Saskatchewan Liberal chooses Goodale as sole leader
Saskatchewan Liberal officials expect a quiet leadership convention with Ralph Goodale the only candidate. The Estevan byelection third place veteran aims to redefine his public image as he leads a merged federal provincial Liberal effort amid a bleak party history.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Ralph Goodale
Saskatchewan
Assiniboia
Vention
Ted Malone
Regina
Tony Merchant
Malone
Goodale
Liberals
Allan MacEachen
Wilcox, Sask
Estevan
Co publisher testifies in marijuana possession trial
Dexter Dombro 25 testifies he borrowed almost 2500 grams of Colombian marijuana to photograph for Harvest centrefold. He says he did not intend to sell it and journalistic privilege shields him. detective says marijuana was found in a car trunk during a May 1980 stop. Trial continues.
Rail concerns rise over live cattle shipments to east
Alberta cattle producers voiced worry about the rail system for moving live cattle to Eastern Canada. Jim Boyd of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association said demand for rail cars spikes each fall as feeder calves head to eastern feedlots. He noted Western shipments occur mainly in a five week window and cited planned attrition reducing stock cars through 1982.
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Red Deer
Alberta
Eastern Canada
Jim Boyd
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Boyd
Alberta Cattle Commission
Western Canada
Canadian Railways
Rupert’s Land
Medicine Hat
Ken Sauer
Sauer
Canada
Ombudsman Ivany Faces Union Criticism In Alberta
Alberta Ombudsman Randall Ivany reacted to union critique of his handling of child welfare. John Booth, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, said Ivany overreacted to a union editorial accusing him of casting social workers in a negative light. Booth defended open criticism and urged accountability for public officials.
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Calgary
Alberta
Randall Ivany
John Booth
Alberta Union of
Booth
Ivany
Alberta Students Score Poor In Canadian Knowledge Test
Alberta Education results show Grade 6, 9 and 12 students score low in geography citizenship and history. Median geography scores range from 51 to 59 percent with citizenship and history also weak. Education Minister Dave King notes questions and expectations matter.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Education
Dave King
Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Canadian Senate
Prairies
Ottawa
Alberta Opposition Urges Public Energy Negotiations
Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley calls for open talks on energy bargaining with the federal government. He warns secrecy weakens democracy and cites past public negotiations in 1974-75 as a model, while voicing concern over rumors of royalty cuts linked to Canadaizing the industry.
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Billsass
Edmonton
Alberta
NDP
Grant Notley
Middle East
Latin America
Notley
Merv Leitch
Marc Lalonde
Nick Taylor
Canada
Jury to rule on Calgary hostage case after defense speech
Defence lawyer Eldon Woolliams quoted Byron as he urged the jurors to see accused Ted Drabick as a desperate man acting for his family. Drabick, a 50 year old TV repairman, faces two counts of unlawful confinement two of extortion and one of using a firearm in a January incident in northeast Calgary. The nine day trial heard bailiffs eviction efforts over a mortgage renewal and bank disagreements that the defense says fueled Drabick's actions.
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Calgary
Eldon Woolliams
Lord Byron
Ted Drabick
Drabick
Allan Cawsey
Court of Queen's Bench
Woolliams
Toronto Dominion Bank
Mark Pollard
Bob Redfern
Anne
Water hearings likely on Western water in 1982
Canada West Foundation president David Elton said public hearings on Western water resources could be held in spring or fall 1982 after completion of a $325 000 study due by November. A 90 percent chance of hearings exists once funded, with results guiding policy recommendations to government and industry. Consulting engineer Al McPhail noted irrigation potential could rise by 50 percent with better water control.
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Banff, Alta
Canada West Foundation
David Elton
Canadian Water Resources Association
Elton
al McPhail
North Dakota man injured in Irvine area collision
James Mathena of Bismarck North Dakota collided with Lawrence Haubrich of Hodgeville Saskatchewan near Irvine on the Trans Canada Highway. Both cars were write offs and Haubrich was released from hospital while the North Dakota driver remains in stable condition in Maple Creek Hospital. RCMP continue investigation.
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North Dakota
Maple Creek
Irvine
James Mathena
Bismarck
N.D
Lawrence Haubrich
Hodgeville
Sask
Medicine Hat
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12Th Street
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Dan
Robin Schlaht
Eugene Whelan
Sonny Anderson
Labor
Gerald Regan
John Munro
Lee Ae Na Ee Ae
Lan Scott
Ontario
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