De Klerk and Mandela Start Historic Talks to End Apartheid
Cape Town AP F W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela agreed to abolish apartheid as they opened talks to end white minority rule. They aim for swift constitutional negotiations and broad inclusion of the black majority in government. Mandela urged rapid progress amid violence and international support.
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Cape Town
F. W. de Klerk
ANC
Nelson Mandela
de Klerk
Mandela
African National Congress
Lusaka
Zambia
Smoky Lake bills Zarusky for overdue land deal debts
Smoky Lake town council bills Alberta Tory M P Steve Zarusky for 28221 in overdue water and sewer charges linked to his Harvest Gold subdivision. The town fears collection is unlikely as Zarusky sold part of the subdivision to business partner Orest Tychkowsky and had a prior agreement to cover a developer share.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Smoky Lake
Steve Zarusky
Zarusky
Orest Tychkowsky
Elmer Oshann
Redwater-Andrew
Tychkowsky
Police close in on Akwesasne reserve amid Mohawk casino fighting
Police from New York state and Quebec moved onto the Akwesasne Indian reserve after gun battles between pro and anti gambling groups left two Mohawks dead. Canadian troops stand by as roadblocks seal access and the reserve remains on high alert.
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Cornwall
Ont
New York State
Quebec
Akwesasne Indian Reserve
C. Johnson
Department of National Defence
1St Battalion
Royal Canadian Regiment
London
Cfb Petawa
Don Roy
Ontario
Matthew Pyke
Alice Hyde Hospital
Malone
N.Y
Joyce Conte
Brad Bonaparte
Matthew
Joe Gray
Daily Courier-Observer
Massena
Gray
Pyke
Wilbert Edwards
Warrior Society
Tisha Jacobs
Akwesasne Reserve
New York
Strike hits Hat youth home as eight youths moved
Eight teenagers at Saamis Children's Centre were relocated as child care workers at the facility joined a province wide illegal strike. Workers and officials say only skeleton services are operating while talks on wages and caseloads resume.
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Jule Martell
Saamis Children’s Centre
Provincial Employees Union
Petra Kossman
the News
Calgary
Rick McEachern
Brian Garrel
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 6
Elaine McCoy
Labour
Don Getty
Getty
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Drumheller
Grande Prairie
Fort McMurray
Medicine Hat
Garrett
McEachern
Doreen Fettig
Fettig
Parachute Senators possible says MP in Ottawa
Ottawa reports Tory House Leader Harvie Andre floated using a parliamentary tactic to appoint new senators if the Liberal majority blocks the GST. He also cited a potential increase in Senate seats under Section 26 of the British North America Act to push the tax through. Buckwold warned the plan risks public backlash with high opposition.
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Ottawa
Senate
House
Harvie Andre
Sidney Buckwold
Commons
Buckwold
Mulroney
Parole Board Hesitant as MPs Hear Call for Aggressive Grants
National Parole Board head Fred Gibson told MPs the rate of full parole releases fell to 1,744 of 5,947 applicants and day parole approvals dropped to 4,078 of 6,750, a seven year low. He urged board members to be more aggressive where justified to balance public safety with reintegration.
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Stephen Bindman
Southam
Ottawa
National Parole Board
Fred Gibson
Commons Justice Committee
Gibson
Federal Board
Terest
Crop price plummets in initial wheat price drop
Winnipeg report notes initial No. 1 spring wheat price falls $30 to $135 per tonne, an 18 percent drop from the current price and 13 percent from last year. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool president Gary Stevenson calls the move on the crop year's start a disaster on the edge.
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Winnipeg
Gary Stevenson
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
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