Fires threaten towns as Manitoba blaze rages
A forest fire forced about 80 residents from Cowan and nearby communities in northwestern Manitoba. Officials declared a local emergency as a 50 metre wall of flames scorched woods near Swan River and Briggs Spur, with roadblocks set to keep people out. Alberta reports about 16 fires with one 140 hectare out of control north of Edmonton.
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Manitoba
Swan River
Porcupine
Duck Mountain
Briggs Spur
Cowan
Alberta
Edmonton
Owen Bolster
Alberta Forest Service
Winnipeg
Vietnam
Joanne Young
Saskatchewan
Brandon
Peronists celebrate Argentina election victory in Buenos Aires
Thousands of Peronists danced in the streets to hail Carlos Menem after his victory in Argentina's presidential election. The former La Rioja governor won 47 percent with 62,800 of 75,358 boxes counted, as Eduardo Angeloz conceded. Voter turnout was high at an estimated 85 percent of 20 million eligible voters.
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Buenos Aires
Eduardo Angeloz
Radical Civic Union
Menem
Law
Angeloz
Interior Ministry
Chamber of Deputies
Peronists
Senate
Raul Alfonsin
Gorbachev Blames Both Sides for China's Cold War Split
On the first day of the Sino Soviet summit in Beijing, Mikhail Gorbachev said the Soviet Union bears some blame for the three decades of estrangement with China. He spoke with President Yang Shangkun as protests disrupted ceremonies and Beijing moved events to the airport.
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Beijing
China
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Yang Shangkun
Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao Tsetung
Afghanistan
Moscow
Vietnam
Cambodia
Deng Xiaoping
Communist Party
Jays Fire Williams Name Gaston Interim Manager
Toronto announced the firing of Jimy Williams as manager of the Blue Jays. Batting coach Cito Gaston was named interim manager.
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Toronto (Cp
Jimy Williams
Toronto Blue Jays
Cito Gaston
London transit strike disrupts buses trains in inflation protest
London experiences widespread disruption as rail, bus, and subway services halt due to industrial action over pay rises below inflation. Up to 15 percent of commuter trains canceled and crowds walk miles to stations while taxi firms report two hour waits. Police keep parking restrictions in place as workers urged home arrangements.
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London
Central London
Border fuel flow to Canada despite border crossings closures
Environment Canada official says the shutdown of about 70 border crossings will not disrupt fuel supply to Canada. Victoria Shantara notes only about one percent of Canadian fuel comes from the United States. Canada will keep 30 to 50 crossings open for tanker imports amid a ban on fuel imports at specified crossings. Some wholesalers warn prices could rise up to two cents per litre.
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Toronto
Canada
U.S
Environment Canada
Victor Shantara
United States
Lucien Bouchard
Buffalo, N.Y
First days of Alberta inquiry probe bloods distrust and overworked RCMP
Testimony at the Blood Indian Reserve inquiry in southern Alberta describes mutual distrust between police and Blood Indians and notes an overwhelmed RCMP workload. Witnesses, including Janice Many Grey Horses, recount harassment, forced transfers, and a police force stretched thin amid a string of native deaths from 1987 onward.
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Alta
RCMP
Alberta
Carl Rolf
Blood Indian Reserve
Calgary
Rolf
Douglas Webber
Webber
Janice
Rod Clarke
Cardston
Supreme Court to hear challenge to retirement rules
Syed Ziauddin, a Laurentian University physics professor, recalls 46 years of teaching before being forced to retire at 65 in 1985. He and seven Ontario professors along with other cases challenge age based retirement as unconstitutional under Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Supreme Court will hear four cases on mandatory retirement spanning Ontario British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital.
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Ottawa
Syed Ziauddin
Laurentian University
Sudbury
Ont
Ziauddin
Canada
India
Supreme Court
Guelph
Ontario
Preme Court of Canada
Laurentian’s
Vancouver General Hospital
British Columbia
Douglas College
University of
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Daniel Sembert
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Jane Calvert-Lee
BBC Television
Francois Filion
Canada Customs
Travis
Oldman River
Ontario Court of Appeal
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