Pinard offers timetable shift to end Ottawa dispute
Liberal House leader Yvon Pinard proposes alternating Parliament on a Wednesday return with Thursday opposition day to probe splitting the Energy Security Bill. If Conservatives accept, caucus to meet, and Westminster may resume next week. Pinard says not an offer, but a timetable change to spur negotiation.
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Yvon Pinard
Pinard
Conservative House
Erik Nielsen
Vancouver
Joe Clark
Clark
Nielsen
Sykes resigns as Socred leader amid Alberta political shift
Rod Sykes quits as leader of the Social Credit Party raising questions on Alberta realignment. Ray Speaker, heir apparent, signals a future in opposition while discussing possible WCC ties and party finances. Walt Buck weighs in as leadership chatter grows.
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Social Credit
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Western Canada
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WCC
Gordon Kesler
Kesler
Walt Buck
Clover Bar
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Socreds
Dale Blain
Innisfail
Blain
Olds- Didsbury
Canada Bill reading nears third and final reading
In a mixed show of support, spokesmen from all parties in the British Lords indicate backing for the Canada Bill set for third reading March 25. Officials say assent to patriate the Canadian constitution is anticipated shortly after, with a large speaker list including former prime ministers and senior peers.
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House of Lords
Canada
Ottawa
Labor
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Lord Home
Alex Douglas-Home
Lord Stewart
Fulham
Surinam Cracks Down After Abortive Coup
Suriname crushed a rightist bid to topple its left leaning military government. Sgt Maj Wilfred Hawker was executed by firing squad after a captured rebel leadership fell. Lieut Surin Rambocus fled with part of his force as authorities hunted rebels west of the capital. Government said 15 rebels were captured and Bouterse claimed control.
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Surinam
Wilfred Hawker
Surin Rambocus
Rambocus
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Coppanama
Coronie
Wageningan
Bouterse
Winnipeg marriages murder trials headline
Katie Harper was found guilty of first degree murder in the 1959 death of her first husband John Down. Sandy Harper, her second estranged husband, was convicted of second degree murder in the same case.
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Katie Harper
Winnipeg
John Down
Sandy Harper
Down
Jobless in Medicine Hat as recession bites south Alberta
The Medicine Hat News reports rising unemployment at 5.7 percent with layoffs across bottle tire brick mobile home and iron container making industries. Oil and gas firms ail while construction awaits spring and job boards at the Canada Employment Centre show activity.
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Alberta
Canada
Bonnie Rath
Rath
Trudeau
Ray Turpin
Calgary
Turpin
Lougheed
Darcy Weigel
Medican Construction Ltd
Medican
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