RCMP probe visas for Portuguese nationals in Canada
Immigration Minister Benoit Bouchard and External Affairs Minister Joe Clark said the RCMP were asked to probe allegations that visas were improperly issued to Portuguese nationals following tips from immigration consultants. MP Oostrom says some may be here illegally with possible embassy help in Lisbon.
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Ottawa
RCMP
Canada
Benoit Bouchard
Bouchard
Joe Clark
Toronto
Alberta Welfare Cuts Target Singles Spark City Alarm
Alberta plans to reduce housing and food allowances for singles able to work, cutting short term employables to 180 and longer term to 215 monthly while food aid drops five dollars. Agencies warn of higher crime, slum housing, and thousands more clients at Edmonton food banks. critics call the cuts discriminatory and plan possible court action.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Connie Osterman
Peter Faid
Edmonton Social Planning Council
Edmonton Food Bank
Brian Bechtel
Kathy Vandergrift
Income Security Action Group
CTV must boost Canadian drama under new licence terms
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ordered CTV to increase Canadian made drama to 4.5 hours weekly in peak hours by 1991 92 with staged rises from 1.5 hours in 1985 86. The licence also requires 24 hours of Canadian dramatic features mini series and six hours annually of new musical talent and adherence to sex role and violence guidelines. The CTV chairman warned the change will strain management and programming pressures.
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Toronto
CTV
U.S
Canadian Radio-television and Telecomunications Commission
CRTC
Commission
Andre Bureau
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
William McGregor
Masse unveils incentives to spur oil and gas exploration
Federal Energy Minister Marcel Masse announced cash incentives covering one third of exploration and development costs across Canada. The program applies to drilling from April 1 onward, projecting about $350 million yearly into the oil and gas sector and potential for over $1 billion in new investment.
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Edmonton
Canada
Marcel Masse
Masse
Alberta
Ottawa
Oil prices rise to 19 dollars a barrel in surprise rally
Calgary reports crude prices at 19 US dollars amid expected demand drop as OPEC cuts production. Analysts say the move signals near term discipline by OPEC and a potential price recovery, though many expect prices to fall again with summer demand.
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Calgary
New York
West Texas
John Howard
Independent Petroleum Association of Canada
Howard
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Wilf Gobert
Peters and Co
Jim Hamilton
Hamilton
Edmonton man jailed for one year in man slaughter case
Daryl Wood received a one year sentence after a jury found him guilty of man slaughter for stabbing Helena Vinikka to death and disposing of her body beside a garbage bin. The trial rejected second-degree murder and cited self defense claims linked to Crohn's disease and alleged sexual assault.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Daryl Wood
Helena Vinikka
Wood
Crohn
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Don McGillivray
Doonesbury
John Ferguson
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Vinikka
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