Meech talks begin with old obstacles
Ottawa and Hull workrooms host first ministers as they reopen debates over the Meech Lake Accord. Premier Bourassa rejects reopening while others push for concessions and a possible accompanying political document. Ratification by three provinces by June 23 looms amid talks of a distinct society clause for Quebec.
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Ontario
David Peterson
Meech Lake
Brian Mulroney
Robert Bourassa
Frank McKenna
New Brunswick
John Buchanan
Nova Scotia
Canada
Clyde Wells
Newfoundland
Museum of Civilization
Hull
Que
Mulroney
Toronto
Manitoba
Quebec
Beijing Unrest Surges as Students Rally on Anniversary
Chinese university students hurled bricks at security forces while hundreds rallied, the boldest anti government protest since the crackdown a year ago. Tiananmen Square remained sealed as police guarded streets and journalists were detained, amid calls to oust Premier Li Peng.
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Bewing
Beijing University
Beijing
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen
China
Li Peng
Bush Gorbachev Agree To Disagree On Key Issues
The leaders concluded a four day summit praising progress on nuclear chemical weapons trade and other areas but diverged over German unification and Baltic independence. Gorbachev urged a Europe wide security group replacing NATO and the Warsaw Pact while warning on West Bank settlements.
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Washington
George Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Lithuania
U.S
Germany
Gorbachev
Bush
Soviet Union
Israel
West Bank
Gaza
Middle East
Yitzhak Shamir
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Midwest Storms Kill 13 As Twisters Hit Indiana Town Petersburg
The Midwest storms swept nine states leaving 13 dead and many injured. Eight fatalities occurred in Indiana where about 50 tornadoes struck. the worst destroyed Petersburg with six dead and over 150 homes wrecked. Residents faced water shortages after levee floods and a severed water main as Gov. Bayh vowed rebuilding.
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Associated Press
U.S
Midwest
Indiana
Petersburg
Evan Bayh
White River
Illinois
Ohio
Minnesota
Kentucky
Michigan
Mall study analyzes West Edmonton Mall as social hub
Canadian geographers at the University of Alberta report West Edmonton Mall functions as a mega social center. Researchers note crowds, 600 stores, and 60 000 daily visitors from Edmonton and abroad, with shopping seen as leisure and tourism appealing to scale and imagination.
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Edmonton
West Edmonton
Canadian Association of Geographers
University of Alberta
Denis Johnson
Jeff Hopkins
McGill University
Hopkins
U of A
Ed Jackson
Richard Butler
University of Western Ontario
Everest
Doctors urged to verify coverage amid abortion bill
Halifax CP report notes CMA chair Dr. Judy Kazimirski warns doctors performing abortions need insurance protection against criminal prosecutions. She says the protective association covers civil suits but not typically criminal cases, as the Senate weighs abortion law and doctor consent tied to health threats.
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Halifax
Canadian Medical Association
Judy Kazimirski
Canadian Medical Protective Association
Canada
Senate
Kazimirski
Windsor
N.S
Calgary Residents Fight Flooding With Basement Pumps
In northwest Calgary David Sheremeta battled rapidly rising basement water as the Bow River overflowed, pumping about 16 000 litres per hour on Saturday and over 11 000 on Sunday. Forecasters downgraded warnings as floods lingered with high river levels across Bow Elbow Red Deer Highwood Sheep and Oldman rivers.
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Calgary
David Sheremeta
Bow
Sheremeta
Alberta
Roger Drury
Environment Department
Elbow
Red Deer
Highwood
Sheep
Oldman
Bill Pringle
Northwest
Pringle
Millie Wood
Bow River
Wood
Wate
Ghost Lake
Canmore
Martin Buckley
Buckley
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Dennis Domsky
Glenn Alveland
Chuck Nisbett
West Edmonton Mall
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