Western premiers reject economic link with independent Quebec
Four western premiers Bruce Bennett of British Columbia Peter Lougheed of Alberta Allan Blakeney of Saskatchewan and Ed Schreyer of Manitoba issued a communique after their annual meeting opposing any economic association or post independence links with Quebec They stressed loyalty to Confederation while supporting constitutional reshaping to grant stronger provincial governments and regional decision making.
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Brandon
Man
Quebec
Canada
Parti Quebecois
Bill Bennett
British Columbia
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Allan Blakeney
Saskatchewan
Ed Schreyer
Manitoba
Lougheed
Bennett
Allen Blakeney
Bill Ben
Transair negotiations spark speculation of sale
Winnipeg reports negotiations for selling majority Transair shares to an unnamed buyer at 1.75 dollars a share. Alberta government owned Pacific Western Airlines linked to possible takeover. minister Horner confirms talks but says no decision or imminent takeover yet. Transair operates in Manitoba Northwest Territories and links to Toronto.
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Pacific Western Airlines
Alberta
Toronto Stock Exchange
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PWA
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Toronto
Regina
Brandon
Yorkton
Sask
Saskatoon
Hugh Horner
Alberta Today
Horner
Proposals disturb ombudsman in Alberta governance shakeup
Provincial ombudsman Randall Ivany criticized a special legislative committee’s recommendations to curb his office. The plan would limit case handling, move reporting to the legislature, exclude agencies like RCMP and hospitals, empower school boards, and raise penalties for interfering with the ombudsman. Ivany warned students his Calgary Remand Centre probe may have colored the review.
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Randall Ivany
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RCMP
Human Rights Commission
Ombudsman
Calgary
Drought aid plan outlined to counter Western Canada drought
Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan announced a federal contingency plan with a Regina based study force to coordinate measures. The plan focuses on water and forage for livestock and forest protection with potential deep well drilling and water transport by pipeline plus cattle movement to drier regions. Additional cost sharing and a longer term program were promised as experts noted recent rains aiding seeding efforts.
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Canada
Whelan
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Canadian Wheat Board
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Prairie
Jack Horner
Joe Guay
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Fisheries and Environment
Trudeau insults de Gaulle as Quebec crisis simmers
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau called Charles de Gaulle an obnoxious fellow amid Quebec separatism debates. He faulted English Canada as damned obtuse while reporters on his plane debated the Quebec issue before his Paris visit with Giscard d Estaing.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
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Canada
Quebec
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Paris
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Financial Times
Economist
BBC
Daily Telegraph
de Gaulle
Montreal
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Claude Morin
Jacques Chirac
Young cyclist suffers broken leg in city crash
A six year old boy was hospitalized with a broken left leg after a traffic accident Thursday at 12 31 p m in the 500 block of 18 Street North East. The vehicle operated by Kelly Koch collided with Troy Copeman as the boy rode his bicycle.
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N.W
Troy Copeman
N.E
Brain samples damaged before mercury testing
Five White Dog and Grassy Narrows residents who died after drinking antifreeze had brain tissues damaged by freezing, potentially hindering mercury damage analysis. Ontario and Manitoba authorities discussed tissue handling with some samples arriving semi frozen, while an inquest into the deaths is set for July 16 at White Dog.
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Ottawa
Ontario
H.B. Cotham
Toronto
Winnipeg
White Dog Indian Reserve
Grassy Narrows
Cotham
Health Sciences Centre
Manitoba
L.F. Smith
White Dog
Carter welcomed in England as he visits Washington ancestral home
U S president Carter was hailed by cheering crowds in northeast England and toured Old Hall, home of George Washington's ancestors from 1183 to 1613. He rode through Sunderland and Newcastle before heading to London for weekend economic talks with major world leaders.
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Corning Glass Co
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James Callaghan
Old Hall
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Washington Town
Canada
Japan
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France
Italy
European Common Market
Croatians Convicted in Transatlantic Jet Hijacking Case
Four hijackers including two Croatians and the wife of one were found guilty of air piracy with death in a case stemming from the September hijack of a Trans World Airlines jet. The jury also convicted them of conspiracy to commit air piracy after a bomb blast killed a police officer in the Grand Central subway.
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Trans World Airlines
Kennedy Airport
Montreal
Atlantic
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Paris
Zvonka Busic
Julienne
Grand Central
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