Federal agents raid CNR offices in Montreal
Federal anti trust officers searched files at Sofati Container Line Cast North America and CN offices in Montreal. Sofati CEO Kurien Jacob said investigators may be examining violations of the Combines Investigation Act amid suspected predatory pricing in transatlantic container shipping. Cast North America chairman Klaus Glasing noted CN stake in Cast amid losses from weak container traffic.
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Canadian National Railways
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Consumer and Corporate Affairs Department
Sofati Container Line Ltd
Cast North America Ltd
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Sofati
Cast
Klaus Glasing
City weighs Bill 43 to fund district redevelopment
City officials will study Bill 43 in the next two weeks as they consider a business improvement district funded by a special tax. The Finance Committee asks Tax Assessor Russ Barnes and City Solicitor Frank O Connell to review potential conflicts with plans to drop the downtown business tax.
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Frank O’connell
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Alberta
Barnes
Larry Holmes Tim Witherspoon Boxing Match Sat on Super Channel
The WBC heavyweight bout Holmes versus Witherspoon plus three other fights air on Super channel at 7 p.m. The card features prominent names and headlines a night of boxing action.
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Larry Holmes
Tim Witherspoon
Tragic two vehicle crash on Trans-Canada near Medicine Hat
RCMP identify Alex ander MacArthur age 24 of Edmonton as the driver who died after a westbound pickup collided with his eastbound half ton on the overpass 1.6 kilometres east of Medicine Hat. Ivan Bohnet 23 Irvine survived after extraction with Jaws of Life. traffic halted then partially reopened and investigation ongoing.
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Alexander MacArthur
Edmonton
MacArthur
Medicine Hat
Ivan Bohnet
Irvine
Bohnet
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Gail Granam
Jim Andrews
Andrews
Pat Bellisle
District Hospital Ambulance Service
E.J. Baker
Robin Schlaht
Edmonton walkout shakes Alberta legislature during question period
Edmontons Ray Martin the rookie NDP opposition member walked out of the Alberta legislature amid a tense question period. Speaker Gerard Amerongen refused to let Martin question Premier Peter Lougheed about a 21 car purchase through a consulting firm in 1979. Martin accused Amerongen of dictatorship. Crawford called the accusation disgraceful and said the walkout seemed planned.
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Edmonton
Ray Martin
NDP
Alberta
Government House
Neil Crawford
Martin
Amerongen
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Crawford
Security plan worries NDP
The proposed civilian security agency would not spy on Canadians in legitimate protests, says Solicitor General Kaplan. Ed Broadbent warns the legislation raises civil liberties concerns, with Alan Borovoy of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association noting possible intrusive powers and foreign influence investigations.
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Robert Kaplan
The
Commons
New Democrat
Ed Broadbent
Toronto
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Alan Borovoy
Broadbent
Rcmp Security Service
McDonald Commission
RCMP
Weather history hints at causes of 1983 extremes
Scientists at a Ottawa conference link the 1816 no-summer year to a massive volcanic eruption. They note climate patterns from glaciers and tree rings, citing El Chichon’s 1982 eruption and a warm Pacific current as possible factors shaping recent tornadoes floods and droughts.
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North America
Allen Catchpole
University of Manitoba
Hudson Bay Company
Mount St. Helen’s
Indonesia
Catchpole
Peruvian
el Chichon
Debate on Crow rate bill blocked by NDP petitions
In Ottawa the debate over the Crow rate overhaul was blocked as New Democrats flooded the Commons with petitions. Tan Deans said 30 colleagues gathered 30 to 40 signatures each to delay the bill for 10 to 15 days while seeking negotiated changes.
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New Democrats
NDP
House
Tan Deans
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