Tories Liberals remain deadlocked in Ottawa stalemate
The Progressive Conservatives and Liberals renew the boycott of Parliament amid an ongoing seven day impasse over the Energy Security Act. MPs describe overwhelming public support for the Tory blockade while NDP mediation calls grow louder.
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Canada Bill set for third reading in British Parliament
The Labour party backs third reading of the Canada bill in the Commons, with debate extended by a procedural motion. After approval, the bill heads to the Lords where Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington is expected to begin discussion on March 18, with clause by clause review planned for March 23.
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Britain
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International Fund For Animal Welfare
Europe
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Weather and Notices From City Pages The News
A weather forecast notes a few clouds with a high of 3 and a low of 4 illustrated on the map. Nurses hope for an early settlement in city labor talks though prospects look dim. The Law of the Sea conference resumes with a 50 percent chance of a final agreement. Five Medicine Hat boxers will join Alberta at the national championships opening in April.
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Explosion Injures Seven Aboard Icebreaker Louis S. St Laurent
An electrical malfunction in the control panel is suspected as the cause of an explosion and fire aboard the icebreaker Louis S. St Laurent off Sydney Nova Scotia. Seven crew were injured two seriously. the ship was towed to Dartmouth for investigation. A second icebreaker Wolfe aided in evacuations and firefighting.
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Halifax
Dartmouth
Cabot Strait
Wolfe
Coast Guard
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Canadian Coast Guard
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Protesters target two fronts in seal hunt
Aboard the Rainbow Warrior Greenpeace and IFW activists push Europe and the Gulf of St. Lawrence hunt with political lobbying and direct action. In Quebec Cap-aux-Meules the Techno Venture reportedly took nearly 2,800 pups over the weekend as the Gulf quota stands at 53,050 seals.
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Europe
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Adie Ross
Federal Fisheries Department
Cap-aux Meules
Que
Techno Venture
Brandal
Ross
Patrick Moore
Greenpeace
Davies
Moore
General Guevara Leads in Guatemalan Presidential Race
General Anibal Guevara, candidate of the Popular Democratic Front, held an early lead in Guatemala’s presidential election with about 88,494 votes and a margin of roughly 20,000 over the second place rival. Mario Sandoval Alarcon of the National Liberation Movement followed, as violence during campaigning persisted.
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Reuter
Anibal Guevara
Guatemala
National Electoral Commission
Guevara
Popular Democratic Front
Mario Sandoval Alarcon
National Liberation Movement
Union
Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre
Gustavo Anzueto Vielman
Canadian teen star Brooker places second in Aspen World Cup
Todd Brooker 22 of Paris Ontario finishes 1 47 18 on the 3173 m Aspen downhill course just 0 68 seconds behind Peter Mueller as Steve Podborski hammers toward the title. Podborski hints at a possible return next season while Downhill remains a proving ground for Canadian grit.
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Paris
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Brooker
Canada
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Switzerland
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Podborski
Europe
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