Province courts AG can intervene in Kowalski case
Alberta court rules the attorney general may intervene in a private prosecution over the Oldman River dam construction. Friends of the Oldman River Society spokesperson Martha Kostuch says she will appeal and plans to refile the Fisheries Act charges naming the Crown as a defendant. The dam, valued at 350 million, is near Lethbridge.
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Oldman River
Alberta
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The
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W.J. Harvie
Court of Queen’s Bench
Ken Kowalski
Kowalski
Harvie
Crown
Friends of the Oldman
Lethbridge
Mulroney pushes Meech Lake rescue plan with Senate reform offer
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney proposes to pressure the 10 premiers to accept Meech Lake as is and back a Senate reform framework. A constitutional conference on Senate reform could open in early September, with Yukon and Northwest Territories participation in Supreme Court appointments. The plan echoes Alberta’s Don Getty call for principles guiding talks, amid deadlines to ratify the accord by June 23.
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Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa
Meech Lake
Mulroney
Canada
Quebec
Getty
Chretien campaign rejects Meech reversal claim
Liberal leadership hopeful Jean Chretien says he hopes the Meech Lake accord passes and has discussed the issue with premiers Clyde Wells Frank McKenna Robert Bourassa and David Peterson. New Brunswick demands a companion agreement before ratification.
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Jean Chretien
Meech Lake
Chretien
le Devoir
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
New Brunswick
Frank McKenna
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Ontario
David Peterson
Wells
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Rex Harrison Dies at 82 in New York
British actor Rex Harrison aged 82 died in New York after pancreatic cancer diagnosed by his agent Lawrence Evans. Renowned as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, he led a career alongside Olivier Gielgud Richardson with later roles in Dr. Doolittle and Cleopatra, where critics praised his Julius Caesar portrayal.
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Reuter
Rex Harrison
New York
Lawrence Evans
Harrison
Professor Higgins
Laurence Olivier
John Gielgud
Ralph Richardson
Dr. Doolittle
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Julius Caesar
Alberta to privatize AGT to cut debt by 230 million
Technology Minister Fred Stewart announced privatizing Alberta Government Telephones will reduce the province’s debt by about 230 million and convert retained earnings and a 1.1 billion Heritage Savings Trust Fund loan into shares. Proceeds will fund general revenues while opponents warn of higher phone costs and taxes.
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Alberta
Fred Stewart
Stewart
Crown
Heritage Savings Trust Fund
New Democrats
Ray Martin
Martin
Gorbachev and Bush sign deals to end Cold War
At the Washington summit leaders approve a framework to cut nuclear arsenals and an agreement to reduce chemical weapon stockpiles. A trade pact aims to aid the Soviet economy, contingent on passage of emigration legislation for Soviet Jews. Camp David discussions follow.
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Soviet Union
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Clearlake Buried Money Sparks Candy Spree for Kids
In Clearlake California a seventh grader uncovered ten thousand dollars in a neighbor's barn from a larger forty thousand dollar stash. Police chase recoveries as local children turn in cash spent at Frosty Freeze and grocery stores while about seven thousand remains missing.
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Calif
Bob Chalk
Oak Hill Middle School
California
Sue Daly
Daly
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