Poisoned fuel scam uncovered across Canada and U.S.
Federal and provincial officials face criticism as tips from a Montreal group about toxic fuel shipments were reported in March. The scheme mixed gasoline with toxic waste including PCBs, sold to construction firms and sometimes to stations, with potential health risks and heavy tax losses.
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Toronto
House of Commons
Ontario
Canada
Ottawa
Environment
Lucien Bouchard
Jim Bradley
Bradley
New York State
United States
Toronto Globe and Mail
U.S
Bouchard
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp Plans for Mortgage Cold Wave
CMHC reports it is bolstering its mortgage insurance fund in anticipation of a slowdown and higher default payments starting after 1991. Foreclosures rose in 1987 88 while 1989 1990 projections show gradual payouts with a sharp jump to 200 million in 1991 and 316 million in 1992.
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Montreal
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp
Gilles Girard
Girard
CMHC
CHMC
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Getty sweeps up a Stettler victory
Premier Don Getty wins a landslide 71 percent of the vote in Stettler, a rural Alberta riding, matching a high turnout as Liberals and NDP push hard in the provincial backdrop. Getty vows to represent constituents while voters note his prior Edmonton loss and return to the legislature.
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Stettler
Alta
Don Getty
Alberta
Getty
Edmonton
Whitemud
Red Deer
Calgary
Percy Wickman
Central
Brian Downey
Debt nears 350 billion says Auditor General Dye
Auditor General Ken Dye warned that Canada’s debt is likely above 340 billion and approaching 350 billion, higher than the official 321 billion figure. He noted pension funds and Crown corporation debt are not included, boosting total liabilities. He urged more transparency on tax expenditures and debt costs.
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Ken Dye
Southam News
Ottawa
Commons Public Accounts Committee
Dye
AIDS victim loses job sparks Alberta rights challenge
Calgary musician fired from Chateau Lake Louise in 1988 after AIDS diagnosis fights dismissal in a landmark Alberta human rights tribunal. The case, possibly Canada’s first to reach a hearing, challenges whether AIDS status can justify termination. Publication ban imposed to protect identity. employer cites failure to disclose infection.
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Calgary
Alberta
Russell Albert
Canada
Chateau Lake Louise
William McFetridge
Banff, Alta
Peter Bertelsen
Toronto
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