Editorial Autonomy Debate Hits Wilson Over Budget Leaks
Editorial pages condemn Michael Wilson over a second April budget leak and his parliamentary explanations. The Montreal Gazette urges his resignation, the Toronto Globe and Mail calls his Commons performance pathetic, while Halifax Chronicle Herald warns resignation could backfire. Gallup shows government support down to 32 percent. Liberal support rises to 40 percent.
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Ottawa
Michael Wilson
Commons
Montreal Gazette
Brian Mulroney
Wilson
Toronto Globe and Mail
Globe
Halifax Chronicle- Herald
the Globe
Gallup
Skauge probe okayed in McLeod case
Court of Queen's Bench allows questioning of Staff Sgt. Bob Skauge about a 1985 Medicine Hat News comment by former city police chief Norman McLeod's suit targets the police association its lawyer and an alderman. Justice Moore says privilege protects lawyer interviews but notes the remark's potential relevance to defamation claims. No trial date set.
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Norman McLeod
Bob Skauge
Medicine Hat News
McLeod
Court of Queen’s Bench
Skauge
The
Police Association
Lawrence Gordon
Ald
Graham Kelly
Chris Evans
W. K. Moore
Police Commission
Evans
Association
Reginald Balter
Moore
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat News.” Moore Ruled Evans Is Not Allowed To Interview Skauge
Li Peng Denies Army Called to Crush Beijing Uprising
Premier Li Peng spoke on state television denying he ordered troops to Beijing to stop the pro democracy movement. He cited a people’s army and said the army would enter only with citizen understanding. Today, mass protests near Tiananmen Square surged as officials faced a deep leadership rift.
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Beijing
Li Peng
China
Tiananmen Square
Astaphan asserts Johnson may have caused own downfall
Dr. Jamie Astaphan testified at a federal inquiry that Ben Johnson might have caused his own Seoul Olympic downfall by using substances. He said Johnson appeared deceptive when asked if he had taken banned drugs beyond those fed by others on the Canadian track team and recounted Johnson's denials and a tense call from coach Charlie Francis.
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Toronto
Ben Johnson
Jamie Astapahn
Johnson
Astaphan
Commission
Seoul
Charlie Francis
Seoul Hilton
South Korea
Charlie
Francis
Hilton
Ben
Battleship explosion may not be accidental
NBC News cited unidentified navy sources saying investigators found evidence suggesting murder or death by own action involved in the USS Iowa explosion that killed 47 sailors on April 17. They noted a surviving sailor could gain $100,000 from an insurance policy, and cited items found at Gunner’s Mate Kendall Truitt’s home including powder cleaning patches and a gun barrel cleaning patch.
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New York
U.S. Navy
Iowa
NBC News
NBC Stee
Navy
Ad Deeg Care
Truitt
NBC
Eee Truitt
Sayy
Clayton Hartwig
Soviet Stars Free to Sign with NHL After Red Army Release
Tass reports Vyacheslav Fetisov Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov were discharged from the Red Army hockey team due to staff reductions and are free to sign with the NHL or other clubs. Fetisov holds New Jersey Devils rights while Larionov is linked to the Vancouver Canucks and Makarov to the Calgary Flames.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Vyacheslav Fetisov
Igor Larionov
Sergei Makarov
Red Army
NHL
Fetisov
Makarov
Larionov
New Jersey Devils
Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames
Viktor Tikhonov
Ogonyok
Stockholm
Expulsion motion sought for Montreal MP over fraud breach
The New Democratic Party plans to move to expel Montreal area MP Richard Grise from the House of Commons. A private member motion would declare his Chambly riding vacant and trigger a byelection. Government officials note a 30 day appeal period before action. Grise has served a one day jail sentence.
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Southam News
Ottawa
New Democratic Party
House of Commons
Richard Grise
NDP House
Nelson Riis
Justice
Svend Robinson
Grise
Chambly
Government House
Doug Lewis
the Commons
Riis
Canada adopts policy shielding civil servants from AIDS tests
Ottawa releases a landmark policy prohibiting mandatory AIDS testing for federal public servants and protecting employees with AIDS from harassment. It requires safety procedures for workers exposed to blood or body fluids and preserves sick leave and benefits. The 236000 person public service is covered.
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Ottawa
Beatty
John Grace
Grace
Jeff Braff
Aids Society
Public Service of Canada
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