Canadian in Espionage Case Remanded to June 28
Stephen Ratkai, 25, faces three counts of espionage under the Official Secrets Act in a Newfoundland court. Authorities say documents allegedly obtained by Ratkai were intended for the Soviet Union and related to a U.S. submarine tracking base at Argentia on Newfoundland's south coast. No plea was entered and bail was not set.
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ST. John's
Mfld
Soviet Union
Stephen Joseph Ratkai
U.S
Argentia
Newfoundland
Gertie the leopard tortoise gets a custom shell
In Toronto, 15-year-old Gertie, deformed with a curved spine and flat shell, receives a lightweight thermoplastic shell from an occupational therapist. The shell, camouflaged with black markings and attached by Velcro, aims to improve her appeal to Brutus the male leopard tortoise. Brutus’ recognition remains uncertain.
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Toronto
Gertie
Tom Mason
Metropolitan
Toronto Zoo
Brutus
Mason
Blondie
Quebec grant blast sparks Tory charge in Lac-St-Jean byelection
Ottawa reports Liberal MPs accusing the government of patronage as Secretary of State Lucien Bouchard announced a $1.4 million grant for a Lac-St-Jean local enterprise. Critics say no formal request existed and details of Bouchard expenses as ambassador to France remain withheld.
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Ottawa
Lucien Bouchard
Quebec
Jean Lapierre
Don Boudrin
Bouchard
Canada
France
Lac-St-Jean
Lapierre
Robert de Cotret
Bouchardis
Boudrin
Department of External Affairs
IRA Bomb Kills Five in Lisburn Foot Race Crowd
An IRA bombing in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, killed five military personnel and injured at least ten others, all believed to be civilians. The blast occurred just after 9 p.m. in the town center near the British army base, with witnesses describing chaotic scenes and visible injuries.
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Belfast
Lisburn
Northern Ireland
Daryl Fitzsimons
Downtown Radio
Fitzsimons
Sandford Fitzpatrick
Nova and Polysar near mega petrochemical merger
Nova chairman Bob Blair wins a tentative $1.6 billion deal to combine Nova with Polysar, plus Polysar’s Canterra stake, creating a top North American petrochemical player. The plan values Polysar at about $20.30 per share and would give Polysar shareholders cash and Nova shares.
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Toronto
Polysar Energy and Chemical
Nova
Bob Blair
Canada
Polysar
Blair
Bernard Isautier
Canterra Energy
Canterra
Petrosar
Sed
Sarnia
Ont
Husky Oil Ltd
Texaco Canada
Texaco Inc
Critics denounce parole changes in Me. UK
Ottawa Solicitor General James Kelleher proposes tougher parole rules to curb fears of a get out of jail free system. Critics say the plan appeases conservatives and ignores broader corrections issues, arguing it targets elections and panders to public panic while risking little change.
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Southam News
Ottawa
James Kelleher
Justice
Solicitor General
John Nunziata
Master burglar dubbed Quebec crime superstar
Labbe, 20, labeled the Wayne Gretzky of crime in Quebec, confessed to 858 charges the largest against a single Canadian. He stole over 1 million dollars during 18 months from 800 victims in 15 towns, using a stolen ambulance for a funeral parlor safe heist and amassing a notorious reign of raids before his July arrest.
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David Johnston
Montreal Gazette
Sherbrooke, Que
Steve Labbe
Cees
Wy Labbe
Wayne Gretzky
Quebec
Jean Leblanc
Labbe
Canada
Pierre Trudeau
Canadian Association of Police Chiefs
Quebec Hilton
Leblanc
la Tribune
Sherbrooke
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Suffield
Paul VanPeenen
United States
Europe
Isautier
James MacLatchie
John Howard Society of Canada
Kelleher
MacLatchie
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