Provinces Could Be Abolished If Ottawa Abuses Power
Federal lawyers told the Supreme Court that Ottawa could transform Canada from a federal to a unitary state by patriating the constitution. Montreal lawyer Michel Robert and Ontario’s Roy McMurtry argued Ottawa could seek Westminster's amendment of the BNA Act, with Britain’s positive reply, potentially abolishing Ontario.
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Jim Travers
Southam
Ottawa
Supreme Court
Canada
Roland Martland
Montreal
Michel Robert
Robert
J.J. Robinette
Westminster
Britain
McMurtry
Ontario
Justice Martland
McMurty
Newspapers face multi charge merger and monopoly case in Canada
Federal case accuses Thomson Newspapers Ltd and Southam Inc of conspiring to lessen competition and merge English language papers in Montreal Ottawa Winnipeg and Vancouver. Eight charges include three conspiracies two mergers two monopolies. Authorities allege closings of The Star and Winnipeg Tribune helped curb rivals. potential fines reach one million dollars per count.
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Toronto
Canada
Thomson Newspapers Ltd
Southam Inc
Southam
Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Claude Thomson
Federal Justice Department
Montreal
Vancouver
Montreal Star
Winnipeg Tribune
William Carradine
the Crown
Gordon Fisher
John Tory
Thomson
George Currie
FP Publications Ltd
Thomson Organization
Crown
Kenneth Thomson
Fisher
The
Star
Irish Jetliner Hijacked Over London Lands in France
An Aer Lingus Boeing 737 with 118 passengers and five crew was hijacked near London and diverted to Le Touquet France for refueling en route to Tehran. Hijackers demanded publication of the third Fatima secret, with initial IRA links explored by officials.
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LE Touquet
France
London
Tehran
Fatima
Irish Republican Army
Aer Lingus
Dublin
Heathrow
English Channel
Edward Foyle
Foyle
Cougars Triumph in WHL Final to Reach Memorial Cup
The Victoria Cougars defeated the Calgary Wranglers 4-2 with two late goals to win the Western Hockey League championship. Victoria earns a Memorial Cup berth in Windsor, Ontario starting Sunday, as the WHL champion. Circulation 14,053.
Sands Hunger Strike Sparks Londonderry Riot Clash
Rioting youths clashed with police in Londonderry and Belfast as Bobby Sands neared death on day 63 of his hunger strike. About 60 youths near the Bogside area of Londonderry threw firebombs at security forces amid Catholic hard-line protests.
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Belfast
Londonderry
IRA
Bobby Sands
Japan restrains exports amid US deal and Canada talks
Japan's trade ministry asks automakers to moderate shipments to Canada and the EEC after a US export-reduction agreement. Canadian Industry Minister Herb Gray seeks similar concessions for Canada and plans a Tokyo visit. Police in Belfast confront hunger-strike tensions, with rioting and injuries reported, amid IRA demands for political prisoner status.
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Tokyo
Reuter
Japan
United States
Herb Gray
Gray
Ottawa
Canada
Rokusuke Tanaka
Tanaka
EEC
Liberal Parties
Billie Jean King admits affair amid palimony suit
Tennis star Billie Jean King disclosed an affair with Marilyn Barnett at a Los Angeles news conference. She said the relationship ended years ago, she loves her husband Larry, and Barnett seeks lifetime support and a Malibu home claim. King called Barnett unstable and described the situation as a mistake.
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Los Angeles
Billie Jean King
King
Larry
Marilyn Barnett
Barnett
Malibu
Marilyn
Larry King
Drug problem serious says Medicine Hat police official
S Sgt Larry Brink warns there is a serious drug problem in Medicine Hat. He notes even small drug use by a portion of the population is troubling and cites teenagers as the main group affected. He highlights school cooperation, LSD trafficking in high schools, and ongoing police education efforts with public help needed.
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Medicine Hat
Larry Brink
Brink
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Ann Landers
Ben Tierney
Charles Lynch
Sands
West Belfast
Ballymurphy
Old Park Road
Maze Prison
Owen Carron
Carron
Margaret Thatcher
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