Sikhs fear bomb link following Air India crash
Canadian Sikh leaders fear being labeled terrorists after the Air India jetliner disaster off Ireland kills 329. A Toronto temple received a bomb threat as news of the crash spread. Spokesmen warn suspicions of a planted bomb amid sectarian tensions could trigger backlash. Gurcharan Singh of the Federation of Sikh Societies of Canada cites risk to Hindu Indians and Canadian harmony.
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Tragic Air India 182 Disaster Hits Canadian Families
Relatives mourn as Air India Flight 182 breaks up over the North Atlantic off Ireland, killing all 329 aboard. Canadian families count losses including Santosh Kapoor and Shyam Sharma’s kin, with hundreds of relatives in Canada grieving the worst Atlantic air disaster in aviation history.
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Separatist issue haunts PQ leadership race in Quebec
The Parti Quebecois sets Sept. 29 for its leadership vote amid intra party splits between orthodox separatists and revisionist neo federalists. Bernard Landry signals possible return to sovereignty debate and leadership candidates face strict spending limits and a $5 membership drive to bolster a 117,000 member base. A runoff would follow Oct. 6 if no candidate wins a majority.
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Canadian counterfeiting ring halted near Vancouver
Undercover police closed a multi million dollar forgery and drug operation that produced thousands of bogus government documents and sold them through three fronts North Pacific Printing Centre North Pacific Press and Vancouver Chemicals Ltd Authorities seized more than 22 kilos of near pure Valium valued at up to 6.8 million and arranged purchases of nearly 20 000 forged documents and 1000 citizenship certificates Three men Rodney Griffiths Dunbar James Morgan Dunbar and Glen Douglas McDonald were charged with conspiracy to counterfeit government documents
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Prince begins solo royal tour in Fredericton
Prince Andrew started his first solo royal tour in Fredericton, drawing about 500 people in cold wet weather. Flags for New Brunswick, Canada and Britain flew at full staff as he reviewed a guard from CFB Gagetown before delivering a welcoming speech on the legislature steps.
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Abortion deemed evil by Mother Teresa in Moncton address
Mother Teresa spoke to more than 7,000 people at Moncton Coliseum urging chastity and protection of the unborn. She called abortion an evil that denies God and destroys two lives the child and the mother's conscience while opening a new Missionaries of Charity regional office.
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Lawyers plan report on reforming judge selection
The Canadian Bar Association will release a two month report recommending changes to appointing judges for the first time since 1867. Claude Thomson says political patronage should not influence judge competence and a bar committee aims to present the superb report at the mid August Halifax meeting. Saskatoon lawyer Bob McKercher calls it a landmark first in this area.
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Law Society of Saskatchewan
Halifax
Saskatoon
Bob McKercher
Jury actions under scrutiny in Canada appeal
In Victoria BC a one million dollar fraud conviction faces a possible new trial after claims of jury interference. John Zacharias 37 was convicted of defrauding West Coast Savings and Credit Union of about 970000 and jailed two years less a day. An independent Crown inquiry continues.
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