East Germany votes for unification ally led by de Maiziere
A conservative alliance wins East Germany's first free election with 48.2 percent and 193 seats, prompting calls for a grand coalition including the Social Democrats and Free Democrats. Lothar de Maiziere signals rapid removal of the Berlin Wall as talks with West Germany accelerate. Thatcher calls it a new start.
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East Germany
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Berlin
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Alliance For
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de Maiziere
Alliance
Social Democrats
Union of Free Democrats
Helmut Kohl
Party
Party of Democratic Socialism
Turban ruling expands RCMP religious accommodations
Vancouver dispatch reports RCMP changes to allow Sikh turbans and grant the commissioner authority to modify the official uniform for applicants. Commissioner Norman Inkster stated the reform in a message to RCMP members.
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Vancouver
RCMP
Norman Inkster
Calgary Sun
Ottawa
Georges Erasmus
Assembly of First Nations
Erasmus
Calgary
Norman Manyfingers
Manyfingers
Denis Deveau
Strathcona
Pierre Cadieux
Deveau
Head tax payout promised in vague terms
Vancouver reacts to federal pledge to address the Chinese head tax from 1885 to 1923 with cautious optimism. Community leader Tommy Tao notes the promise lacks concrete details on compensation forms while Toronto officials discuss a redress plan alongside other minority rights issues.
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Tommy Tao
Chinese Benevolent Association
Alan Redway
Redway
Toronto
Michael Wilson
Gerry Weiner
Canada
Ontario fertile ground for Reform party expansion
Preston Manning says Ontario offers fertile ground for Reform to grow in Central Canada. He plans consultations with governing councils before any expansion, aims to sell memberships, form constituency associations, and field candidates in the next federal election. The party previously ran 72 candidates in the west in 1988 with no elected MPs. Deborah Grey remains its sole MP from a Beaver River byelection in Alberta.
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Reform Party
Canada
Preston Manning
Manning
Ontario
Reform
Deborah Grey
Alberta
Beaver River
Thatcher vows to stick to guns in hard political fight
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pledged to fight on as Conservative polls show a potential by election defeat. She said the party has vision and the capacity to stay the course despite unpopularity over high interest rates the poll tax and NHS changes. Analysts note waning support among workers and some MPs call for her resignation.
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Reuter
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Thatcher
Sunday Express
National Health Service
John Major
Lithuania tense but resolved amid Moscow deadline standoff
Moscow pressure mounts as Lithuania faces a three day deadline to retract its declaration of independence. Soviet troops stage maneuvers in the south while Lithuanian parliamentarians seek talks with Mikhail Gorbachev about the bid for independence.
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Latvia
Estonia
Soviet Union
Communications Ministry
Vilnius
Kaunas
Nikolai Medvedev
Gorbachev
Russia
Byelorussia
Ukraine
Communist Party
Leningrad
Canola Plant Funding Sparks Alberta Criticism
Alberta's Sexsmith canola crushing plant has drawn fire as government spending climbs toward 100 million dollars for a project critics say undermines private rivals. Proponents argue subsidies support farmers in northwestern Alberta, while past ventures left millions in losses and bankruptcies.
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Alberta
Sexsmith
Alta
Alberta Terminals Ltd
Hugh Horner
Alberta Ter
United Oilseed Products
Lloydminster
Jack Smythe
United Oilseed
Agricultural Development Corp
Canola
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