Former banker to serve four years for bank fraud
Dominic Moscone a 39 year old former bank manager in east Vancouver admitted to stealing 373000 from Bank of Montreal between 1978 and 1983 by creating 26 false loans. He used the funds for personal investments and business ventures and faces four years in prison plus repayment of the full amount.
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Vancouver
Dominic Moscone
Wallace Craig
Bank of Montreal
Monty Carstairs
Moscone
Toronto
French failing education race in Quebec study says
A study for Quebec's French Language Council finds French Canadians remain less educated than English Canadians and many ethnic groups. It notes progress since the 1960s but warns university access for French Canadians lags behind and ethnic group students perform better overall. The report analyzes 20 000 students from 1972 to 1977.
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Quebec
Ontario Tornado Toll Sparks Central Relief Drive
In Barrie and Tottenham Ontario residents mourn three tornado deaths among 12 killed as outsiders mail aid. The Sun Youth Organization ships 450 bags of clothing and items to Barrie while a provincial relief fund tops $100000 with government matching offer. A bank-led distribution plan guides use of funds to replace basic needs for stricken municipalities. Local events raise additional donations including hotel bar sales and beauty services proceeds.
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Barrie
Ont
Ontario
David Vandeburgt
Wilhelmina Schoneveld
Toronto
Tottenham
Yvonne Rabbetts
Sun Youth Organization
Montreal
Harold Eaton
Toronto Dominion Bank
Central Ontario Disaster Relief Fund
Eaton
Southcentral
Kitchener
Brantford
Guelph
Canada urged to lead in satellite resource mapping
Vancouver business leader John MacDonald warns Canada could lose track of its own resources as Japan advances in satellite based geological mapping. He backs launching Radarsat a $400 million project with Britain and the United States, and urges federal government leadership amid concerns over political will and access to data from foreign satellites.
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Brenda Dalglish
Vancouver
Canada
John MacDonald
MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates
MacDonald
Britain
United States
University of British Columbia
Massachusetts Insitute of Technology
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