Nova Scotia tattoo risks stunt without insurer
Organizers of the 13th Nova Scotia international tattoo may drop a planned publicity stunt after failing to secure insurance. German stuntman Juergen Baumgarten, famed for Innsbruck jumps, still aims for a spectacular act if coverage can be found. The event, run since 1979 by the Canadian Forces and Nova Scotia, features bands, drill teams, choirs and gymnasts.
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Halifax City Hall
Jan Fraser
Juergen Baumgarten
Innsbruck
Austria
Nova Scotia
Fraser
Liberal aide Gordon Young rumored for Alberta agent general post
Getty aide Gordon Young, director of research for Premier Don Getty, is rumored to be bound for Hong Kong as Alberta's agent general. Cabinet order-in-council would confirm any appointment. no decision announced. Getty conducts trade mission in Europe and the U S as the report circulates.
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Edmonton
Gordon Young
Don Getty
Hong Kong
Frank Bruseker
Jim Horsman
Young
Horsman
Getty
Alberta
Stettler
Europe
United States
Croatia Declares Sovereign State Amid Yugoslav Tensions
Croatia’s parliament votes unanimously to declare Yugoslavia a sovereign independent state. Slovenia accelerates its own independence push with Prime Minister Lojze Peterle predicting final steps toward nationhood while warning of civil war and isolation.
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Zagreb
Yugoslavia
AFP
Croatia
Yugoslav Republic
Republic of
Slovenia
Lojze Peterle
Ljubljana
Ante Markovic
Federation
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Japan moves to crack down on brokerage scandal
Prime Minister Kaifu tells Finance Minister Hashimoto to tighten controls after a widening scandal hits Nomura and Nikko. Calls grow for an independent watchdog similar to the SEC as critics fault the Finance Ministry for cozy ties with securities houses.
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Tokyo
AP CP
Toshiki Kaifu
Japan
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Finance Ministry
Kaifu
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Minstry
Mitsuru Hasegawa
Nomura Securities Co
Nikko Securities Co
Hashimoto
Asahi Shimbun
Nomura
Nikko
Quebec Independence Sentiment Roars At St. Jean Baptiste Day
Tens of thousands in Montreal join St. Jean Baptiste Day celebrations in a pro independence display. Parade floats feature Quebec society and a giant Jean Baptiste styrofoam figure with a Quebec flag. Chanting and banners press for a referendum, while PQ leader Jacques Parizeau walks the route.
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Fleur-De-Lys
Quebec
St. Jean Baptiste
Montreal
Olympic Stadium
Meech Lake
Jean Baptiste
John the Baptist
Canada
Parti Quebecois
Robert Bourassa
Jacques Parizeau
Battered wife defence wins murder trial in Calgary
Calgary jury acquits 34 year old Gladys Heavenfire of second degree murder in the Aug 26 killing of Derrick Falardeau after hearing she was repeatedly abused. She claimed Falardeau dragged her to the bedroom and threatened to kill her before she fired the gun, an act the court treated as self-defence under battered wife syndrome.
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Calgary
Court of Queen's Bench
Gladys Heavenfire
Heavenfire
Derrick Falardeau
Falardeau
Shepard
Alain Hepner
Marlene Conlin
Rick
Tiil
Alberta
Supreme Court of Canada
Hepner
False profits alleged over Canada Post finances
The Coalition of Canada Post Competitors claims Canada Post manipulated accounting to show profits from 1989 to 1991 while losing hundreds of millions. They allege below cost pricing and use of monopoly revenue to offset losses. Canada Post rejects the charges as nonsense and defends its balance sheet.
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Toronto
Canada Post
Post Office
Crown Corporation
John Sanderson
Sanderson
CP Trucks
Priority Post
Coalition
John Daines
Government to pay Cogger legal bills in RCMP inquiry
The federal cabinet approved paying 27,321.65 to the Montreal law firm representing Tory Senator Michel Cogger at RCMP inquiry hearings. Cogger, earning 64,400 plus a 10,100 allowance, says funds won’t cover all fees and to date an additional 7,000 may be his. The RCMP also funds lawyers for several involved Mounties amid Marin's critical report on ethics and the sting operation.
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Ottawa
Michel Cogger
RCMP
Montreal
Cogger
Ontario Marin
Marin
Dogger
Brian Mulroney
Montreal Gazette
Quebec
Revenue Department
Liberal
Don Boudria
Sinclair Stevens
Boudria
Royal Commission
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