Medicine Hat votes in nuclear disarmament referendum
Medicine Hat city council approves a general nuclear disarmament referendum to be held during the next civic election. The measure costs $1,000 and will be tallied for the prime minister and UN secretary-general. The piece notes mixed views on impact and Canada’s own nuclear policies.
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Medicine Hat
Canada
United Nations
George Davidson
Gallup
U.S
Soviet Union
United States of America
U.N
NATO
NORAD
Argentina
South Korea
Canada’s Birthday Budget Sparks Federal Spending Debate
Ottawa allocates 5 million for July 1 celebrations up from 4 million amid criticism of funds distribution. Quebec gets 30 percent of national funds while Ontario receives 20 percent, and 60 thousand goes to the Northwest Territories for fireworks. Citizens lament unemployment and public debt as critics call the spending wasteful.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Territories
Pac Man Diet Pushes Medicine Hat City Council
A reader advocates a public Pac Man inspired diet in Medicine Hat arguing a new bylaw limiting arcade games threatens dieters. She urges residents to lobby council to keep Pac Man machines open and thwart fat jokes.
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Medicine Hat
Unite
Pac-Man
End of Ottawa budget lock up sparks debate
Ottawa faces a clash over ending the budget lock up used by the Parliamentary Press Gallery. The system confines reporters in the Conference Centre until the budget speech, providing government briefings but limiting independent analysis. Critics say ending it could sharpen public scrutiny while supporters warn of rushed coverage and misinformation. Southam News
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Finance
Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
Southam News
Cambodian coalition in exile draws mixed Western reaction
Canada condemns genocide but praises a Cambodian coalition in exile led by Norodom Sihanouk and Son Sann. Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge gain a “moral and legal base” amid regional doubts, with China said to back the fighters as a strategic move.
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Canada
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Kampuchea
Pol Pot
Sihanouk
Son Sann
Phnom Penh
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Khmer Rouge
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