Alberta Oil Cutbacks Deepen Policy Conflicts
Alberta proceeds with a second phase of oil production cuts under the Lougheed government amid wider Canada energy policy disputes. Ottawa plans to offset rededuction costs as markets tighten, with Banff talks looming between Lalonde and Leitch on pricing and control.
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Alberta
Lougheed
Ottawa
Petro-Canada
OPEC
Canada
Venezuela
Marc Lalonde
Merv Leitch
Banff
Federal clashes threaten medicare reform in Canada
Federal Health Minister Monique Begin warns Alberta over extra billing and the loss of almost 400 million in federal grants. She urges provincial–federal cooperation to resolve medicare concerns while warning against coercive tactics that could undermine Alberta doctors and patients.
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Monique Begin
Canada
Madam Begin
Alberta
Ottawa
Ontario
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
Dave Russell
Ottawa as enemy no more? Clark’s provincial powers debate
Joe Clark, former prime minister, argues for provincial rights and decentralization, yet faults fellow premiers for not backing his stance. He criticizes Ottawa centralism, warns Liberals plan to expand federal control, and urges cooperation among partners to keep Canada united. Southam News
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Ottawa
Joe Clark
Progressive Conservative Party
Canada
Clark
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
William Davis
Ontario
Brian Peckford
Newfoundland
Trudeau
Davis
New Brunswick
Richard Hatfield
Rotary Club
Moncton
N.B
Liberals
World
Moscow
Southam News
Premier Bennett sues MLA Stupid in scotch and cornflakes trial
In B C Supreme Court the premier sues MLA Dave Stupid for libel over a 1980 remark about pouring scotch with cornflakes. Lawyer Peter Butler represents Bennett while Alex Macdonald defends Stupid as the case unfolds with references to Hitler and Carol Burnett in a landmark political libel fight.
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Vancouver
Peter Butler
Bill Bennett
B.C
Bennett
Dave Stupid
NDP
Alex Macdonald
Stupid
Albert Mackoff
Arthur Erickson
Butler
Davie Fulton
Wendy King
Mr. Butler
Victoria
Social Credit
Victoria Colonist
W.A.C. Bennett
Macdonald
Justice Mackoff
New Democratic Party
Hitler
National Socialist Party
Silvia Shines as Sweden’s Modern Royal Symbol
In Stockholm Governor-General Schreyer and guests tour the old town with King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia. The crowd greets Silvia as a phenomenon while Sweden shifts toward a modern, accessible monarchy with reduced royal powers.
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Stockholm
Edward Schreyer
Lily
Carl Gustaf
Silvia
Sweden
Gustaf
Trudeau
Schreyer
Ottawa
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