Israel and Lebanon sign U S mediated withdrawal pact
Israel and Lebanon signed a U S mediated troop withdrawal accord in Khalde Beirut with witnesses from Lebanon and Israel and U S envoy as a witness. Syria must withdraw its forces and accept the pact before it takes effect as Damascus rejects the deal and blocks roads in Lebanon near Safar.
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Associated Press
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
Khalde
Beirut
Antoine Fattal
Foreign Ministry
David Kimche
U.S
Morris Draper
Kiryat Shmona
Beirut-Damascus
Safar
Bekaa
Keegstra ouster falls in Eckville council vote
In Eckville Alberta Mayor Jim Keegstra survived a no confidence attempt after a heated council meeting. Councillor George Schmidt urged action by Municipal Affairs Minister Koziak to fire the council. Keegstra, fired from Eckville High School for promoting an international Jewish conspiracy, remains mayor by acclamation since 1980.
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Eckville
Alta
Jim Keegstra
Edmonton
Keegstra
Eckville High School
Alberta
Social Credit Party
Alberta Teachers Association
George Schmidt
Julian Koziak
Schmidt
Mackasey Faces Bribery Charges In Montreal Case
Federal MP Bryce Mackasey Montreal Board of Trade president Robert Harrison and Jean Bruyere are charged with bribery and fraud tied to a bankrupt Montreal machine tool company. They face multiple counts including conspiracy and attempting to bribe, with Mackasey alleged to have offered 400000 in exchange for government influence.
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William Marsden
Southam News
Montreal
Bryce Mackasey
Montreal Board of Trade
Robert Harrison
Montreal Machine Tool Company
Mackasey
Harrison
Jean Bruyere
Les Ateliers d’Usinage Hall Ltee
Fernand Boivin
RCMP
Ontario
Lincoln
Bruyere
Supply and Services
Jean-Jacques Blais
Government of Canada
Jean- Jacques Blais
Canada Ltd
Montreal Gazette
Les Ateliers
Gazette
Commons Committee On Elections and Privileges
The
House
Tory MPs walk out of Commons in freight rate protest
Conservative MPs staged a Commons walkout to protest government plans to limit debate on the Crowsnest Pass freight rate overhaul. Blaine Thacker moved to adjourn as the bill faced a tight timetable, accusing the Liberals of closing debate and pressuring for a speedy second reading.
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Ottawa
Commons
Blaine Thacker
Alberta
Lethbridge Foothills
Parliament Hill
Doug Lewis
Progressive Conservative
Lewis
Sentence suspended for RCMP officer in PQ list theft case
Montreal RCMP Supt Alcide Yelle received a suspended sentence and six months probation after being found guilty of stealing the Parti Quebecois master membership list of over 100000 names in 1973. The judge cited the era and clemency policy linked to the October Crisis.
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Montreal
RCMP
Alcide Yelle
Parti Quebecois
Yelle
New Brunswick
Quebec
Keable
Sessions
D'Arcy Asselin
Front de Liberation du Quebec
Trudeau ignores Crow rate reform anger in western dinner
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau met western farm leaders in Jasper Alberta and bluntly said Ottawa will not modify the Crow rate changes. He argued the West has little Liberal influence in Parliament. Alberta Cattle Commission head Chris Mills said the remark reflected political reality, while noting the plan favors grain interests and hurts western livestock sectors. The Crow rate shift would raise western farmers costs, affecting beef hog and poultry sectors and oilseed processing.
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Jasper
Alta
Pierre Trudeau
Alberta
Ottawa
West
Liberal
Chris Mills
Alberta Cattle Commission
Trudeau
Commons
Prairie Wheat Pools
Jasper Lodge
Mills
Clay Gilson
University of Manitoba
Gilson
Jean-Luc Pepin
Canola
Ontario
Quebec
Canada F-18 contract share drops in Quebec
Quebec's promised 48 percent share of contracts to build the Canadian Forces' new F-18 fighters is rapidly shrinking as the page 14 report details reductions and stalled allocations affecting regional participation and provincial expectations.
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Quebec
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