Soviets Expel Canadian Diplomats After Espionage Allegations
Ottawa reports the Soviet Union expelled two Canadian diplomats and barred three others in retaliation for Canada removing 17 Soviets accused of spying. Cmdr. Raymond Steele and Evelyn Puxley were ordered out, while Ken Moodie John Digan gi Ann Leahy and Yuriy Smyrov faced related actions.
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Ottawa
Soviet Union
Canada
Euperermpe
Raymond Steele
Evelyn Puxley
Tass
Moscow
Ken Moodie
John Digangi
Ann Leahy
Joe Clark
Canadian Security Service
Montreal
Clark
International Civil Aviation Organization
Yuriy Smyrov
Smyrov
Commons backs Meech Lake accord ratification step
Ottawa MPs voted to override Senate amendments and push Meech Lake toward ratification just past the halfway mark. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said Parliament has fulfilled leadership duties and urged the remaining five provinces to act on the accord.
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Ottawa
Commons
Senate
Meech Lake
Brian Mulroney
U S firm on nuclear tech for Canada submarine deal
Washington has set strict limits in amendments to the 1959 Canada U S atomic energy treaty. The U S refused access to updated reactor designs for Canada’s plan to build 10 to 12 submarines using British Trafalgar class reactors, affecting Britain and France bid comparisons.
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Jonathan Manthorpe
Southam
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Washington
Southam News
U.S
Defence Department
Ronald Reagan
Brian Mulroney
Britain
U.S. Navy
Canada Post fee hikes cited by Liberal critic Gagliano
Liberal postal critic Alfonso Gagliano accused Canada Post of steep rate increases since 1984, detailing up to 843 percent rises in rerouting, hold mail, special and parcel delivery fees, with inflation at 16.4 percent over the same period. He urged a parliamentary committee investigation in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Canada Post
Liberal
Alfonso Gagliano
Post
Toronto
Montreal
C.O.D
Gagliano
Commons
Thatcher defending free trade sparks cross‑border clash in Ottawa
UK leader Thatcher drew sharp fire from Canadian opposition after praising the Canada US free trade deal in a joint Parliament speech. Prime Minister Mulroney defended Thatcher’s remarks while Liberal and NDP leaders decried outside meddling as Conservatives push the bill through the Commons. Thatcher insisted free trade strengthens partnership with the United States and cited Britain’s EC experience to argue Canada should not fear loss of sovereignty.
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Shirley
Southam News
Ottawa
Margaret Thatcher
Canada
U.S
Thatcher
Commons
Senate
NDP
Ed Broadbent
John Turner
House of Commons
Brian Mulroney
Great Britain
Toronto
Britain
Bank of Canada rate slips to 9.39 percent
The Bank of Canada rate edged down to 9.39 percent from 9.44 percent as the Canadian dollar rose above 83 cents U.S. for the first time in six and a half years.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Alberta language bill draws francophone and federal ire
Dismayed francophones in Alberta and Quebec join a disappointed federal government condemning Alberta's new language bill as a weak reply to language rights. The measure makes English the sole official written language of the legislature while allowing limited French in the assembly and courts. Skepticism centers on Section 110 of the Northwest Territories Act, with critics saying it extinguishes century old rights and translation needs.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Quebec
Supreme Court of Canada
Saskatchewan
Jim Horsman
New Democratic Party
Ray Martin
NDP
Leo Piquette
Georges Aves
Association Canadienne-Francaise de l'Alberta
Ares
Immigrants Outperform Native Canadians on Education and Labor
A Statistics Canada study using the 1981 census shows immigrants are better educated and earn more. In 1980 immigrant men averaged 21 830 dollars in wages, while immigrant women earned 13 007 dollars, with higher total incomes than Canadian born counterparts. Immigrants made up about 16 percent of the population and 19 percent of the labor force in 1981.
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Joan Bryden
Southam News
Ottawa
Statistics Canada
Canada
Hat man killed by explosion at Al Tec Sanitation
Jeffrey Howard Ellis, 34, died instantly while cleaning a 5000 gallon tanker at Al Tec Sanitation Systems near Medicine Hat. He wore protective gear and a breathing apparatus. Two coworkers were injured as benzene gas exploded during sludge removal. Investigations are expected to last four to six weeks.
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Peter Hays
Al-Tec
Jeffrey Howard Ellis
Mitchell Crescent N.W
Al-Tee Yard
Medicine Hat
Ellis
Joe Miller
Alberta Community and Occupational Health Department
Miller
Medicine Hat Rcmp
RCMP
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Canadian Security Intelligence Service
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Strathconasland Waterpark
Paul van Peenen
Foast Corporation
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