Possible double CBC and CTV hockey telecast at Maple Leaf Gardens
Canadian press reports CBC and CTV may both carry Maple Leaf home games from Toronto as NABET members strike across Canada. Ballard invites CBC back with secondary camera positions while CFTO and CTV prepare to broadcast remaining games, risking a 25 percent audience loss.
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Canada
CBC
CTV
Maple Leaf Gardens
Toronto
Harold Ballard
Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
Cfto-Tv
Ballard
National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians
CFTO
MacLaren
MacLaren Advertising
Phil Calder
CWSG
NABET
Canadian official warns Atlantic salmon near extinction
Environment Minister Jack Davis told the United Fishermen's union that Atlantic salmon are endangered due to Danish and Norwegian greed and callousness. He urged turning the U S peninsula of Point Roberts into an international park, introduced charges for U S boat owners to fish coastal waters, and proposed zoning Canadian waters to regulate offshore oil drilling. He condemned the Moran flood control dam in the Fraser Valley, praised British Columbia’s Pacific salmon runs, and framed the speech as a highlights reel for questions.
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Vancouver
Environment
Jack Davis
United States
Point Roberts
U.S
Moran
Fraser Valley
B.C
West Coast
Davis
United Fishermen's and Allied Workers Union
British Columbia
Europe
North America
Miramichi
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Labrador
Faroes
Faroe Islands
Britain
Iceland
Irving pleads guilty to Hughes fake autobiography plot
Author Clifford Irving and his wife Edith pled guilty to federal conspiracy and mail fraud charges for allegedly creating and selling a bogus Howard Hughes biography to McGraw-Hill. Co-conspirator Richard Suskind faces related indictments while Irving faces potential prison and fine penalties.
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Irving
New York
Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard Hughes
John Cannella
McGraw-Hill
Irvings
Richard Suskind
Clifford
Suskind
State Supreme Court
New York County
McGraw-Hill, Inc
Hughes
Atkinson urges new west coast grain port at Prince Rupert
Royal Atkinson of the National Farmers Union calls for Prince Rupert to become a second major grain export port on Canada's west coast to relieve Vancouver bottlenecks. He blames railways for insufficient car supply and argues hopper cars could lift daily deliveries, criticizing CNR and CP Rail for not pooling cars.
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Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Canada
Roy Atkinson
National Farmers’ Union
Atkinson
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
CNR
CP Rail
Rural emphasis urged to revive Canadian countryside
Roy Atkinson, president of the National Farmers' Union, argued for rapid decentralization to rebuild rural Canada. He cited urban migration, farmer bankruptcy from low yields, and pollution as issues, proposing food processing and farm-linked industries to revitalize communities. He urged farmers and fishermen to unite for better incomes at the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union convention.
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Vancouver
Canada
National Farmers’ Union
Roy Atkinson
Atkinson
United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union
B.C
Lake Louise hearings spark debate over $30 million resort plan
Hearing into Village Lake Louise Ltd proposal for a ski resort in Banff National Park ended with opponents outnumbering supporters about two to one. About 450 briefs were filed as critics urged park protection while supporters touted tourism and economic benefits including 1,452 construction jobs and $102 million national income.
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Calgary
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Village Lake Louise Ltd
Rod Sykes
Committee For
Canada
J. H. Gordon
Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department
Sykes
Trudeau
Gordon
Jean Chretien
Liberal
Bob Russell
Alberta
Alberta New Democratic Party
Geoffroy fugitive couple to fly home from Spain
Quebec police say fugitive murderer Yves Geoffroy and his wife Carmen are being flown home today from Spain after their arrest there last week. Inspector J L Melanson said they are sought in connection with Geoffroy’s escape from St Vincent de Paul penitentiary on December 24 and are due aboard Iberia Airlines flight 971.
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Montreal
Yves Geoffroy
Spain
Quebec
J. L. Melanson
Geoffroy
Carmen
St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary
Iberia Airlines
Grit MP switches sides to join Conservative Party
Raymond Rock, a Liberal MP for a decade, crossed the Commons floor to join the Conservative Party citing lost support for Prime Minister Trudeau. Conservatives cheered as Rock shook hands with Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield, signaling a defection in Ottawa. The flight details reference a Madrid to Montreal route and police involvement in detaining Geoffroy and his wife after a complex international chase.
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Ottawa
Raymond Rock
Rock
Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
Terrorist bullet ends Belfast three day truce
In Belfast a 24 year old mother Bernadette Hyndman was killed by a rifle shot during a three day ceasefire between IRA factions. An army spokesman said the shot prevented a guard from taking a bullet meant for a soldier nearby. The Provisional wing had called the truce to align with anticipated political moves by the British government. The city previously calm amid the ceasefire saw thousands in the streets and parks.
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Belfast
Bernadette Hyndman
Hyndman
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Tracity
IRA
London
Edward Heath
Irish Republic
Thomas Concannon
Dublin
Canadian woman found alive after avalanche near Macugnaga
Margaret Randolph Laidlaw, a 35 year old Toronto woman, was located alive by tracker dogs almost 48 hours after an avalanche buried her in the Macugnaga skiing area near the Swiss border. She was described as in satisfactory condition with frostbite, expected to recover after immediate first aid.
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Cuers
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Tanguay Women’s Detention Centre
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Reuter
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Switzerland
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