Alberta pledges 220.2 million for city transport upgrades
Alberta government will spend 220.2 million over six years to aid urban transit and roads. Public transit gets 102.6 million, arterial roads 108 million, and 9.6 million for planning. Edmonton Calgary and smaller cities receive funds to expand rapid transit, bus lanes, and road projects while pursuing coordination between municipalities and the province.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Clarence Copithorne
Copithorne
Calgary
Mr. Copithorne
NDP gains Quebec backing as Lewis stumps for votes
David Lewis secured support from the Quebec Federation of Labor as he urged NDP votes ahead of the July 8 election. The QFL urged its 200,000 members to back the NDP in Quebec. Lewis toured Saint John and Quebec City, spoke to postal workers, and urged shipyard policies while Trudeau appointed Bryce Mackasey to the cabinet as his campaign expands.
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New Democratic Party
David Lewis
NDP
Quebec
Quebec Federation of Labor
QFL
Saint John
N.B
Quebec City
Lewis
Trudeau
Vancouver
Bryce Mackasey
Mackasey
Robert Stanfield
Central
Canada
Montreal
Social Credit
Real Caouette
Bob Lockhart
St. Lawrence
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Battle of Postal Workers
Lougheed urges vigilance on Canada's energy future in Montreal
Premier Peter Lougheed of Alberta warned Canadians against a false sense of security over energy supplies. He called for long term policies to expand exploration and diversify Alberta's economy, including a petrochemical industry, while stressing regional development and cautious energy trade with the United States. He noted Alberta's limited near term Athabasca oil sands potential and outlined revenue plans from federal provincial oil agreements amid rising spending needs.
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Montreal
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Canada
Lougheed
Canadian Club
C. M. Drury
Treasury Board
Liberal
Trudeau
Michael Meighen
Progressive Conservative Party
Drury
Montreal Westmount
United States
Ontario
William Davis
Vancouver
Quebec
Bourassa
Prairie
French Canada
Confederation
Athabaska
Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board
U.S
Mr. Lougheed
Rabin Forming Israel's New Government After Narrow Victory
Israel's Knesset approved Rabin's cabinet by 61 to 51 after eight hours of debate. The 18 member cabinet includes critics of prior policy though Rabin pledges no change in stance toward Arab foes. He rejects a Palestinian state and urges peace talks with Egypt, while Palestinian groups in Cairo delay participation.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Knesset
Rabin
Israel
Golda Meir
Egypt
Ismail Fahmy
Palestine
Cairo
Palestine National Council
United Nations Security Council
Geneva
Hussein
Jordan
Mackasey Rejoins Cabinet Amid Campaign Shuffle
Ottawa Bryce Mackasey returned to the federal cabinet as minister of state in a surprise mid campaign move by Prime Minister Trudeau. The Verdun MP, 52, will have no designated duties for now while Liberal prospects are assessed. Trudeau said the move honors Mackasey’s constituency ties and will not reveal post election plans.
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Ald
Tom Sissons
City Utilities Committee
Sissons
Utilities Committee
Mackasey
Liberal Party
Trudeau
Ottawa
Bryce Mackasey
Government House
Montreal
Verdun
Liberals
Stanley Haidasz
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Weiner
Medicine Hat
Milt Reinhardt
Harry Yuill
Lorne Thompson
Jack van Erde
Qefl
City
Mr. Lewis
Toronto
Tubat
Manuel Reis
John Fereira
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