Yukon can can protest after editor attacks dancers
More than 100 activists gathered outside the Yukon News offices in Whitehorse after editor Peter Lesniak dubbed the Yukon Sour dough Rendezvous Can-Can Dancers a talentless group The volunteers fundraise for the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous and other charities The protest included a spontaneous can-can line and signs urging change.
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Whitehorse
Peter Lesniak
The
Yukon News
Lesniak
Yukon
Quebec seeks success in constitutional talks throne speech
Premier Bourassa opened the Quebec legislature urging peace and stability. He touted Canada as privileged for peace and justice and urged unity to avoid costly separation while expressing willingness to reach a reasonable agreement in the current constitutional discussions. In South Africa, AWB leader Eugene Terre Blanche warned of a race war after the reform referendum. He claimed the Yes vote widened their base by 800,000 and said the group would boost defence preparations for a “bloody revolution” with about 5,000 members.
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Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Bourassa
Canada
Johannesburg
Reuter
Eugene Terre Blanche
South Africa
Afrikaner Resistance Movement
AWB
Terre Blanche
Martin
Laurence Decore
Alberta
Inflation ticks up to 1.7 percent in February Ottawa
Statistics Canada reports the annual inflation rate rose to 1.7 percent in February from 1.6 percent in January marking a marginal increase. The data reflects consumer price changes across Canada with energy and food sectors influencing the pace.
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Ottawa
Statistics Canada
To them it's a big game. For us, it's our livelihood.
Page A10 reports on a coach or team stressing the high stakes of a key matchup, framing the game as life and livelihood for the program, with quotes highlighting the contrast between outsider importance and local concern.
Getty Attack Over Ignoring Alberta Recession Woes
Alberta Premier Don Getty vows voters will decide on any constitutional changes after introducing a provincewide referendum bill. Opponents criticize the speech for not addressing the recession, debt, and rising unemployment as Lt. Gov Towers reads the throne speech.
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Southam News
Edmonton
Alberta
Don Getty
Meech Lake
Tax official stars alleged $100 million tax gouge in Canada
Former Revenue Department official Ted Reid tells CBC Radio a memo changed excise tax rules allowing overcharges to be kept by firms and some Revenue Canada staff who left to form tax consultancies. He says at least $100 million in taxpayers’ money may be affected amid reviews by federal and provincial courts.
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Winnipeg
Federal
Justice Department
Manitoba
Revenue Department
CBC Radio
Ted Reid
Department
Reid
Revenue Canada
Bob Quinn
Ottawa
CBC
Human error blamed for Hercules crash near Alert
Canadian Forces Hercules crash that killed five people last fall is blamed on pilot and crew error. Lt General Huddleston says instruments were ignored and a possible comms breakdown among cockpit staff contributed. Victim Warrant Officer Robert Grimsley grew up in Winnipeg and planned retirement next spring.
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Winnipeg
Dorothy Brough
Robert Grimsley
Judy Trepanier
Thomas Jardine
Cpl
Joseph
Roland) Pitre
Brough
Grimsley
John Couch
Alert
N.W.T
Couch
David Huddleston
Huddleston
Sue Hillier
Hillier
PWA head envisions alliance in Canadian Airlines case
CAI chief Rhys Eyton says an alliance with American Airlines could protect competition while risking up to 2000 jobs in Canada. American would buy up to 25 percent of Canadian, with officials emphasizing no merger. Air Canada reacts saying control should stay in Canada.
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Calgary
Canadian Airlines International
American Airlines Inc
Rhys Eyton
Canadian
Canada
Eyton
PWA Corp
American
Fort Worth
Tex
Air Canada
Denis Couture
Montreal
Knives Out for Fergie at Buckingham Palace
Reports from London say the break up of Prince Andrew and Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson has intensified with palace officials declaring her unsuitable for royal life. The Mail cites Andrew seeking divorce while UK tabloids accuse palace staff of targeting Ferguson and leaking her side of the story.
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London
Reuter-Cp
Andrew
Duchess of York
Fergie
the Mail
Prince Andrew
Sarah Ferguson
BBC
Paul Reynolds
Mail
David English
Britain
the Sun
Today
Palace
the Express
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