Oldman dam project urged to continue in southern Alberta
Edmonton Alberta deputy premier Horsman warned the Oldman River dam near Pincher Creek must proceed despite a Federal Court of Appeal ruling ordering a full environmental review. He said southern Alberta’s water security hinges on completion and cited Medicine Hat forecasts of a drying South Saskatchewan River. The government plans to finish the $353 million dam as construction is already well advanced.
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Oldman River
Horsman
Im Horsman
Albera
Medicine Hat
South Saskatchewan
Pincher Creek
Federal Court of Appeal
Israel forms new government amid peace talks dispute
In Jerusalem Reuters reports a 120 seat Knesset faction accused of blocking peace by rejecting U.S. proposals for Israeli Palestinian talks, signaling a governing shift as the government forms.
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Reuter
Israel
Bor. Party
U.S
Turbans OK for Mounties Ottawa says
Ottawa announces Sikhs may wear turbans in RCMP uniforms after a year of debate. Cadieux cites human rights and Charter safeguards, with Inkster to decide on other Sikh tenets and possible exemptions for religious belief. Critics accuse the move of appeasing minorities as Mulroney promotes tolerance at a Toronto conference.
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Pierre Cadieux
the Commons
Norman Inkster
Cadieux
Western
Canada
Inkster
Edmonton
Toronto
Herman Bittner
Langdon
Poison gas plant in Rabta hit by fire amid saboteur claims
A Libyan plant at Rabta, accused by the U S of producing chemical agents, was struck by fire. Libyan officials, including Mahmoud Azzabi, suggested possible sabotage with border closure notes and denials from the United States and Israel.
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United States
Mahmoud Azzabi
Libya
New York
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Tripoli
Tunisia
Azzabi
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ABC
U.S
Israel
Muammar Gaddafi
Iraq hanged journalist Farzad Bazoft for spying
London based observer reporter Farzad Bazoft, 31, accused of spying for Britain and Israel, was executed near a Baghdad missile plant after a closed trial. Nurse Daphne Parish, 52, received 15 years for complicity. International appeals failed to avert the death.
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Britain
Israel
Farzad Bazoft
Observer
Bazoft
Daphne Parish
Robin Kealy
BBC
Margaret Thatcher
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Amnesty International
European Community
Thatcher
Alberta joins BC in federal cuts court challenge
Alberta will join British Columbia in a court action against Ottawa over cuts to federal transfer payments. Attorney General Ken Rostad says Alberta seeks all money it is entitled to under the Canada Assistance Plan. Ontario joined earlier, with Alberta and Ontario as intervenors. Treasurer Dick Johnston calls the suit a matter of principle.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Ottawa
Ken Rostad
Michael Wilson
Ontario
Ment
Rostad
B.C
Dick Johnston
Ontario backs Waters Senate appointment amid Meech Lake doubt
Ontario Premier David Peterson supports immediate appointment of Alberta Senate nominee Stan Waters, while Alberta Premier Don Getty confirms the call. Prime Minister Mulroney warns no Senate reform without Meech Lake, and says he will handle Waters later. Waters won an Oct. 16 provincial poll to fill the vacancy.
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Calgary
Ontario
David Peterson
Alberta
Stan Waters
Don Getty
Brian Mulroney
Calgary Sun
Ottawa
Meech Lake
Getty
Peterson
Waters
Reform Party
Mulroney scolds Wells over Meech Lake talks
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney told reporters in Ottawa that Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells should mind his own business about Meech Lake discussions. Wells threatened to block the accord if changes aren’t made before the June 23 deadline, while Quebec MPs warned of possible separation if Meech Lake fails.
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Brian Mulroney
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Meech Lake
Mulroney
Wells
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Labrador
Quebec
Francois Gerin
Gerin
Jonquiere
Que
Jean- Pierre Blackburn
Canada
Blackburn
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