British loss at Falklands as Ardent sinks after raid
Britain confirms HMS Ardent sank after heavy air attacks during the Port San Carlos landing. Twenty sailors died and about thirty wounded. one other ship severely damaged remains unnamed. Argentina claims multiple British ships were sunk or damaged while disputing the official casualty tolls.
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Nurses cleared in Sick Kids baby deaths mystery
A Toronto nurse Susan Nelles is cleared of four first degree murder charges after a 14 month trial. Judge Vanek says a single unknown assailant likely killed babies at Sick Kids hospital and the case remains a whodunit. Police continue the probe with 43 unexplained child deaths being reviewed and security bolstered at the hospital.
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UN seeks peace as Argentina pledges Falkland defense
In the Security Council Argentina vows to defend the Falklands to the end while Britain insists it fights to reclaim the islands. Secretary General Perez de Cuellar urges continued efforts to avert bloodshed and resume peace talks. Ireland calls for a halt and reopening talks.
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Sirhan Sirhan Remains in Prison After Parole Revocation
The California Board of Prison Terms revoked Sirhan Sirhan's 1984 parole date and ordered a psychiatric study amid reports he remains a loner. DA Van de Kamp praised the decision while Sirhan, at Soledad, reacted quietly with his lawyer.
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Alberta Information Bills Slammed by AG
Alberta Attorney General Neil Crawford criticizes freedom of information legislation as unnecessary and of little public benefit. He says Alberta will not imitate the federal plan to pass long awaited FOI laws by June. Harry Midgley counters that such open government is more PR than policy.
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Inflation cools in Canada as April price rise slows
Statistics Canada reports annual inflation at 11.3 percent for the year, down from 11.6 percent in March, with April monthly prices up 0.5 percent the lowest since 1978. U S rate stands at 3 percent, Canada’s NEP adjusted basket shows housing and energy driving costs, Calgary leads provinces while Vancouver aligns with national average.
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Butter spreadability study aims for 111 thousand dollar funding
The Canadian Dairy Commission asked Laval University professor Armand Boudreau to study butter spreadability after a 51 percent per capita consumption drop from 1955 to 1979. The $111,851 study cost was cited in a Commons question by Conservative MP Don Mazankowski as necessary to boost butter sales and aid dairy farmers.
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Hinckley defense attorney warned on courtroom manners
Vincent Fuller told Friday his client John W Hinckley Jr. must improve courtroom conduct. The note appears in a page 9 summary alongside weather and local topics including vinyl siding costs and a feature on women in weight lifting at Medicine Hat's YM YWCA. The Falklands fighting eyewitness account describes the raising of the Union Jack and first landings.
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