Mail strike looms as union sets Monday deadline
Ottawa reports Canada faces possible postal shutdown as of midnight Monday unless negotiations yield a change in Treasury Board and union stance. union president Jean Claude Parrot warns of national strike to press maternity leave pay and raises while government negotiator Donald Johnston urges a return to talks.
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Union of Postal Workers
Treasury Board
Jean- Claude Parrot
Donald Johnston
Parrot
Trudeau casts doubt on timing of Canada’s constitutional patriation
Prime Minister Trudeau said after meetings with Thatcher Mitterrand and Schmidt that a new Canadian constitution remains uncertain. He cited Supreme Court ruling and British timetable as key factors, noting July targets are unlikely and summer adjournments could delay approval. He also downplayed imminent outcomes for the July 2021 Ottawa Montebello summit.
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Provinces Disagree On Who Pays For Equalization Plan
Ontario Treasurer Frank Miller urged Alberta to contribute resource revenue to fund a federal equalization program, but fellow finance ministers rejected the idea. While backing the concept, ministers split on who should foot the bill as Ontario seeks a larger share amid shifting wealth to the energy West.
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Ontario
Frank Miller
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Miller
Lou Hyndman
Prankist Tosses Package at Queen During Weymouth Visit
A 19 year old prankster tossed a package through an open window of the Queen and Prince Philip's car near Portland Harbor Weymouth as they toured a naval dockyard. Police detained Joanne Disley but released her, deeming it a college prank.
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Flats plan set for redevelopment briefing
Flats residents will view northern redevelopment plans at a public meeting in the Strathcona Centre on Monday. The briefing outlines proposals for the neighborhood’s future and how it may change local housing and streets.
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Strathcona Centre
Polish and Soviet Drill Amid Pressure on Solidarity
Warsaw reports joint maneuvers in the Silesia district by Soviet and Polish troops as Czechoslovakia Hungary and Bulgaria urge Poland to crack down on Solidarity. NATO notes no Soviet intervention planned while observers say drills pressure the Communist party to curb reforms.
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Hungary
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Solidarity
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Silesia
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Polish Communist Party
Terry Fox stamp issue and youth centre named in Ottawa
Terry Fox pleased by a stamp commemorating his Marathon of Hope as letters arrive at the hospital. Doctors note his lungs and oxygen needs amid cancer struggles while Secretary of State names a Ottawa youth centre after Fox, honoring his cancer research fundraising.
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B.C
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Ladislav Antonik
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Fox
Francis Fox
Ottawa
Rail space rationing looms for Western Canada by 1985
Vancouver reports that Ottawa plans a system of rail space allotments for exports from the West. Ray Perrault warns rail capacity must be rationed among grain potash minerals and coal with 1985 as a target. Experts foresee a 50 percent rise in Western demand by 1990 and a $3.1 billion capital shortfall in needed rail upgrades.
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British Columbia
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B.C
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Horsman grants funds for YM-YWCA expansion in Medicine Hat
Alberta government will contribute about $425,000 toward the YM-YWCA expansion and renovation in Medicine Hat. The grant covers 60 percent of April cost estimates totaling $708,000 for four racquetball courts a women’s fitness centre renovations to the men’s facility and lobby extension. Remaining capital and operating costs will be found from other sources.
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Medicine Hat
Jim Horsman
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