Budget secrecy questioned by Canadian finance panel
Ottawa MPs urge revamp of budget process after leak scandal surrounding Finance Minister Michael Wilson. Don Blenkarn proposes open debate on taxation and budgeting, comparing to U S practices, while RCMP investigates an early copy of the budget. Analysts note limited profits from leaked data.
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Don Blenkarn
Michael Wilson
RCMP
Blenkarn
United States
Ted Carmichael
Burns Fry Ltd
Pipeline cleaners threaten refineries and Alberta image
Calgary based Trans Mountain Pipe Line Co warns halogenated hydrocarbons used to clean oilfield gear can contaminate shipments. Chief operating officer Tom Doyle urges oil firms to bar impurity flushes as even one part per million can form hydrochloric acid in refineries, corroding equipment and potentially causing fires.
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Calgary
Alberta
Tom Doyle
Trans Mountain Pipe Line Co
Doyle
Trans Mountain
Beijing martial law signals Beijing protests across China
Martial law declared in central Beijing to halt student led protests with bans on marches and media restrictions. Protests spread to Shanghai and at least 20 other cities as clashes with troops were reported and foreign reporters faced new interviewing and filming bans.
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Beijing
Chen Xitong
Shanghai
China
Agence France-Presse
Haidianin
Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
Qiao Shi
Zhao
Deng Xiaoping
Li Peng
Tiananmen Square
Deng
Mao Tse Tung
Anthony Grey
Reuters
Keiji Samejima
Japan
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Grey
Sameijima
U.S
Associated Press
May snowstorm hits Edmonton causing outages and crashes
A freak May storm in Edmonton dumped heavy wet snow causing hundreds of outages and dozen of crashes. Edmonton Power received over 1,000 calls as power lines fell and one downtown office tower darkened for over two hours.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Winnipeg firms seek tax deductions for free trade donations
Large corporations including Inco Ltd Royal Bank of Canada Noranda Texaco Canada and Ford Motor Co of Canada plan to classify up to 250000 donated to pro free trade groups as business expenses. A Winnipeg firm Combeq Services had its 13500 deduction denied as Revenue Canada rules limit deductions to charities or political parties.
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Winnipeg
Inco Ltd
Royal Bank of Canada
Noranda Inc
Texaco Canada
Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd
Manitoba
Manitoba Committee For Free Trade
Canadian Alliance For Trade
The
Alliance
United States
Gary Brazzell
Pro-Canada
Council of Canadians
Combheq Services
Revenue Canada
Revenue
Otto Jelinek
Richard Ball
Combeq
Jelinek
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