Herbicide case in Nova Scotia pits landowners against forest firm
In Halifax Nova Scotia Supreme Court Judge Merlin Nunn weighs two herbicides 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T in a trial described as the World Series of scientific evidence. Fifteen rural landowners oppose Nova Scotia Forest Industries Ltd which hopes to resume spraying in July. Expert testimony spans dioxin risks drift persistence and exposure comparisons to peanut butter and water.
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Calvin Woodward Halifax
Merlin Nunn
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Nova Scotia Forest Industries Ltd
Manent
Cape Breton
Police complete abortion report forwarded to Crown prosecutors
Winnipeg police say the abortion clinic raid case is being sent to Crown prosecutors for charges. The Attor ney General's Department expects a decision today on potential charges connected to Dr Henry Morgentaler's clinic.
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Winnipeg
Henry Morgentaler
Herb Stephen
Attorney General’s Department
Attorney General's Department
Robert Scott
Alexandria
Ont
Stephen
Greg Brodsky
Morgentaler
Brodsky
Scott
Montreal
Bras d Or Makes Last Voyage To Quebec Museum
The Canadian Navy hydrofoil Bras d Or was towed from Halifax to a Quebec museum for restoration. The 22 000 horsepower vessel once reached 70 knots and is headed to the Bernier Marine Museum in L Islet sur Mer, with parts sold off and a costly rebuild ahead.
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Halifax
Halifax Harbor
Quebec
Bernier Marine Museum
L’islet Sur Mer
Que
Quebec City
Fabien Rousseau
Bernier Museum
Crown Assets Disposal Corp
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Mike Forrestall
Dartmouth Hali
Judges Rights Debate Sparks Global Conference
Professor Shimon Shetreet of Israel warns that judicial independence must be guaranteed as in western nations. Delegates at a five day UN standards conference discuss protecting judges from political interference, referencing Canada’s Berger case and the 1976 dial a judge incident as examples.
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Peter Calamas
Southam News
Montreal
Canada
Shimon Shetreet
Israel
Hebrew University
Britain
United States
Shetreet
B.C. Supreme Court
Thomas Berger
Quebec
Futurescan 83 conference probes four future themes
Saskatoon hosts Futurescan 83 a three day meeting led by Alvin Toffler with speakers including Jack Horner Dian Cohen Paolo Soleri and Grant Devine on cities lifestyles technology and resources Delegates and the public view displays of robots and microcomputers about 600 delegates are registered as the convention begins Wednesday.
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John Ward
Saskatoon
Alvin Toffler
Jack Horner
Clay Gilson
University of Manitoba
Ian Smyth
Canadian Petroleum Association
Marion Hang
Futurescan Project
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