GM Faces Federal Criminal Probe Over Buick Emission Allegations
U S justice department opened a criminal review into General Motors Corp focusing on whether the Buick Division misled inspectors about new car pollution. An anonymous EPA letter from Flint Michigan claimed GM hid cars during spot inspections and used altered carburetors and exhaust valves. GM denies wrongdoing and says it expects to be cleared.
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General Motors Corp
U.S. Justice Department
Buick
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Flint
Mich
U.S
James Robinson
Language rights bill clears Commons amid cross party support
The language rights bill passed in principle in the Commons with 145 votes to one dissenting Stan Schumacher. It would allow trials in English French or bilingual in any province, subject to provincial consent before applicability. Critics warn of provincial overreach and trial delays while Conservatives push CN debt relief measures.
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Yeas
Stan Schumacher
Alberta
Quebec
Ron Basford
Woolliams
Schumacher
Palliser
Bow River
Alta
Ontario
New Brunswick
Commons
Conservative
Canadian National Railways
Quebec Assembly Affirms Quebecers Decide Constitutional Future
The Quebec National Assembly voted 66 to 2 to state that only Quebecers can decide their constitutional future. The motion, led by Fernand Grenier, drew Liberal abstentions and PQ protests while Union Nationale and independents supported it.
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Quebec
Quebec National Assembly
Liberal
Parti Quebecois
Liberals
Ottawa
Union Nationale
Fernand Grenier
Camille Samson
Fabien Roy
Joel Saindon
William Shaw
Claude Ryan
Quebec-Canada Movement
South African Raid Deepens Angolan Conflict
South African forces backed by fighters struck SWAPO bases across the border into Angola, reportedly the largest attack since 1975. The Johannesburg Star cited heavy SWAPO casualties and lighter South African losses, with commanders noting bases mopped up and troops withdrawing.
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Windhoek
South-West Africa
Angola
Johannesburg Star
SWAPO
J.J. Geldenhuys
Conservatives Seek Six Month Delay on CNR Reform Bill
The Conservative Opposition urged delaying final reading of the Canadian National Railways restructuring bill by six months. They argued the Crown corporation profits and should prove improved service and prudent spending, while Labour and NDP backed the bill and the delay faced little chance of passage. An amendment placing the CNR pension plan under an independent auditor was accepted.
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Jack Murta
Pc—Lisgar
Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
Lisgar
Ron Huntington
Capilano
Murta
Marta
New Democrats
CNR
Sask. Conservative leader named in overpass construction lawsuit
Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative leader Dick Collver is named in a Saskatoon court claim by SGIO over promise bonds for four projects including the 650000 dollar Gershaw Drive overpass in Medicine Hat. The suit names his firm and four Calgary men and seeks 1102233 dollars against Buildall Construction Ltd.
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Saskatchewan
Dick Collver
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Regina
Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office
SGIO
Collver
Management Associates Ltd
Buildall Construction Ltd
Saskatoon
Gershaw Drive
Alberta
Thompson
RCMP
Kramer Tractor Ltd
Alberta Housing Corp
Buildall
Collyer
Designer fights secrets case in Montreal appeal
Alexander Peter Treu, a 56 year old designer of a NATO air surveillance system, is free on 10000 bail pending appeals of his conviction and sentence for possessing classified documents. Judge Luc Trudel sentenced Treu to two years plus a one year concurrent term for endangering document security.
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Montreal
Alexander Peter Treu
Michel Chabot
Luc Trudel
Treu
Trudel
Francois Handfield
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