Ottawa official complains after retirement mix up
Dennis Murphy director of technical services at the Department of External Affairs returns from holidays to a framed letter congratulating him on retirement after 35 years. The name is misspelled the frame wrong and the prime minister's signature is stamped. Murphy notes he does not retire until October and calls the mistake a sign of shoddy work.
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Ottawa
Department of External Affairs
Dennis Murphy
Murphy
Haitian army in turmoil as attacks and wage dispute rise
In Port au Prince armed assaults target soldiers as dissension grows over unpaid wages and a push for a new interim government. Ousted president Aristide urged restraint in Florida as violence leaves at least 20 dead in the capital and U S bans Caribbean port trade.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jean-Robert Gabriel
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
West Palm Beach
Fla
Paul Latortue
University of Puerto Rico
Cite Soleil
Associated Press
Gabriel
Army
Washington
U.S
Caribbean
Sarajevo Shelled as Croat Bosnian War Enters Destructive Phase
Serb-led forces bombarded Sarajevo with rockets and mortars early today. Reports from Sarajevo say buildings burned as multibarrel launchers and heavy artillery struck indiscriminately. Belgrade's Tanjug called it a night of horror and destruction. Croatian radio cited Bosnian journalists with at least six killed and 30 wounded.
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Belgrade
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Tanjug
Zoran Pirovic
Croatian Radio
Zagreb
Hales coach resigns Canadiens for Maple Leafs job
Pat Burns announced at a press conference in Montreal that he is leaving the Montreal Canadiens to take over as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Montreal
Pat Burns
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mulroney aide cites possible ministers meeting without Quebec
As talks near a reform package deadline speculation grows that Ottawa officials may meet Monday and ministers Tuesday with premiers and the prime minister Wednesday. Aboriginal leaders warn of protests if first ministers meet without them while regional senators push for Senate reform and regional equality in a tentative Liberal plan.
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Ontario
Brian Mulroney
Quebec
Benoit Bouchard
Robert
Bourassa
Bouchard
Constitutional Affair
Joe Clark
Mercredi
Ron George
Native Council of Canada
Yvon Dumont
Metis National Council
Clark
Gil Remillard
Alberta
Edmonton
Jean Chretien
Senate
Chretien
Jim Horsman
Atlantic
Kennedy coverup claims sparks new autopsy photography dispute
Three former U S navy technicians testified at a news conference with author Harry Livingstone alleging autopsy photos and X rays of John Kennedy were doctored to hide a front entry wound. They dispute the Warren Commission findings and claim a conspiracy involving government leaders and Texas oil men.
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New York
John Kennedy
U.S. Navy
Harry Livingstone
Kennedy
Livingstone
James Humes
J. Thornton Boswell
Warren Commission
Jerrod Custer
Bethesda Naval Hospital
House of Representatives
Cameron threatens critic over Westray mine debate
Halifax reports that Don Cameron allegedly warned Liberal justice critic Bernie Boudreau to refrain from further critique of the Westray project. Boudreau says the call, dated Nov 26, 1990, involved hints of exposing his background if criticisms continued. Cameron denies the threat. Nova Scotia’s labor minister Leroy Legere backs releasing mine safety documents tied to orders issued before the Westray disaster.
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Halifax
Westray
Don Cameron
Bernie Boudreau
Boudreau
Cameron
Sydney
Legislature
Toronto
Nova Scotia
Leroy Legere
Legere
Calgary young women join national crime wave
Calgary city agencies and Statistics Canada report rising crime among young females with violent offenses increasing. Staff Sgt Verne Fielder cites 126 charges in 1990 vs 55 in 1985 and notes most offenders are ages 12 to 17 though habitual offenders are mostly boys. Minor assaults surge 128 percent since 1986.
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Calgary
National Crime Wave
Southam Star Network
Statistics Canada
Verne Fielder
Fielder
Mount Royal College
John Winterdyk
Rubber duck derby aims to raise funds for VON care
Five thousand latex ducks will race down the South Saskatchewan River on June 27 in Medicine Hat. The event, organized by the Victorian Order of Nurses, seeks 12 000 in donations for home care health and senior programs. Ducks are sold for five dollars, with top prizes of 3000 1500 and 500 for the first three finishers.
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Jeff Welke
The
South Saskatchewan
Victorian Order of Nurses
Strathcona
Sheila Farncomb
VON
Alberta Environment
Medicine Hat
Lumsden
Sask
Regina
Childrens’ Hospital
Larry Godin
Godin
Maple Avenue Bridge
Strathcona Island
Police Point Park
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Frazer
Doonesbury
Lance Goshko
West
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