Alberta urged to form own provincial police after court ruling
The Supreme Court ruling bars provinces from public investigations into RCMP complaints and pressures Alberta to decide on new policing. Ontario and Quebec already run their own forces. Alberta considers a provincial force answerable to the Law Enforcement Appeal Board while RCMP stays federal. Graham Harle notes disappointment but keeps option open, planning talks with federal officials.
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Supreme Court of Canada
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Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Graham Harle
Supreme Court
Robert Kaplan
Harle
OPEC price deal tests Canada energy independence aims
A Geneva accord sees Saudi Arabia lift to 34 while others hold at 36 per barrel in US dollars. The move risks Canada tar sands and frontier oil projects by keeping world prices low, challenging Ottawa to fund energy self sufficiency via higher domestic production.
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Organization of Oil Exporting Countries
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U.S
United States
Canada
Ottawa
Marc Lalonde
Alberta
Merv Leitch
Spider Man Climber Faces Disorderly Conduct Charge
Daniel Goodwin known as Spiderman scales Sears Tower a 1,454 foot skyscraper and lands a disorderly conduct charge carrying up to 30 days jail and a $500 fine. Sears officials comment on not wanting a rash of climbers inspired by the stunt.
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Sears Tower
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Dubin report warns of risks in Canadian air safety
A Justice Dubin study urges an independent Aviation Safety Board to probe crashes and safety practices. It criticizes Transport Department investigators for protecting colleagues and calls for swift federal action despite political hesitation.
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Mld
B.C
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Air Transport Administration
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Pepin
Walter McLeish
McLeish
Ottawa Alberta energy price dispute drags on in talks
As Ottawa and Alberta press a compromise over energy pricing, federal Energy Minister Marc Lalonde and Alberta's Merv Leitch negotiate stretched discussions. Officials sun the plan while oil production lags, tar sands expansion slows, and the deficit grows. Southam
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New Yorker
Canada
Alberta
Bank of Canada
Marc Lalonde
Merv Leitch
Long march toward excellence in Quebec’s national role
Gretta Chambers discusses Quebec Premier Levesque’s push for a national pride based state culture. The piece notes rising ethnic content in National Assembly business and critiques language tests, bureaucratic rigidity, and the cabinet’s mixed use of English in public settings.
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Quebec
Canada
Levesque
la Presse
Lysiane Gagnon
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