City confronts Bliss couple over land ownership dispute near Medicine Hat
Patrick and Mirilda Bliss, residents on a creekside plot they consider home for 37 years, face a potential legal clash as the city of Medicine Hat claims ownership of the land since 1913. They seek a smaller lot closer to city services but may be kept from selling or transferring title.
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Bliss
Mirilda Bliss
Civic Administration
Patrick
City of
Medicine Hat
Patrick Bliss
Marilda
Third Street
S.E
Macleod Trail
Marilda Bliss
Dick Pearce
Pearce
Industrial Avenue
Liberal Senator Acquitted in Sky Shops Conspiracy Case
Liberal Senator Louis Giguere was acquitted on two counts of conspiracy and influence peddling in the Sky Shops affair. A seven woman five man jury deliberated for 11 days before the verdict. Prosecutors may appeal within 30 days.
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Montreal
Louis Giguere
Sky Shops
Giguere
Campbell
UN to expand arms talks via Geneva disarmament panel
The UN General Assembly approved enlarging the Geneva disarmament commission to 37 or 40 members and rotating the chair monthly. A permanent secretary will organize business. the US and USSR give up the co chairmanship. France and China refused participation. The panel, created in 1959, has faced SALT overshadowing in recent years.
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United Nations
UN General Assembly
Geneva
Kurt Waldheim
United States
Soviet Union
France
China
Britain
Trade surplus shoots ahead in May
Canada's merchandise trade surplus rose to 343 million in May from 127 million in April as exports and imports fell. Exports to the United States dropped 15 percent to 2.84 billion while non US exports slipped 11 percent to 1.22 billion. Imports from the US fell 19 percent to 2.64 billion with broad declines in overseas purchases.
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Ottawa
Statistics Canada
United States
Jean Chretien
Conference Board
Canada
European Economic Community
Japan
Ouellet withdraws racism claim against MP MacKay in Commons
Urban Affairs Minister Andre Ouellet reluctantly retracts accusations that MP Elmer MacKay displayed racist motives toward French Canadians. Speaker James Jerome insists the withdrawal be unequivocal after multiple prompts amid heated debate over a Hull Quebec government deal.
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Ottawa
Andre Ouellet
Elmer MacKay
Commons
James Jerome
Ouellet
MacKay
Jerome
Central Nova
Campeau Corp
Hull
Que
Progressive Conservative
New Democratic Party
Food prices surge in Canada led by vegetables and beef
The anti inflation board reports a 4 week price rise of 4.1 percent driven by vegetables and beef with overall food costs 16.6 percent higher than a year ago across 12 cities. Beef surged nearly 11 percent in the month while dairy items rose due to policy shifts.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Dairy Commission
Patsy Gallant Leads Canada Day at Athletic Park Fest
Tonight Canada Day events feature Patsy Gallant and a 10 piece band at Athletic Park starting 7 30 p m with free admission. A disco follows at Riverside Park. Other activities include a YMCA-YWCA fun run at 11 a m, a river raft race, family picnic and square dancing at Lions Park, and a 20 minute fireworks show at 10 15 p m. Medicine Hat Blue Jays vs Lethbridge at Athletic Park begins 7 30 p m.
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Festival Canada
Patsy Gallant
Athletic Park
Riverside Park
Y's
Ym-Ywca
Lions Park
Kiwanis Park
Lanny McDonald
Fire Hall
Medicine Hat Blue Jays
Lethbridge
Lions Park Bluffs
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Seven Persons Creeks
Bors
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Pateras
Superior Court
Jean-Guy Bollard
Bernard Beaudry
Clarence Campbell
National Hockey League
Bahamas
Gordon Brown
Campbell, Brown
Louis Lapointe
Sky Shops Export Ltd
Dorval
Roc LaSalle
Pc—Joliette
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