CNR to close shops amid heavy losses
Canadian National Railways will close its three main shops for six to eight weeks this summer and lay off 3 150 shopcraft workers. An extra 700 jobs across Canada will be eliminated by year end, plus 200 administrative roles. Indefinite layoff of 146 shopcraft workers at Moncton Montreal and Winnipeg continues. First quarter loss nears 70 million dollars with no outlook for a clear improvement.
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Thatcher says invasion decisions looming for Falkland Islands
Reports quote British Prime Minister Thatcher saying a full text gap remains with Argentina and that military action could not be delayed. Britain massed about 50 ships with 3,900 marines near the Falklands while Argentina backs UN talks but holds 9,000 troops on the islands.
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New wells planned for Suffield block
Alberta Energy Company Ltd announces a revitalized Suffield drilling program to sink 300 wells by year end on the 2600 sq km military base. The plan, boosted by royalty breaks and a $75 million cash infusion, aims to lift Medicine Hat area service firms though crews may stay unchanged. Over 2,000 wells total will have been drilled since 1976 with 42 million cubic metres of natural gas found.
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Alberta Energy
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Peter Lougheed
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Suffield
Don Bischke
Ronco Oilfield Hauling Ltd
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Sundown Well Services Ltd
Brooks
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Brooks Company
Russell
Alberta
Cavanagh
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United States
Australian Prime Minister Fraser visits Ottawa
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser arrived in Ottawa at 11 57 a m EDT for a brief three hour visit with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He aims to outline Australia's views on world economic problems before the June meeting of seven major industrialized nations in Versailles and notes Australia is not a member of the economic summit.
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U S aims for first talks on arms cuts with Brezhnev
Washington reports Reagan and Brezhnev edge toward talks on strategic arms reductions. Brezhnev calls for an immediate freeze at current levels, meeting resistance from Haig and U S officials who doubt it would spur real reductions. Reagan expects negotiations to proceed, with UN or autumn summit floated.
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Ring of mafia links questioned in Hamilton fraud cases
Defence challenged RCMP Inspector Dino Chiarot’s direct experience with organized crime during sentencing of three men convicted of fraud. Prosecution seeks to prove underworld activity with police witness expertise as prosecutors push to reveal Mafia ties and structure in court.
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Begin Survives No Confidence Vote in Knesset
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin won a 58 to 57 no confidence vote in the Knesset. Two Likud defectors reduced the coalition to 59 seats, with TELEM abstentions and Hanan Porat abstaining helping avert a tie. It marked the seventh such challenge in ten months.
Planners Told Direction by Officials on Wednesday
Planners and politicians were advised on the path forward during a Wednesday briefing. The report notes the guidance aimed to steer policy and planning, with officials urged to align on key actions for future work.
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