Unemployment hits record 8.3 percent in April across Canada
Canada’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate climbs to 8.3 percent in April, the highest since 1953, with 914 000 unemployed. Despite the spike, March unemployment total eased from 944 000, while actual April jobless rate stands at 8.8 percent. Provincial rates rise in Manitoba and BC, Saskatchewan up slightly, Alberta easing.
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Berger inquiry provokes mixed Alberta political reaction
Alberta leaders gave mixed replies to the Berger inquiry into the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. Premier Lougheed warned a 10 year moratorium could shift activity to Alberta while opposition and NDP figures debated economic, social, and environmental impacts and the shift to alternative routes and U S funded projects. Notley hailed Berger’s process and its impact on native Canadians.
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Grant Notley
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Carter urges NATO to increase military power
President Carter told a NATO summit in London that Western Europe needs more military muscle as Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces have grown stronger. He called for a NATO ministers committee to review forces and report at the next Washington summit in May, and urged a major U.S. effort alongside other members.
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Berger study urges 10 year delay on northern pipeline
Ottawa report states the three year Berger inquiry recommends delaying the Mackenzie valley gas pipeline for a decade to protect native interests and land. The stance could derail current plans to pipe Alaskan and Canadian gas along the western Arctic Mackenzie valley.
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Pipeline delay call stuns Arctic gas project backers
Vern Harte of Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline rejects a Berger report urging a decade pause on Mackenzie Valley gas plans. The document recommends delaying the Mackenzie pipeline, warns against a northern Yukon feeder line, and suggests Alaska highway options but notes social and environmental risks. Native groups praise the delay while oil interests express disappointment.
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Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline
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Alaska
Arctic
Berger
Northern reaction to Berger report splits on findings
In Yellowknife on Monday the Berger report sparked a reflective, low key response. Pro‑pipeline supporters urge not delaying the Mackenzie Valley project while opponents say natives are not ready to face it now, with officials noting Berger’s critique of white influence and support for native self determination.
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Jim Poling
Yellowknife
Berger
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie Valley
Arnold McCallum
Rhodesian crossfire kills 39 villagers in Dabwa Kraal
Police report a Rhodesian army patrol entered Dabwa Kraal under cover of night as villagers were addressed by nationalists. Guerrillas fired from the crowd, and the patrol returned fire, killing 6 girls, 6 boys, 7 men, 16 women and wounding 31, with one guerrilla also slain.
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Salisbury
Reuter
Dabwa Kraal
Jim Carse
Rhodesia
Trudeau questions UN Cyprus force effectiveness with Greece and Turkey
Prime Minister Trudeau asked Greek PM Konstantine Karamanlis and Turkish PM Suleyman Demirel about the UN force in Cyprus. Canadian officials note no conclusions yet and cite concerns about long-term peacekeeping fostering the status quo since 1964. He also met Portugal's Eanes and spoke with West Germany's Schmidt ahead of Paris talks.
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Constantine Karamanlis
Suleyman Demire
Berger Report on Arctic Gas Pipeline Draws Mixed U S Reactions
Washington reacted cautiously to Justice Berger’s Arctic Gas report noting it is a recommendation not Canada’s final decision. Officials and lawmakers said Canada will choose between the overland Alcan route and the El Paso Alaska plan by September, with U S action due by December 1 under the Alaska Gas Transportation Act.
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