Energy levy plan sparks national tension in Canada
Ottawa Energy Minister Marc Lalonde outlined a blended price for oil funded by a levy on all petroleum products to cover costs from oil sands and Arctic production. He warned energy pricing disputes risk splitting the country while urging province cooperation and gradual subsidy removal. Science Minister John Roberts signaled support for tax incentives to aid research and industry.
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Ottawa
Marc Lalonde
Canadian Manufacturers Association
Alberta
Lalonde
Canada
Arctic
Quebec-Ontario
Confederation
Quebec
John Roberts
Mexico oil deal with Canada could be improved says Trudeau
Prime Minister Trudeau told the Commons that the 50 000 barrel daily oil treaty with Mexico, set to begin in December, was not as satisfactory as the earlier May 1979 plan for 50 000 barrels daily with a future 100 000. Mexican limits and development goals prevent increasing exports. analysts note implications for Canada’s oil supply and prices.
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Ottawa
Mexico
Canada
Trudeau
Commons
Middle East
Mark MacGuigan
Flora MacDonald
Lopez Portillo
Firefighters gain ground as Kenora blaze rages near Ontario town
The Canadian Press reports cooler, windy conditions aided crews amid more than 400 fires nationwide. Rain fell in Alberta, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia, while the Kenora 23 fire east of Kenora held at 300,000 acres of timber, threatening massive damage.
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Canada
Ontario
Kenora
Alberta
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Kenora 23
Prince Edward Island
Ontario Natural Resources
Wasagaming
Ontario-Manitoba
Lac la Biche
Peace River
Athabasca Lake
Olympics draw 85 nations struggle over Moscow Games
The IOC extended the Moscow 1980 deadline while the United States urges allies to boycott. Tunisia and Niger join the pro boycott camp. official lists show 85 nations accepting, 29 boycotting, 27 undecided, with other tallies around 75 to 78 expected to attend.
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Lance Gay
Washington Star Service
Washington
Moscow
International Olympic Committee
State Department
United States
Carter
U.S
Tunisia
Niger
Afghanistan
Switzerland
Washington Star
Picket lines halt Medicine Hat hospital expansion work
Construction at Medicine Hat and District Hospital stopped as striking Local 1111 laborers picketed the site and other city projects. Calgary and Lethbridge sites also faced walkouts amid wage disputes, with bricklayers threatening Friday action and unions seeking higher raises over two years.
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Doug Duggan
Tim Chinook
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Leo Hill
Venture Properties Ltd
Dunmore Road
Construction and General Workers Union Local 1111
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Alberta Construction Labor Relations Association
ACLRA
Alberta
Red Deer
Carl Victor
Bricklayers Union
Victor
Hopes rise as muffled cry heard from trapped Belmoral miners
Rescue workers at Belmoral Mine near Val d Or Quebec report muffled sounds and a possible cry for help from eight trapped miners. Officials note no confirmed contact, while a Toronto diver proposes decompression techniques used in Namibia to aid the rescue efforts.
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Val D'Or
Que
Louis Tanguay
Belmoral
Tanguay
Jean Cournoyer
Toronto
Lavigne
Cournoyer
Levesque Plans to Attend Trudeau Constitutional Conference
Premier Rene Levesque said he will attend the constitutional conference called by Prime Minister Trudeau and pledged no closed doors for Quebec discussions. He noted he has not yet seen an invitation but expects to be there if it arrives, as sessions may be closed to bargaining while the public is kept informed. The Quebec cabinet prepares for a weekend meeting at Pointeau Pic ahead of the national assembly resumption on Tuesday.
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Quebec
Rene Levesque
Trudeau
Levesque
Pointeau-Pic
Que
National Assembly
Nuclear reactors eyed for Alberta oil sands power
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd proposes using Candu reactors to supply steam and electricity for oil sands plants near Fort McMurray. If the plan proceeds after six to eight months of evaluation, talks would begin with Alberta and industry. Potential issues include brackish water scaling in boilers.
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Edmonton
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
Alberta
Ray Sochnski
Federal Crown Corporation
Sochaski
Ontario Hydro
Pickering
Suncor Ltd
Syncrude Canada Ltd
Fort McMurray
Esso Resources Ltd
Cold Lake
Bob Turner
Federal Corporation
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Grupo Alpha
Mexico City
William Davis
Provincial Forest Service
Gilles Legare
Guy Daigle
Jacques Letourneau
Letourneau
Don Lavigne
Legare
Daigle
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