Unemployment surges in Canada outpacing U S recession
Canada records 1 303 000 unemployed in June a 52 percent rise from a year earlier with the jobless rate at 10 9 percent. Ontario and the Prairies see sharp increases while Alberta and British Columbia also report high distress as the U S slows recovery.
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Canada
United States
U.S
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Alberta
Prairies
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Business chiefs back controls on wage rises
Ottawa meetings with Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister MacKachen saw 28 corporate leaders endorse keeping wage hikes to six percent next year and five percent in 1983 84 while expressing concerns over high interest rates and bankruptcies. They supported the June 28 budget’s inflation tied guidelines and urged regular government business consultations. Anderson of Cominco cited FIRA and the National Energy Program as topics.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Allan MacKachen
MacEachen
Federal Treasury Board
Don Johnston
Johnston
M. N. Anderson
Cominco
Foreign Investment Review Agency
National Energy Program
Canadian dollar jumps to 78.37 U S cents in trading
The Canadian dollar surged to 78.37 U S cents by noon, a rise from 77.79 cents on Thursday and the strongest level in three weeks. Dealers say the dollar could stay above 78 cents if U S short term rates continue to fall or hold.
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Montreal
Canada
U.S
Park plans park development under regional study
Comprehensive planning for park development is a major directive of the South Ridge Area Structure Plan under study by provincial and city agencies this month.
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Prvincial
This Man
Pools to Open Across City Parks This Weekend
Allan Coyle reports two wading pools Lions Park and Crestwood Recreation Centre reopen Saturday at 1 p.m. after a council reversal sparked by a 2573-signature petition. Kin Park and Central Park pools follow Monday at 1 p.m. with donor support and local fund-raising filling the gap.
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Crestwood Recreation Centre
Rae Roer
Kin Park
Central Park
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B'nai B'rith
Pete Simpson
Community Services Committee
Kin
Central Park Pools
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Veronica Marr
Michael
Danielle
Lions Park Pool
PLO Drops Demands as Israel Presses Beirut Invasion
A Lebanese mediator says the PLO has dropped its demands for a political and military presence in Lebanon while Israel vows to storm West Beirut. Saeb Salam cites shifting terms as Sharon presses a plan to exterminate the PLO and thousands in Beirut amid continued shelling around the airport and Bourj el Barajneh camp. Syrian troops in eastern Lebanon exchange gunfire with Israeli forces as the 8 000 guerrillas in West Beirut weigh a heavy pullout option.
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Lebanon
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West Beirut
Saeb Salam
Associated Press
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PLO
Beirut
Bourj el Barajneh
Tel Aviv
Salam
Shafik Wazzan
MPs Learn From Pavlovian Response In House Debate
Ottawa MPs faced laughter and fury over a report showing 10 percent of Canadian wives experience battering. After repeated incidents a Liberal motion to apologize failed, provoking renewed calls from women's groups and a pledge that the issue remains grave and alarming.
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Southam
Ottawa
Pavlov
New Democrat
Margaret Mitchell
House of Commons
Canada
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Laval
Marcel Roy
Lucie Pepin
Advisory Council On the Status of Women
Ursula Appolloni
Pocklington vows national bid against Liberal government
Edmonton entrepreneur Peter Pocklington plans a national campaign to denounce the Liberal government. He says he will speak as a concerned citizen and businessman not a politician and cites economic ruin under the Liberals. He also notes a possible PC leadership run if Joe Clark faces a convention but would not disrupt party delegates and supports Clark for now.
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Canada
Victoria
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