Cossitt holds top secret document amid Ottawa row
In Ottawa the House of Commons wrestles with Tory MP Tom Cossitt over a sensitive security document he is accused of possessing. The government ponders action including a possible search with Speaker James Jerome’s approval. The incident shifts to MPs rights and immunities as Jerome reconstitutes the all party committee.
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Beet plant officially shut down in Medicine Hat
Burns Foods Ltd of Calgary has officially closed the Canadian Dressed Meats plant in Medicine Hat after suspending operations December 31. Seventy three workers receive severance under the collective agreement as the plant becomes a Burns buying station awaiting sale. Union officials report about half the 93 laid off workers found other jobs while others remain on unemployment. A union meeting is set for March 11 to discuss severance pay holiday pay and the social fund.
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Senators urge import controls to aid Western beef producers
Senators from all parties backed a government proposal to regulate beef and live cattle imports to help Manitoba Saskatchewan and other Western producers amid a western beef boycott. They warned the boycott could spread if domestic price supports are not raised and urged U.S. Canada trade limits and quotas.
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Canada
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Hazen Argue
United States
Dollar slides to new low under 89 U.S. cents in Montreal
The Canadian dollar closed at 88.94 U.S. cents after dipping to 88.90 in morning trading amid market volatility in New York. Traders cited tax and bond flows, Easter tourism, and expected government borrowing as factors, with officials drawing $200 million from standby credit to support the currency.
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Rhodesian forces strike Zambia with 38 guerrillas killed
Rhodesian army reports a self defense raid into Luangwa, Zambia, killing 38 black guerrillas and losing one soldier. Zambia accuses the attack of being unprovoked. Rhodesian command says planes, helicopters, and ground troops destroyed crossing guerrillas and captured militants at a base across the Zambezi. The raid marks Rhodesia’s first admitted strike into Zambia after years of combat with Joshua Nkomo’s and Robert Mugabe’s guerrilla networks.
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Zimbabwe
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Washington
U.S
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Notley urges Supreme Court ruling on Mennonite school rights
Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley calls for Supreme Court clarification of the rights act versus the school act after the Three Hills Mennonite case. He warns of broader impact on private schools with uncertified teachers and potential effects on rural public schools and funding.
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