Newfoundland Premier backs free vote on Meech Lake accord
Clyde Wells allows a conscience vote in the Newfoundland legislature on the Meech Lake pact to meet Ottawa's June 23 deadline. He cautions approval is not guaranteed and notes Newfoundland preferred a full referendum. Manitoba New Brunswick also push to ratify before deadline.
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Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Meech Lake
Quebec
Ottawa
House of Assembly
Sare
Otawa
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Reformer Stan Waters Named First Elected Canadian Senator
Stan Waters, the Reform party’s chosen candidate from Alberta, was appointed by Gov Gen Ray Hnatyshyn to the Senate, saying he waited nine months and hopes his election sets a precedent. Premier Getty cited Meech Lake talks as context for reform. Waters plans Ottawa move in June and aims for a triple E Senate.
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Canada
Senate
Stan Waters
Ray Hnatyshyn
Calgary
Waters
Vancouver
Reform Party
Don Getty
Getty
Brian Mulroney
Meech Lake
Ottawa
Mulroney
National Commission
Alberta
Martha Bielish
Soviet Union Faces Break as Russian Republic Declares Independence
The Russian Federation Congress issues a sovereignty declaration signaling a sharp net break with Moscow. Boris Yeltsin wins support to declare June 12 as Russia independence day while Gorbachev seeks Baltic state concessions before any secession agreement. Lithuania Estonia Latvia push toward independence.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
peTeress
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Boris Yeltsin
Russia
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Baltic Republics
Estonia
Latvia
Courtroom hostage crisis ends in gunfight in New Westminster
A six hour hostage-taking at a courthouse in New Westminster British Columbia ended with a shootout injuring a police officer seriously and three others slightly. Five hostages escaped unharmed. The suspect, 38, faced appeals tied to crab fishing and obstruction of justice. Police secured the area after the incident.
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New Westminster
B.C
Frederick Hansford
Fragmented Text Reflects Losses in Compensation Debate
The excerpt hints at discussions on salary, bonuses, and inflation within a corporate or bureaucratic setting. It mentions averages around 6.5 percent, phrases about compensation systems, and concerns over maintaining heads or leadership.
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de Corret
Alberta union leaders weigh charges over tentative contract
Social workers in Alberta are considering charging AUPE president Pat Wocknitz for authorizing a tentative collective agreement without input from the bargaining committee. Local 6 plans meetings with 19 regional chapters and may urge a boycott of the ratification vote amid fears of overreach and potential independent union moves.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Linda Karpowich
Local
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Calgary
AUPE
Pat Wocknitz
Social Services Department
Karpowich
Starr Faces Charges in Ontario Election Finances Case
Toronto based Patricia Starr a former Liberal fundraiser is charged with violating the Election Finances Act in a scandal that implicated two chief financial officers in Liberal constituencies. If convicted the maximum penalty is a 1000 dollar fine per person.
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Toronto
Patricia Starr
Ontario
David Peterson
Liberal
GM holiday swap sparks Ottawa MP dispute at Windsor plant
New Democrat MP Howard McCurdy accuses GM Canada of asking Windsor Ontario workers to observe US July 4 Memorial Day and US Thanksgiving in place of Canadian holidays to boost cross border production. GM denies plant closure risk and links talks to competitiveness. External Affairs Minister Joe Clark criticizes the idea as unreasonable.
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McCurdy
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George Peapples
Canada
Commons
Joe Clark
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