Five die in Montreal jail riot during failed escape
A failed escape attempt sparked an hour long riot at Archambault penitentiary in Montreal leaving three guards and two prisoners dead. As many as 150 inmates took part while seven guards were wounded and two guards remained in critical condition.
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Canada
Corrections Canada
Quebec
Ottawa
Yvon Martin
Quebec City
Charlesbourg
Christian Perreault
Emmanuel Cloutier
Leblanc
Pelletier
Israel hits PLO targets in Beirut for fifth day
Israeli jets bomb West Beirut for a fifth straight day targeting PLO headquarters. Yasser Arafat is accused by Israeli officials of fraud after a meeting with five visiting U.S. congressmen. No casualty figures are reported.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
West Beirut
PLO
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Yitzhak Shamir
Arafat
McCloskey
No Man’s Land
Zehdi Terzi
New York
Geneva
Daoud Barakat
U.S
State Department
White House
Washington
Israel
Japanese flood toll rises amid Nagasaki disaster
Police said the death toll in southern Japan could reach 350 with 215 bodies recovered, as 166 people remain missing. Authorities reported 202 bodies found in rivers and crushed areas, 13 in the sea off Nagasaki, and widespread destruction with hundreds of homes flooded or destroyed.
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Tokyo
Reuter
Japan
Nagasaki
Coast Guard
Japanese Weather Bureau
China
Burtons Poor Show Rocks Medicine Hat Weekend
Weekend sports and obituaries note Burton Cummings performance in Medicine Hat. Former Liberal Senator John Connolly dies at 75 in Ottawa after lengthy illness. Iran border offensive in Iraq reported to be blunted by stronger firepower. CFL recap shows Hamilton Ticats beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions defeat Edmonton Eskimos.
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Burton Cummings
Medicine Hat
John Connolly
Senate
Ottawa
National Defence Medical Centre
Canada’s debt soars as interest costs climb
Ottawa reports public debt costs up 69 percent in two years and 800 percent in a decade, with $17.7 billion needed for interest this year. Net debt rises 21 percent to $113.8 billion. it costs Canadians $712.50 per person in interest, $4,673 to pay it off. Finance officials cite higher rates and recession hurting tax revenue, while opposition criticizes forecasts.
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Ottawa
George Saba
Greenshields Inc
Montreal
Allan MacEachen
Pierre Bussieres
Commons
MacEachen
Princess Marguerite evacuated after bomb threat hoax
Passengers aboard the steamship Princess Marguerite faced an evacuation when a bomb threat halted the Seattle to Victoria voyage. Officials found no device and resumed service with about 400 fewer passengers after confirming the threat was a hoax.
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Seattle
Victoria
B.C
Bomb Threat Delays Princess Marguerite Voyage
A timed bomb threat aboard the vessel prompted Coast Guard and Seattle police to sterilize the ship. The Princess Marguerite later departed after a search found no device, with 549 of 926 booked passengers aboard on the second sailing. Refunds were offered to those who declined the trip.
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King Broadcasting Co
Seattle
King Broadcasting
King-Tv
King Radio
Coast Guard
Duwamish
Gary Flynn
King
Marguerite
Jenny Cornell
British Columbia Steamship Co
Million-dollar tax free structured settlement for injured driver
A BC victim paralyzed for life by a drunk driver wins an $8 million tax free structured settlement from ICBC. The plan purchases an annuity costing about $500,000, paying $4,000 monthly for 60 years with 4 percent annual growth and occasional lump sums. Legal experts say the arrangement offers lifetime security but raises fee and cost transparency issues.
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B.C
Insurance Corporation of
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Ontario
ICBC
Jim Rogers
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