Unusual church marriage proposal in Burlington
Shari Lang and Stephen Dempsey, ages 20 and 22, received a standing ovation at Brant Bible Church in Burlington as Dempsey proposed on one knee before more than 500 worshippers. Lang accepted, and the congregation rose in applause as they walked down the aisle.
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Burlington, Ont
Shari Lang
Stephen Dempsey
Lang
Brant Bible Church
Knight In Shining Armor
Dempsey
Provinces May Set Their Own Income Tax Rates
Ottawa hints at allowing provinces to set their own income tax rates. Finance Minister Don Mazankowski cautioned the plan could complicate the system. A federal discussion paper will be released in about two weeks as provinces study the issue this summer and plan talks this fall.
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Charlottetown
Feds
Ottawa
Don Mazankowski
Pinatubo eruption triggers mass evacuation of Clark troops
Mount Pinatubo eruption drives 14,500 U S troops and families from Clark Air Base to Subic Bay with thousands more Filipinos fleeing within a 20 kilometre radius. About 16,000 U S personnel are stationed near Clark while up to 15,000 others leave as Aeta communities evacuate.
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Manila
Philippines
Reuter
U.S
Clark Air Base
Subic Bay Naval Station
Mount Pinatubo
Clark
AWOL Reference Sparks Name in Lambert Page A12
A fragment from Page A12 cites a remark about someone being AWOL and urges caution. The line suggests tense expectations around a person’s whereabouts and status within the context of Lambert’s coverage.
Indian chiefs at forum back self government aims
Ottawa Citizen reports Winnipeg attendees at the assembly of First Nations all candidates forum backed self government with broad support. Manitoba Chief Phil Fontaine leads as front-runner, calling for abolition of the Indian Act and unity against divide and conquer tactics. Bill Wilson, Mike Mitchell and Ovide Mercredi offered sharp critiques and urged a strong, practical approach to change.
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Ottawa Citizen
Winnipeg
Assembly of First Nations
Georges Erasmus
Manitoba
Phil Fontaine
Fontaine
Department of Indian Affairs
The
Indian Act
Mike Mitchell
Aboriginal Commission
Ovide Mercredi
Assembly
Wilson
Smugglers face stiffer fines under border plan
Canada will raise penalties for cross border shoppers who fail to declare goods. New rules set fines from 25 to 80 percent of goods value, with caps up to 40 dollars per cigarette carton and 12 dollars per litre of alcohol. Testing starts at Fort Erie next week.
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ST. John's
Mfld
United States
Otto Jelinek
Jelinek
Canadian Federation of Municipalities
Fort Erie
Ont
Diplomat Mohamed Sadiq al Mashat’s pivotal Iraqi posts linked to Saddam era
Former Iraqi diplomat Mohamed Sadiq al Mashat served Saddam Hussein in key government posts during Iraq’s drive for military power. As ambassador to Paris (1982–87) he helped secure arms from France, then led postings in Britain and the United States amid Iraq’s secret arms and technology exports.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mohamed Sadiq al-Mashat
Saddam Hussein
al-Mashat
Iraq
Saddam
Paris
France
Soviet Union
al-Mashar
Britain
Euromac London Ltd
London
United States
Washington
Nizar Hamdoun
University of Mosul
Missing memo on al Mashat entry fuels calls for investigation
Ottawa RCMP should probe the loss of a secret External Affairs memo about former Iraqi ambassador Mohamed al Mashat. Lloyd Axworthy says the March 8 document could reveal who saw it and whether ministerial advice reached Joe Clark. Clark says he didn’t receive it. Barbara McDougall calls police involvement premature.
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Ottawa
RCMP
Mohamed al-Mashat
Lloyd Axworthy
Joe Clark
Saddam Hussein
United States
Special Commons
al-Mashat
Canada
Axworthy
Commons
Avid) Daubney
Clark
Daubney
Barbara McDougall
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Desert Storm
Gen
Norman Schwarzkopf
Broadway
Plaserphoto
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