Canada to Lift Argentina Import Ban Soon Following Europe
Ottawa expects a quick removal of the import embargo on Argentina after the European Community moves. External Affairs Minister Mark MacGuigan returns from Asia and will discuss the matter with officials before a final decision is announced. Canada also imposed an arms embargo during the Falklands crisis, likely to align with Europe on military measures.
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Canada
European Economic Community
Mark MacGuigan
Argentina
Falkland Islands
European Community
Britain
Falklands
MacGuigan
Canada seals bargain with NASA on five satellites mission
Telesat Canada inks a 75 million dollar deal with NASA to launch five communications satellites. The first Anik D will ride a Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy on August 12, while four others use the Space Shuttle Columbia. Early shuttle flights priced at 9 to 10 million each in 1983 and 1984.
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Telesat
Canada
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Stanley Weiss
Space Transportation
Ched
Kennedy Space Centre
Florida
Weiss
Canada urged to rebuild merchant marine to save billions
Experts at a Financial Post shipbuilding conference say a Canadian merchant marine would cut the 5.5 billion spent annually on foreign shipping. They call for government aid to shipbuilders and changes to registration and taxation to boost domestic shipyards and create tens of thousands of jobs.
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Saint John, N.B
Canada
Financial Post Shipbuilding Conference
Robert Timbrell
Dominion Marine Association
Timrell
George Hill
Kent Line
Saint John
N.B
Police murder facts released in Canada study
A Centre for Justice Statistics report on 1961 to 1980 police killings shows 73 officers slain in Canada, with firearms used in 71 percent of cases. Handguns dominate in the 1970s, municipal police account for most victims, and 68 of 87 suspects were charged.
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Canada
Centre For Justice Statistics
United States
Italy
India
England
Japan
Sweden
Denmark
Quebec
Ontario
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