First Woman Named Commons Speaker Jeanne Sauve Chosen
Prime Minister designate Pierre Trudeau announces Jeanne Sauve will be Speaker for the next Commons session, a move she described as taking on a real democracy challenge. Sauve, former minister in the Liberal government and Montreal MP, will leave partisan politics behind.
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Militants deny agreeing to UN hostages meeting
Militant spokesmen at the U S Embassy denied an imminent meeting with a five member United Nations commission and about 50 hostages. They said the UN panel was not expected to visit the occupied embassy today and no hostages talks were planned soon. Earlier reports said Iran may have secured militant approval after secret talks with officials. The UN commission met with Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh this morning.
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Ryan Urges Quebec Liberals to Vote No in Sovereignty Referendum
An overflow crowd cheered Claude Ryan as he vowed the Liberal stance against sovereignty association in the forthcoming referendum. Delegates will study the beige paper outlining a new federation while the no camp targets a decisive May or June vote.
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Guerrillas lift death threat as Colombia moves to negotiate
In a dramatic shift, Colombia will open talks with M 19 guerrillas holding 41 hostages in the Dominican Embassy led by U S Ambassador Diego Asencio among diplomats. The group demanded ransom and prisoner release with the embassy siege ongoing. negotiations planned to begin today.
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Four Die In Alberta Mine Roof Collapse Near Grande Cache
Investigators probe the McIntyre Mines tunnel disaster that killed four workers as a cave in on Thursday near Grande Cache, Alberta. Rescue efforts continued for 25 hours with one miner rescued and another hospitalized for shock.
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Ontario Liberal support hinged on oil energy deal
Dr. Stuart Smith says Ontario's backing of the federal Liberals depended on a better energy deal than Alberta's under Joe Clark. He demanded a blended energy price, no 18 cent per gallon tax, recycling excess profits to Ontario, and input into the platform.
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