Trudeau and CBC boss clash over bias report
Prime Minister Trudeau and CBC president Al Johnson publicly disputed the CRTC report on alleged bias in CBC news. Trudeau argued the report supports separatist bias by Radio Canada staff and journalists nationwide, while Johnson dismissed the findings as unfounded and insulting.
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al Johnson
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Radio Canada
Johnson
CRTC
Border clash lurches over as Arab leaders seek halt
Cairo reports Libyan forces invaded Egypt from the west and were repelled while Libya claims Egyptian troops attacked a Libyan village killing women and children. Mahmoud Riad urged an emergency Arab ministers meeting. Arafat seeks mediation. No war declaration yet.
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Libya
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Arab Revolution
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East
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Fraser River search for murder weapon in teen killings
Police resume Fraser River search for the weapon used in the Monday attack that killed five teens near a riverbank park 70 miles east of Vancouver. Investigators cite possible accomplice and two missing youths. divers halted due to rising river levels as they pursue leads.
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Bert Menger
Fraser
North Vancouver
Interior
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Dave McLay
Sri Lanka elects Jayewardene as new prime minister
In a sweeping general election, United National party leader Junius Richard Jayewardene ousted Sirimavo Bandaranaike. With 142 of 166 ridings reporting, Jayewardene held a two thirds majority with 132 seats, ending Bandaranaike's seven year term as the world first woman head of government. The vote followed peaceful polling though violence claimed 13 lives during the campaign.
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United National Party
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sri Lanka
Bandaranaike
Junius
Richard Jayewardene
India
Jayewardene
National Security Council
Lougheed Calls for Review of Canadian Grain Marketing
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed urged a broad review of grain marketing policy by the Wheat Board and federal and provincial levels. He warned against complacency as USDA signals a world grain stock buildup and urged re assessment of Canada’s pricing and sales strategy for the next five years.
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Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Wheat Board
Lougheed
Canadian Wheat Board
Otto Lang
United States Department of Agriculture
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U.G
Canada
Australia
South Africa
U.S
United States
Lang
Quebec offers language reciprocity for English school access
Premier Rene Levesque says Quebec is open to reciprocity pacts with other provinces to let English speaking Canadians move to Quebec and attend English schools. He tabled a letter to provincial leaders proposing agreements on inter provincial child movement and possible changes to Bill 101 if reception is favorable.
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Alan Freeman
Quebec
Rene Levesque
National Assembly
Cabinet shuffle planned as Trudeau hints changes
Prime Minister Trudeau said a cabinet shuffle is planned when Parliament adjourns this summer but does not expect Finance Minister Donald Macdonald to depart early. He left the decision to Macdonald and his wife and noted personal time with family could influence his career. He also reacted to questions about whether the shuffle signals a fall election.
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Trudeau
Donald Macdonald
Macdonald
Finance
Johnstown flood toll reaches 46 with many still missing
Refugees and volunteers combed flood wreckage in Johnstown Pennsylvania as 46 bodies were recovered and hundreds remained unaccounted for. Damage tops 200 million dollars while authorities warned of further findings and looting occurred amid ongoing cleanup efforts.
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