Lawyer admits plan encroaches on provinces in reform case
Ottawa argues constitutional reform will be decided by power politics not history or convention before the Supreme Court. John Josiah Robinette, a leading lawyer, concedes unilateral patriation encroaches on provincial rights yet defends the federal strategy as legally superior. He says matters of parliamentary procedure are not subject to court control and notes no legal obligation to consult provinces.
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Jim Travers
Southam
Ottawa
Supreme Court
John Josiah Robinette
Robinette
Canada
Willard Estey
Hunger strike tightens as Sands nears death in Maze prison
Belfast reports indicate Bobby Sands death looms after his hunger strike nears its end while Frank Hughes also nears death in a 46 day fast. Britain accuses the IRA of leveraging the crisis for terror while families stockpile food and brace for possible violence.
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Belfast
Bobby Sands
Britain
IRA
Irish Republican Army
Frank Hughes
Sands
Maze
City braces for harsher taxes as Petrofina levy bites
Medicine Hat faces a sharp tax bite as the federal 15 cent Petrofina levy on natural gas sales takes effect. Mayor Grimm and Alderman Sauer warn of multi‑million dollar losses and warn residents to expect next year’s budget to be even tougher with radical tax hikes or reduced services.
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Medicine Hat
Ken Sauer
Canada
Petro-Canada
Petrofina
Ted Grimm
Grimm
Sauer
George Davison
Davison
Bud Olson
Olson
Trans-Canada to be twinned Edmonton to 1991
Transport Minister Henry Kroeger announced a firm commitment to twin the Trans-Canada Highway border to border by 1991. The plan covers Highways 1 and 16 with $37.4 million in this year’s priority work including Medicine Hat Redcliff segment upgrades and a 16.1 kilometre four-lane expansion near Strathmore.
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Edmonton
Henry Kroeger
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Strathmore
Calgary
Kroeger
Bank rate hits new peak as banks lift prime to 18.5 percent
The Bank of Canada rate climbs to 17.60 percent while major banks raise their prime rates to 18.50 percent. Parliament's break tempers protests as economists and opposition critics urge swift inflation relief and targeted spending cuts. Major banks including Bank of Montreal, Toronto Dominion, Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Royal Bank lift prime to 18.50 percent.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Ray Skelly
New Democratic Consumer Affairs
Party
Bob Rae
Skelly
John Crosbie
New York
Crosbie
Allan MacEachen
Canada
Bank of Montreal
Toronto- Dominion Bank
Bank of Nova Scotia
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Royal Bank of Canada
Mercantile Bank of Canada
Banque Nationale du Canada
Toronto Dominion
Bank of Commerce
Winter fish stocks face delay as fingerlings lag at hatcheries
In the district anglers hear of little winter kill due to ice shortage while trout stocking is slowed by delayed fingerling production at hatcheries. Census time prompts Hat city hall to ensure per capita grants remain sufficient.
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City Hall
Planche Says Plan for Southern Alberta Falls Short of Industry
Alberta Economic Development Minister argues Medicine Hat Lethbridge and Claresholm are too remote for labor intensive high technology plants. He defends govt against losing LearFan jet to Ireland due to timing and lack of loan guarantees.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Sticks
Hugh Planche
Edmonton Journal
Lear Aviation
Claresholm
Northern Ireland
Planche
Lear
Canadair
Montreal
Ireland
Horst Schmid
Heritage Savings Trust
Grande Cache
Union Carbide
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Ann Landers
Charles Lynch Dee
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Don McGillivray
Teres
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Pete Massey
Cr Rick Pedersen
Bill Sass
Japan
Schmid
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