Lougheed opposes post‑office minister guidelines in Alberta
Premier Peter Lougheed says no need for rules governing ex ministers who do business with government after leaving office. He backs a judicial inquiry into land deals tied to developers, hoping it shows no improper conduct. Critics push for ethics codes and stronger disclosures amid ABS Investments ties to annexed Edmonton land.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Southam News
Edmonton Journal
New Territory
Grant Notley
Alberta Ndp
Notley
ABS Investments Limited
ABS
William Dickie
Hugh Horner
Steven Kurlyo
Nu-West Corporation
Ardrossan
Peter Trynchy
Trynchy
Tyrnchy
Postal talks resume Friday as judge to mediate
Ottawa CP report says both sides in the national mail strike agreed to Friday talks with Montreal judge Alan Gold mediating. Gold, long involved in labor disputes, is seen as a strong choice amid 20 years of experience and a recent conciliation report controversy. Opposition figures warn of continued parliamentary filibuster.
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Ottawa
National Mail
Montreal
Alan Gold
Quebec
Maurice Cantin
Public Service Staff Relations Board
Gold
Treasury Board
Don Johnston
Jean-Claude Parrot
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Parrot
Pierre Jasmin
International
Red Cross to Inspect Maze Prison in Hunger Strike Probe
The International Red Cross will visit Maze prison near Belfast to examine conditions amid six Irish nationalist prisoners' hunger strikes. Northern Ireland Secretary Humphrey Atkins said Britain will not guarantee immediate reforms but will consider Red Cross recommendations as part of ongoing reviews.
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Belfast
Red Cross
Maze
Britain
Northern Ireland
Humphrey Atkins
Atkins
London
Riot erupts after Klondike Days dance shutdown
EDMONTON CP reports a downtown Klondike Days street dance devolved into a riot when heavy rain forced bands to stop. Police arrested several people and others were taken by ambulance. Witnesses described the scenes as chaotic with broken bottles and overturned liquor. A man was charged after attempting to enter a restaurant window.
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Monton
Klondike
Edmonton
Four youths beat man outside liquor store in Klondike Days incident
A young handicapped man was rushed to hospital after a beating by four youths outside a liquor store. A police officer described chaotic scenes with open drinking and property damage. Edmonton flooded homeowners receive no provincial aid after a rainstorm that caused four deaths.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Medicine Hat News preview of Stampede exhibition
The Medicine Hat News releases a 20 page stampede supplement for the Medicine Hat and District Exhibition and Stampede with action guide and schedule. Articles outline decentralization plans in Alberta, Ottawa summit shifts, and a Jays win featuring John Cerutti with six strikeouts in a 5-0 victory over the Giants.
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Medicine Hat News
Medicine Hat and
Alberta
Department of Social Services and Community Health
Medicine Hat
Jim Horsman
Cerutti
Fells
Giants
Medicine Hat Blue Jays
John Cerutti
Jays
Great Falls Giants
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Four men dead in Edmonton sewer tunnel collapse
The four men Andre Tremblay Steven Macdonald John Chauvet and Roland Nyberg died when a sewer line ruptured flooding a tunnel 45 metres underground. Nyberg had reportedly fled a rush of water in the same tunnel last week. Authorities say initial inspections show 10 metres of undisturbed soil separated the burst sewer from the tunnel.
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Edmonton (Cp
Edmonton
Philip Nyberg
Roland Nyberg
Andre Tremblay
Steven Macdonald
John Chauvet
Occupational Health and Safety Branch
Lumber stocks high amid BC forest strike impact
In Vancouver, buyers see ample inventory and weak orders as the BC forest products strike widens. About 48 000 International Woodworkers of America members quit, 5 500 Canadian Pulp Paper and Woodworkers join, with 7 000 Canadian Paperworkers set to strike next. No talks scheduled on the province-wide action. Bernie Futter notes strong inventories cushion immediate worry.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
North America
Bernie Futter
Futter and Co. Lumber Corp
Long Island
N.Y
Ternational Woodworkers of
America
Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of
Canada
Canadian Paperworkers Union
Futter
Seaboard Lumber Sales Co. Ltd
Trudeau crisis plan drifting from Ottawa summit
Ottawa summit faces lukewarm reception as leaked versions omit Trudeau crisis plan. Western seven-nation talks target Soviet moves into Poland and Third World unrest. Asahi reports negative crisis mood, while Yanburg gas project and Western trade links loom large.
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Tokyo
Trudeau
Ottawa
Soviet Union
Poland
Asahi Shimbun
Montebello
Que
Asahi
Europe
United States
Jimmy
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Ee City News
Eee
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Ron Oster
Ken Balkwill
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