Alberta Opposition Leader critiques budget and planning
Sacred Opposition leader Bob Clark argues Alberta’s 1978 budget relies on boom bust resource cycles and calls for an alternative strategy to cut taxes and municipal debt. He criticizes 37 percent capital spending and demands measures to boost jobs and reduce social assistance reliance. He questions education funding and fuel price enforcement, urging deeper policy changes.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Revenue Department
Bob Clark
Tl Am
Clark
Ceasefire declared in south Lebanon
Israel announced a ceasefire in southern Lebanon effective at 6 p.m. local time, with the defense minister ordering a frontwide halt as of 1800 hours. The PLO dismissed the move as insufficient demanding unconditional Israeli withdrawal, while Beirut observers watched Syrian Lebanese talks for further direction after days of scattered fighting near Tyre.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Mahmoud Labadi
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Beirut
Damascus
Tyre
Former Medicine Hat postie jailed for mail theft
Delbert Dominick, 170 19th St. N.E., was sentenced to one year in jail after a provincial court found him guilty of theft of mail. The case traced tampering to December 21 1977 when a sewer backup exposed exposed envelopes. police arrested him within eight hours.
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Medicine Hat
Ronald Coward
Delbert Dominick
19Th St. N.E
Calgary
Deminick
Trudeau seeks safe role for Canadian peacekeeping in Lebanon
Prime Minister Trudeau plans New York talks with UN chief Kurt Waldheim to press for a safe and effective Canadian peacekeeping presence in southern Lebanon while Canada weighs participation in a 4000 strong UN force. External Affairs Minister Jamieson cautions about risk and asks for clear mission details.
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United Nations
Lebanon
Litani River
Ottawa
Trudeau
New York
Kurt Walheim
Economic Club of
Don Jamieson
Canada
Middle East
Israel
Jamieson
Waldheim
Third group enters battle for new mall
Venture Properties Ltd. of Calgary reveals plans to build a 180000 square foot mall on a 14 acre site on Redcliff hill near an auto dealer. CEO Paul Kuffler says the smaller project aims to win city council approval and attract major tenants while Sears competes with a 335000 square foot Dunmore Road mall opening sections by November and a spring opening for the Sears store.
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Medicine Hat
Venture Properties Ltd
Redcliff Hill
Paul Kuffler
National Department
Kuffler
Simpsons Sears
Dunmore Road
Sears
ECS co ordinator resigns amid council clash in Medicine Hat
Brian Stelck the Early Childhood Services co ordinator for Medicine Hat has resigned effective immediately. He cited interference by ECS committees and said the program serves about 400 children aged four to five. The resignation follows a review report from ECS advisory chairs and a bylaw clause limiting personnel authority. Replacement steps hinge on whether ECS stays with the city.
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Brian Stelck
Early Childhood Services
Stelck
ECS
Medicine Hat
ECS Advisory Council
ECS Coordinating Council
Milt Reinhardt
Community Services Committee
City
Million-dollar armored car heist in Quebec
Four gunmen ambushed an Alliance Security armored truck outside a Laurentie village diner near Montreal and escaped with about 1.000212 million dollars after wounding two guards. The panel truck getaway was later found abandoned. no charges filed.
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Laurentian
Denis Hacher
Repos de Routieres
Alliance Security
Montreal
Hachez
Hydro-Quebec
Quebec Transport Board
Alliance Securite
U.S
Brink's Canada Ltd
Wells Fargo Armoured Express Ltd
Autoroute Authority
Wells Fargo
Longueuil
Brink
North America
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Quebec
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Paul Desmarais
Power Corp
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New Mall
Karl Bruhn
Bryan Blomme
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