Canadians want Ben to run again, poll suggests
A federal poll of 750 Canadians conducted for Fitness and Amateur Sport by Decima Research in June 1989 found overwhelming support for lifting Ben Johnsons lifetime ban so he can compete for Canada at the 1992 Olympics. The poll also gauged attitudes toward drug use in amateur sport and Johnsons case.
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Mark Kennedy
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa
Ben Johnson
Canada
Decima Research
Johnson
Charles
Dubin
Marcel Danis
Alberta Pacific accused of withholding mill details from public
New Democrat critic John McInnis claims Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries has two mill proposals for a 1.3 billion pulp plant near Athabasca. He says the public version omits chlorine use and effluent toxicity found in a separate government submission, while minister Klein says he will verify any discrepancy and ensure public comment is informed.
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Edmonton
Alberta
New Democrat
John McInnis
ND Environment
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Ltd
Athabasca
McInnis
Environment
Ralph Klein
Alberta-Pacific
Klein
Indian Prime Minister Vishwanath Singh Faces Resignation Refusal
Janata Dal President S. R. Bommai rejected Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh's resignation offered earlier in the day. Singh said he lost trust of people and coalition partners and urged a Parliament meeting to pick a new leader while avoiding a move that could aid Rajiv Gandhi's Congress party.
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New Delhi
India
Janata Dal
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Party
S. R. Bommai
Singh
Bommai
Quebec asks Feds to help end standoff
Quebec native affairs minister John Ciaccia urged Ottawa to intervene in the Oka crisis as Mohawk blockades and a deadly confrontation stretched into a fourth day. Police faced taunts and clashes at Kahnawake and Mercier Bridge while residents feared further violence in Chateauguay and nearby suburbs.
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John Claccia
Quebec
Ottawa
Oka, Que. Ci
Oka
Montreal
Mercier
Chateauguay
John Ciaccia
Mercier Bridge
Kahnawake Reserve
Kahnawake
NDP Leader Barred From Oka Food Aid Mission
Federal NDP Leader Audrey McLaughlin was turned back at Kahnesatake, the Oka wharf, while attempting to bring $300 worth of food to natives blocked by police barricades. She faced a second denial earlier at Lac des Deux-Montagnes and later met native affairs minister Ciaccia who promised ongoing talks.
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Oka, Que
NDP
Audrey McLaughlin
Oka
Kahnesatake
McLaughlin
Lacdes-Deux-Montagnes
Hudson
Ottawa
Canada
Rousseau
John Ciaccia
Ciaccia
Calgary widow shifts large political gifts to NDP
Irene Dyke, a Calgary widow, donated $147,668.56 to the NDP, surpassing CP and Liberals, as Elections Canada data show corporate and labor support favoring Conservatives and Liberals overall. Dyke, 79, says the system is disproportionate and her donations push her past the $1 million mark for a decade. The report notes corporate gifts mostly flowed to Conservatives and Liberals, with the NDP gaining some union and select corporate donations.
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Calgary
NDP
Duke
Husband
Bertha Naulls
Canada
Hudson Bay
Molson Cos. Ltd
Molson Cos
Liberals
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Hetherington
Ernest Hemingway
Feds
Irene Dyke
Canadian Pacific Ltd
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