Calgary doctors quit abortion practice over Senate bill
Seven doctors staffing the Peter Lougheed Hospital abortion clinic will stop procedures in about three weeks as they fear criminal prosecutions under the new bill. About 35 weekly patients may seek abortions in the U.S. or out of province, creating a crisis for women in Calgary and southern Alberta.
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United States
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Alberta
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Commons
Calgary General Hospital
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Foothills Hospital
Foothills
Leland
Alberta Health Care
Senate reform price rises as premiers warn of cost
Ottawa reports New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna says failing to agree on an upper chamber could kill the accord and disrespected Senate risks tearing the country apart. Saskatchewan Premier Grant Devine warns the price for a more useful Senate is climbing too high.
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Senate
New Brunswick
Frank McKenna
Canada
Saskatchewan
Grant Devine
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Quebec
McKenna
Gary Fiimon
Meech
Filmon
Acord
Senate reform proposal resurfaces in Meech talks
Ottawa reports the federal government revived a regional veto plan for Senate reform aimed at breaking the impasse in constitutional talks. The formula would require two western and two Atlantic provinces plus Quebec, with Ontario losing a veto. Premiers debated the plan as Manitoba and Newfoundland resist Meech Lake.
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Ontario
Quebec
Senate
Atlantic
Meech Lake
New Brunswick
Frank McKenna
Manitoba
Newfoundland
McKenna
Gorbachev urges peace and Western investment abroad
Gorbachev heads home from a Canada US trip after urging world peace and more Western investment to stabilize the Soviet economy. In Seoul he met Roh Tae woo, first ever Soviet Korea leaders talk, Roh cites formal diplomatic relations in principle.
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San Francisco
Mikhail Gorbachev
Canada
United States
Roh Taewoo
Gorbachev
North Korea
Roh
Sculley
Soviet Union
Review board to check forestry water projects
Edmonton reports that Alberta will create the Natural Resource Conservation Board to review forestry and water development projects with public hearings and power to halt environmentally damaging work. Energy Minister Rick Orman says cabinet cannot overturn NRCB decisions, while opposition critic John McInnis warns cabinet may influence outcomes before review.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Energy
Rick Orman
Natural Resource Conservation Board
Orman
Western Liberals angered by Chretien Senate stance
Liberal leadership hopefuls clash with Jean Chretien over Senate reform as Western Liberals and Alberta MLA Nick Taylor condemn his shift from Triple-E support. Paul Martin reports Liberals upset by regional representation debate and calls for an elected, equal-representation Senate.
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Joan Bryden
Southam News
Ottawa
Liberal
Jean Chretien
Alberta
Nick Taylor
Chretien
Senate
Taylor
CBC Coverage of Meech Lake Sparks Bureaucratic Controversy
Ottawa debates CBC bias as Ontario strategy leaks claim the national network would push to make a deal to save the country. Critics cite The National and The Journal along with CBC Radio as evidence of manipulated coverage.
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Meech Lake
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CBC
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Ottawa Citizen
Roy MacGregor
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