Hargrave assails govts beef marketing policy in Commons inquiry
Medicine Hat MP Bert Hargrave criticized the government for ignoring a year old commission's beef and veal marketing recommendations as the Commons agriculture committee opened a market inquiry. Agriculture Minister Whelan defended current actions noting national importance of beef.
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Ottawa
Medicine Hat
Bert Hargrave
Commission
Hargrave
Commons Agriculture Committee
Eugene Whealn
Whelan
Ken Hurlburt
Lethbridge
Adrien Lambert
Sc— Bellechasse
Commission of Inquiry
Trudeau backs Carter NATO plan for stronger Western defense
Prime Minister Trudeau and NATO leaders voiced broad support for President Carter's call to strengthen defence against Warsaw Pact power. They backed joint studies on East West relations and weapons development while urging standardized equipment to cut costs and duplication. Carter urged continued cooperation and a spring Washington meeting to review progress.
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London
Trudeau
NATO
U.S
Carter
NATO Council
Europe
Atlantic
Warsaw Pact
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Two Soldiers Die in Live Shell Explosion at Valcartier
At Valcartier base in Quebec a live shell on a target range exploded during a routine debris clean up. Two Quebec soldiers, Robert Fournier 20 and Jacques Provencher 19, were killed, nine others injured, with three seriously.
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Quebec
Valcartier Armed Forces
Serge Quenneville
Quenneville
Robert Fournier
Laprairie
Jacques Provencher
Cap de la Madeleine
Quebec City
Gaston Tremblay
St. Jerome
Robert Lecours
Omerville
Alain Pilotte
Chicoutimi
Armed Forces
PWA Moves Forward with Transair Purchase Talks
Edmonton premier says cabinet approves negotiations by Pacific Western Airlines to acquire controlling shares in Transair Ltd. The move aims to expand PWA reach via Yukon routes, spread overhead, and deter federal airline subsidies, with management and financing to be decided by PWA.
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Edmonton
Pacific Western Airlines
Transair Ltd
Lougheed
PWA
Pacific Western
Transair
Yukon
Yellowknife
Nwt
Manitoba
House
Alberta
Energy talks open with no consensus on price rise
Ottawa energy ministers began another round of talks with little chance of a general agreement to raise gasoline and heating oil costs this summer. Ontario Nova Scotia and Manitoba maintain opposition while Manitoba insists there will be no consensus. Alberta argues a $2 a barrel increase is a rock bottom level.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Leonard Evans
Don Getty
Alberta
Medicine Hat Hit By Severe Thunderstorm Floods and Damage
A major storm swept Medicine Hat with 85 kmh winds, hail up to an inch, and 24.7 mm of rain in a half hour, followed by 36.3 mm by morning. Flooded roads and basements, power and phone outages, and capped traffic marked the event, with crews assessing water damage citywide.
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First Street
Dan Lander
Medicine Hat
Transport Canada Weather Office
Hill
Division Avenue
Gershaw Drive
S.E. Hill
Maple Avenue
Bar-X Aviation
Elkwater
Storm brings mixed relief to Medicine Hat district farmers
The storm drenched six miles west of Schuler with wind and hail while some areas saw only dust. Farmers reported two weeks of moisture from rain, helping drought conditions. others endured tornado damage as barns, garages, and homes suffered. optimism grew in Bow Island Brooks and Jenner areas as grass began to revive and fire risk declined.
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Central Clearing House
Trans-Canada
Kin Coulee
Scholten Hill
Hghway 3
Allowance Ave
First Street
Medicine Hat
Alpha Johnson
Schuler Area
Schuler
Gilbert Becker
Becker
Transport Canada
Cypress Hills
Irvine
Fred Mellen
Bow Island
Mellen
Brooks
Jenner-area
McTeer Makes Solo Campaign Debut in Verdun
Maureen McTeer campaigns in Verdun speaking French and English as she joins Conservative candidate Pierrette Lucas door to door. She claims Conserv atives can cut into Liberal majorities in Quebec ridings and notes Joe Clark and MPs will rally in Verdun to challenge Bryce Mackasey’s 1974 Liberal plurality.
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Montreal
Maureen McTeer
Verdun
Joe Clark
Ms. McTeer
Mme Clark
Pierrette Lucas
Verdun, As They Knocked On Doors. Ms. McTeer
Quebec
Joe
Bryce Mackasey
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