NEB approves pipeline for tanker oil from Alaska to Alberta
The National Energy Board granted approval to Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Ltd to construct a 927 kilometre pipeline along the British Columbia coast to move oil shipped by tanker from Alaska to Alberta refineries. Authority is still awaiting U S port facility clearance.
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National Energy Board
British Columbia
Alaska
Alberta
Federal Regulatory Agency
Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Ltd
U.S
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Trans Mountain
Low Point
Wash
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Puget Sound
Energy Board
B.C
New Democratic
Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Begin Sadat meet Begin in Sinai peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Begin and Egyptian President Sadat met at the Sinai southern tip to discuss regional issues amid tensions with Syria over missiles in Lebanon. They shared a brief handshake and toured the Ofira area before five hours of talks, marking the first summit in 17 months.
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OFIRA
Menachem Begin
Syria
Lebanon
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Israel
Begin
Red Sea
Jerusalem
Camp David
Bank rate hits new high in Canada
The Bank of Canada rate rose to a record 19.10 per cent, up from 18.68 per cent last week and surpassing the 19.06 per cent record set two weeks earlier. The rise mirrors U S rate increases and a weaker Canadian dollar, ending hopes for rapid easing.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
United States
Census form woes ease with federal guidance
The text reassures that despite a dog chewed census forms, individuals can still supply needed information to the federal government and avoid penalties. It notes page placement for context and emphasizes continued compliance.
Wages dispute sparks 15 hour Matsqui prison riot
Fire and vandalism damaged the Matsqui prison block, kitchen, chapel, gym and more after a pay scheme raised inmate wages to 7.55 dollars a day and tied pay to work. Police and RCMP with base troops surrounded the facility as 289 prisoners surrendered. nine were found hiding as the complex was swept and inmates faced segregation. The inquiry was launched in Ottawa and 300 inmates were to remain until reconstruction.
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Matsqui
B.C
Army Pup
Norm Blamire
Ottawa
Robert Kaplan
House of Commons
RCMP
Chilliwack
Fraser Valley Institution
Vancouver
Blamire
Halifax police strike stalls as new demands loom
The 200 member Halifax force remains deadlocked after union leaders rejected city proposals. Labor Minister Ken Streatch urged reassessment after talks with Mayor Ron Wallace, though Police Association official Joe Ross said negotiations have not advanced. A veteran Halifax officer who once led the Sydney, N.S. union now opposes strike action.
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Halifax
Joe Ross
Ken Streatch
Halifax Police Union
Ron Wallace
Wallace
Ross
Streatch
Police Association of Nova Scotia
Sydney
N.S
Maritimes
Medicine Hat Eyes Remand Centre for Southeast Alberta
The Alberta cabinet approved in principle a plan to build and finance a remand centre in Medicine Hat to serve Southeast Alberta. The 50 to 60 bed facility would handle detainees and short-term prisoners with operation by the solicitor-general's department. Likely kick off in 1982 near the police station pending legislature funding.
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Richard Helm
the News
Alberta Cabinet
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Jim Horsman
Ted Grimm
Grimm
Horsman
Solicitor-General’s Department
Edmonton
Graham Harle
Police Commission
RCMP
City Bar Association
Tories to Push Vote on Hanging Capital Punishment
Allan Lawrence urges MPs to consider capital punishment as the Commons prepares a June 11 vote. The motion asks a parliamentary committee to study the issue and recommend a nonpartisan Commons vote. The last execution in Canada occurred in 1961.
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Ottawa
Commons
Allan Lawrence
Canada
Munro Sues Toronto Sun Over Petrofina Takeover Claims
Ottawa minister John Munro sues the Toronto Sun after it refused a retraction of claims he benefited from Petro-Canada's Petrofina takeover. The controversy centers on possible leaks and insider profits tied to the $1.46 billion deal and related stock activity.
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Ottawa — Indian Affairs
Northern Development
John Munro
Toronto Sun
Petrofina
Commons
Munro
Petro- Canada
The
Sun
Molly Investments
Crown
Petro-Canada
the Sun
Liberal Party
Bay Street
Maurice Strong
Strong
Trudeau
Societe Generale Pour l’Energie Et Les Ressources
Petrofina Canada
Pierre Nadeau
Nadeau
Ontario Securities Commission
Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Andre Ouellet
Ouellet
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