 to 1975 while six Canadian firms face combines law charges. He cited cabinet immunity and challenged Conservatives to release cabinet minutes as opposition pressed for government accountability.
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Ottawa
Canada
Trudeau
Eldorado Nuclear Ltd
Crown Corporation Uranium Canada Ltd
Gulf Minerals Canada Ltd
Aranerz Canada Ltd
Denison Mines Ltd
Rio Algom Ltd
Gordon MacNabb
O. J.C. Runnalls
Department
Toronto
Robert Bertrand
Federal Combines
Conservative House
Walter Baker
Federal Energy Department
Joe Clark
Donald Macdonald
Alastair Gillespie
Jack Austin
The
Commons
Canadian uranium cartel charges spark firm denials in Toronto
Rio Algom Mines Ltd. president George Albino and Denison Mines Ltd. chairman Stephen Roman angrily reject federal charges that their firms helped fix uranium prices in Canada. The case centers on an international marketing plan applied domestically, with Hydro contracts under review and Denison claiming government direction.
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Toronto
George Albino
Rio Algom Mines Ltd
Stephen Roman
Denison Mines Ltd
Federal Justice Department
Canada
Ontario Hydro
Ric Algom
Denison
Hydro
Roman
Riots surge as Manchester mob attacks police station
A 1000 youth mob besieged a Manchester police station in a sixth straight night of violence. Police fought back with shields and truncheons as shops burned, with 46 arrests and several injuries. Riots echo London and Liverpool disturbances, framed as guerrilla warfare.
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Manchester
England
Margaret Thatcher
London
Liverpool
James Anderton
Southall
Moss Side
Thatcher
Ottawa reconsiders postal strike mediation proposal
Ottawa officials reopen talks on letting Michael Warren join negotiations to resolve a 10 day old Canada Post walkout. Treasury Board President Don Johnston said a future Crown corporation chief could be included, though he worries about bias and timing. Union leader Jean-Claude Parrot accuses Johnston of playing tough, while Postmaster General Andre Ouellet opposes Warren's direct involvement.
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Ottawa
Canada Post Corporation
Treasury Board
Don Johnston
Liberal
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Michael Warren
Jean-Claude Parrot
Johnston
Crown Corporation
Warren
Parrot
House of Commons
Andre Ouellet
Imperial Oil suspends Cold Lake oil sands project
Imperial Oil halts the 140000 barrel per day Cold Lake oil sands project in northeastern Alberta awaiting a federal provincial energy price and revenue sharing agreement. Chairman Jack Armstrong says a timely deal is unlikely, leaving Esso Resources Canada ready to revisit the plan if terms become acceptable. Alberta Energy Minister Merv Leitch notes the suspension won’t alter bargaining leverage.
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Toronto
Imperial Oil Ltd
Cold Lake
Alta
Ottawa
Alberta
Imperial
Jack Armstrong
Esso Resources Canada Ltd
Edmonton
Merv Leitch
Leitch
Alsands
Armstrong
Famous Players drops medicine Hat theatre complex plan
Famous Players Ltd abandons its bid to buy a city property for a four theatre complex in Medicine Hat. The withdrawal follows planning conflicts, insufficient parking, and unclear second commercial development details after a MPC review and city notice to re advertise the land.
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Famous Players
Famous Players Ltd
Larry Godin
Municipal Planning Commission
Albert Nieman
MPC
Commission
Nieman
Medicine Hat
Gettys adviser earned over 120000 for Nu-West roles
Leaked documents show former Alberta energy minister Don Getty earned more than 120000 dollars advising Nu-West Development Corp on a real estate project near Edmonton. The report appears on page 2 of the edition.
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Getty
Alberta Energy
Don Getty
Nu-West Development Corp
Edmonton
Woman in Cardboard LSD Scam Sentenced in Medicine Hat
Rosemary Jean Trafford, 19, pleaded guilty to trafficking an LSD imitation and was sentenced to one day in jail and a $400 fine after attempting to sell cardboard wrapped as acid to students at a Medicine Hat high school. Police seized 67 cardboard bundles. authorities notified the school and federal Crown prosecutor William Anhorn said she had previously received a suspended sentence in 1980 in Vancouver.
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Rosemary Jean Trafford
Medicine Hat
Trafford
Third St. S.E
William Anhorn
Anhorn
Vancouver
MacEachen weighs new resource transfer plan in western provinces
Federal Finance Minister Allan MacEachen entertains a possible second tier of equalization that would shift resource wealth from Alberta British Columbia and Saskatchewan to other provinces. He stresses consensus is needed and distinguishes this plan from traditional equalization while Alberta officials warn of western separatist sentiment and potential political fallout.
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Southam News
Edmonton
Allan MacEachen
Alberta
Lou Hyndman
MacEachen
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Hyndman
Ottawa
Dick Johnston
Lougheed
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