08 Mar 1984
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1984
Page
1
The Supreme Court of Canada chief justice Bora Laskin 71 is in hospital with an undisclosed illness. A court note in the Newfoundland offshore oil case says he could not participate in the ruling due to illness after cataract surgery shortly after Christmas.
Calgary lawyer Doug Mitchell was officially named CFL commissioner to succeed Jake Gaudaur. The announcement came at a noon news conference 26 days before Gau daur's 16th anniversary as CFL chief executive.
Vancouver Catholics face a $1 million goal in the Project Advance drive to cover Pope John Paul II visit expenses. ArchBishop James Carney notes about $2 million already raised in 6,000 parishes last June, but a spokesman says that amount wasn’t enough.
Prime Minister Trudeau urged a comprehensive study of native peoples including Indians Inuit and Metis to assess cultural social and economic conditions and services. The review led by Senator Jack Austin would report in March 1985 at a constitutional conference.
Ottawa Liberals claim Gallup shows movement toward their party from the Progressive Conservatives and a flattening of Brian Mulroney’s appeal. Conservative MP Sinclair Stevens disputes the drop, noting poll margins. He cites the NDP as the real loser, down two points to 13 percent.
The Supreme Court of Canada rules 6-0 that Ottawa owns offshore oil rights at the Hibernia field off Newfoundland. Newfoundland claims are rejected. the ruling aligns with a 1967 decision on the continental shelf and signals Ottawa gains in offshore negotiations. Opposition leader Steve Neary calls for Premier Brian Peckford’s resignation.
Niagara Falls travel agent John Ross told a Progressive Conservative task force in Hamilton that Revenue Department auditors in Toronto moonlight as private accountants and promised never to audit clients. He said he faced a 14 month dispute with officials and possible further audits. The task force was probing tax collection practices.
Canadian researchers led by Tak Mak at the Ontario Cancer Institute report isolating a gene that may unlock the immune system, ending a 20 year global search. The gene enables T lymphocyte receptor production and may aid diagnosis and treatment of leukemia and other immune disorders, with Stanford reporting a mouse gene similar finding.
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