Pre-packaging could cut drug prices in Canada report says
A confidential 80 page report for the Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs argues pre packing high volume prescription drugs at the factory level could lower costs and pressuring pharmacists to cut dispensing fees. It warns lower prices may boost profits for manufacturers and retailers without government action. The study notes safety and wastage benefits but cites higher initial costs and potential fragmentation of drug sizes.
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Peter Calamas
Southam
Ottawa
Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Pharmaceutical Association
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada
Southam News Services
Canada
Bruce Mallen
Sir George Williams University
Montreal
Bernie Shuster
Independent Druggist Association
Consumer Affairs Department
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association of Canada
Jasper
Alta
Watchorn Holds Lead With Extra End Win At Curling Championship
In St John’s Watchorn of Fairview defeated Bernie Sparkes of Vancouver 9-7 in an extra end to stay atop the seven round Canadian curling championship. Watchorn, a lumberman, scored two in the extra end after Sparkes tied it with three in the 12th. He leads with a 6-1 record as action continues against Ontario and Manitoba. Meleschuk and Wyatt won their seventh round matches to stay within one game. Kip Ready and Dave Sullivan also posted victories in the round.
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ST. John's
Nfld
Mel Watchorn
Fairview
Bernie Sparkes
Vancouver
Alberta
Genias Watchorn
British Columbia
Sparkes
Watchorn
Bernie
Doug Wyatt
Saskatoon
Orest Meleschuk
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ontario
Meleschuk
Wyatt
Eldon Coombe
Ottawa
Barry Shearer
Halifax
Kip Ready
Charlottetown
Bill Kent
Dave Sullivan
Fredericton
Fred Durant
St. John’s
Trudeau government clashed with auditor-general over late report
Ottawa CP reports a heated Commons row as Prime Minister Trudeau accuses Auditor-General Maxwell Henderson of breaking the law by failing to file his 1971 annual report on time. NDP leader Lewis calls the attack reprehensible. Conservatives push to have Henderson answer in the bar of the House. Henderson cites staff shortages and record errors in government accounts.
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Defend
Trudeau
Maxwell Henderson
NDP
David Lewis
Ottawa
House of Commons
Henderson
Gerald W. Baldwin
Mr. Henderson
Bar of the Commons
Grand jury indicts Clifford Irving and associates
New York County grand jury indicted author Clifford Irving wife Edith and researcher Richard Suskind on grand larceny conspiracy and forgery charges tied to Irving's Howard Hughes autobiography. Irving and Suskind faced a separate perjury count in the second degree. The 25 count indictment accuses larceny and conspiracy with investigations having begun six weeks earlier.
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NEW York
New York County
Clifford Irving
Edith
Richard Suskind
Irving
Howard Hughes
Suskind
Lang predicts record grain sales will be surpassed in 1972
Regina Canada’s record grain sales last year will be exceeded in 1972 says Justice Minister Otto Lang. He urges farmers to sow at least 15 million acres of barley to secure new feed markets while cautioning against wheat overproduction and urging industry cooperation to meet upcoming rail and shipment delays. He links two price wheat policy to national understanding of equalization payments and incentive grants, and notes ongoing law reform to improve civil rights and access to justice.
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Regina
Canada
Justice
Otto Lang
Lang
Canadian Wheat Board
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Vancouver
Edmonton environmental study on Athabasca oil sands planned
A seven‑firm consortium was named to study environmental impacts and extraction methods for Athabasca oil sands. Environment Minister Bill Yurko said the work will identify priority research areas and help the government select an optimum long‑term development strategy. Members include Continental Engineering Ltd, Research Council of Alberta, Western Research Development Ltd, Hydrocarb Consultants Ltd, D and S Petroleums Consultants, Geoscience Research Associates, and Arctic Mackenzie Consultants.
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Edmonton
Athabasca
Environment
Bill Yorke
Yurko
Intercontinental Engineering Ltd
the Research Council of Alberta
Western Research Development Ltd
Hydrocarb Consultants Ltd
D and S Petroleums Consultants
Geoscience Research Associates Ltd
Arctic Mackenzie Consultants
Wyse Yurko clash on Beverage Act layoffs in Redcliff
Alberta Environment Minister Bill Yurko told the legislature the Beverage Container Act did not cause the Dominion Glass Plant layoffs in Redcliff. Medicine Hat MLA Bill Wyse pressed for government responsibility, while Yurko cited BC competition and policy as factors, noting recycling aims to create long term jobs.
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Gordon Pollard
The
Edmonton
Alberta
Bill Yurko
Dominion Glass
Redcliff
Medicine Hat
Bill Wyse
Burke
Yorke
Dominion
Ladington
British Columbia
Mr. Wyse
Social Credit
Hugh Horner
Wyse
Yurko
Calgary man dies in Suffield roof fall at CFB
A Calgary construction worker, Emil Herbert 51, fell 30 feet through a roof at the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering building on CFB Suffield at 9 am. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Medicine Hat General Hospital. Post-mortem held, inquest decision pending by coroner Dr. E G Skinner.
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Suffield
Calgary
RCMP
Emil Herbert
Ave. S.E
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Herbert
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Paul Racette
Medicine Hat
E. G. Skinner
Airline negotiates ransom amid bomb threats on jets
New York dispatch reports Trans World Airlines officials negotiating with extortionists who planted bombs on two jetliners demanding 2 million dollars. Police cite a failed ransom delivery and a private jet allegedly carrying the funds to Atlanta before returning to New York. Investigators consider insiders or former industry workers involved.
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NEW York
Trans World Airlines
United Air Lines
TWA
Las Vegas
Kennedy Airport
New York Daily News
Atlanta
Airlines
Fugitive in Barcelona jail Geoffroy extradition examined
Canadian convict Yves Geoffroy and his wife Carmen, held under guard in Barcelona, face extradition proceedings after entering Spain with a false passport. Ottawa seeks his return to Canada while Spanish police assess legal avenues and possible voluntary flight home.
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Barcelona
Geoffroy
Reuter
Yves Geoffroy
Canada
Montreal
Carmen
Interpol
Justice Department
Ottawa
Geoffreys
Geoffroys
Norway
Oslo
London
Spain
Ronald Lafond
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