Manila ET summit fizzles as reporters miss space visitors
Philippine Extraterrestrial Club members and reporters gathered near Laguna de Bay for an Earth plus Summit with ships from an intergalactic fleet. No ships or lights appeared as organizers blamed media drunks, though Roy Alvarez insisted ETs are friendly and want casual, brotherly contact.
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Ottawa sues over release of polls on Constitution
Canada information watchdog John Grace says the government wrongly withholds taxpayer funded polls on the Constitution. The Privacy Office claims disclosure could harm federal provincial relations, but Grace argues the polls were public and the law allows their release. The dispute underscores democratic debate and accountability in Ottawa.
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Canadian Research and Development
Clement Gauthier
The
Biological Association
Romanow pushes last minute Senate reform plan
Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow arrives in Ottawa with a compromise on Senate reform tied to equal and weighted representation. Alberta and Newfoundland show interest as discussions with Ontario Nova Scotia and P E I continue, while Quebec stalls and talks edge toward informal follow up.
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Senate
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Medicine Hat
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Ween
Joe Clark
New York
Romanow
Ontario
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P.E.I
Quebec
Claude Beauchamp
Newfoundland
Bob Mitchell
Don Getty
Edmonton
Getty
New Brunswick
Frank McKenna
Don Cameron
Robert Bourassa
Clark
Mitchell
Bob Rae
Manitoba
Benoit Bouchard
Bouchard
NovAtel loaned funds to U S firms under scrutiny
Edmonton The New Democrats released documents showing NovAtel backed a 60 million taxpayer loan to Cellular Information Systems Delaware for cellular plant and used funds to cover a 5.5 million loss and a 46.7 million deficit. Critics say Alberta taxpayers aided American creditors while NovAtel aims to keep the companies afloat.
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Ray Martin
Liberal
Laurence Decore
General Cellular Corp
California
Fred Stewart
UN convoy attacked during relief mission to open Sarajevo airport
A UN convoy attempting to reach Lukavica and open Sarajevo airport for emergency relief was attacked by gunfire as it moved into a Serb held area. Two armored vehicles were struck, tires flattened, and a window shattered injuring one driver. The convoy, carrying supplies for 100 monitors and a team to secure a truce, arrived at UN headquarters in Sarajevo led by Brig Gen Lewis MacKenzie.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Adnan Abdelrazak
New York
Lewis MacKenzie
Canada
Mulroney Signs Global Biodiversity Treaty in Rio
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed an international biodiversity treaty in Rio de Janeiro, calling it a very important document for humanity. Mostafa Tolba praised him as first leader to announce signing and said the US has opposed the pact. Mulroney planned to discuss the treaty with President George Bush.
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George Bush
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Ottawa frets over cost of constitutional deal ministers warn
Senior cabinet ministers fear Ottawa cannot afford a constitutional settlement. They question the price tag for aboriginal self government and potential shifts of health and education funding to provinces. Finance Minister Mazankowski projects a deficit drop to about 27.5 billion from 31.4 billion in 1991-92.
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Canada
Joe Clark
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