Council delays final Trans-Canada Highway upgrade decision
City council again postpones a ruling on the Trans-Canada Highway upgrade, citing a minor revision that moves the 13th Avenue intersection 600 feet south. Alderman Ken Sauer decries the delay as unwarranted while the Regional Planning Commission awaits a definite plan for the city’s general plan and land development review.
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Ken Sauer
13Th Avenue
Sauer
Medicine Hat
Regional Planning Commission
Hall criticizes new probe into grain movement mechanics
Justice Emmett Hall resists another inquiry into export grain movement, arguing it would duplicate his commission’s work. The piece criticizes Ottawa for not implementing key Hall recommendations such as a Prairie Rail Authority, rail line abandonments, and subsidies to align actual costs with stated costs.
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Justice Emmett Hall
Otto Lang
Justice Hall
Prairie Rail Authority
Lang
Hall Commission
Canada
Two Cities Clash Over Alberta Boom and Ontario Fear
Toronto laments Alberta muscle and westward economic shift as Premier Lougheed boasts real talent. The Toronto Star casts Alberta as aggressive, while The Times of London praises bold enterprise and predicts a rebalanced Canadian financial centre, with workers moving west in search of opportunity.
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Toronto
Bay Street Boys
Toronto Star
Peter Lougheed
Ontario
Quebec
The
Star
Cocksure
Alberta
London Times
London
Times
Calgary
Edmonton
the Times
Canada
Levesque Faces Trudeau Reform Push as Quebec Holds Referendum
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque rejects Ottawa's constitutional reform bid while pursuing a national referendum on sovereignty with an economic union plan. The article outlines phases of Trudeau’s reform, possible timelines, and how Quebec’s stance could shape negotiations with Ottawa.
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Quebec City
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Pierre Trudeau
Levesque
Canada
Trudeau
Ottawa
Senate
Supreme Court
Opposition Grows as Secrets Act Scrapping Moves Forward
A Canadian royal commission and a British judge urge major overhauls to the Official Secrets Act now in force in Canada. The act, adopted in 1911 and re enacted before World War II, is attacked as a blanket shield for government documents with broad secrecy, potential trials, and many offences.
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Britain
Canada
Dominion
Commons
Peter Treu
Basford
Peter Worthington
Toronto Sun
Ged Baldwin
Peace River
Stouid
Transport
Otto Lang
Justice
Ron Basford
Robert Stanfield
Treu
Government Moves To Tame British Columbia Hydro Monster
Premier Bill Bennett backs a legislature committee to oversee B C Hydro and Power Authority as revelations of bypassed lawyers, hidden breakdowns, and dubious contracts raise questions about accountability. Proposals include turning transit into an independent authority and exploring marginal pricing to cut debt.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
B.C
B.C. Hydro and Power Authority
Hydro
Ontario
Quebec
B.C. Hydro
Victoria
Bill Bennett
Dr. Frankenstein
Bennett
Crown Corporations Committee
Rhode Island
Commission
Andrew Thompson
Canada
John Helliwell
University of British Columbia
Southam News Services
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Tale
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Ryan
Joan Cohen
Peter Calamar
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B.C. Energy Commission
Stanfield
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