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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1978
Page
1
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque is unlikely to meet federal ministers over the proposed constitutional plan A Time for Action. Marc Lalonde says Levesque has postponed talks until after June 24 and may prefer independence, while Ottawa pursues normal procedures.
Husky Oil Ltd resists tentative advances by Occidental Petroleum and Petro-Canada with a Newfoundland of stock moves. Analysts note US and Canadian regulatory reviews while stock activity prompts market probes. Husky holds heavy oil interests in Alberta and pursues upgrading operations to produce heating oil and gasoline.
President Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos formalized the Panama canal treaties in Panama City after 22 hours, with ceremonies at Tocumen Airport and a sweltering colosseum. The treaties guarantee canal neutrality and transfer control to Panama by 2006, signaling a historic partnership and sovereign affirmation.
Air Canada pilots move closer to walkout after rejecting a cosmetic company proposal on deadheading in first class. About 1,500 pilots plan a strike vote. no start date set, contract lapsed since January. Arbitration on deadheading remains disputed and the airline says it will submit the issue to an arbitrator.
Labor unions staged two protests near Quebec's national assembly criticizing Premier Rene Levesque and the Civil Service Act. Civil servants demanded jail releases for four colleagues from Montreal and called for end to court injunctions in labor disputes.
Pravda denounces Carter for a distorted view of Soviet realities and accuses his administration of turning away from detente. The 5300 word piece blames Washington for rivalrous rhetoric, meddling in internal Soviet affairs, and pressuring human rights exits for Jews.
Saskatoon CP Otto Lang signaled that Ottawa may adopt Hall commission ideas to compensate railways for grain transport costs. He spoke after a meeting with Prairie agriculture ministers on grain movement, car shortages, and proposed board restructurings.
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