Webber rejects inquiry over sour gas plant health links
Health Minister Neil Webber says links between health problems and two Alberta sour gas plants are too weak to close the plants. He will support local health units and awaits further study by Earle Snider while the premier mulls hearings and the board plans a broader inquiry after ongoing studies finish.
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Edmonton
Alberta
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Webber
Twin Butte
Calgary
Earle Snider
University of Alberta
Snider
Mountain View
Claresholm
Peter Lougheed
Grant Notley
Vern Millard
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Western leaders draft arms plan
Seven major industrial nations approved a seven point communique urging pressure on the Soviet Union to bargain on nuclear arms while planning steps to stimulate growth. The leaders backed a strong bargaining stance at Geneva to curb missiles and said they are ready to work with the USSR toward reductions, with new deployments possible in Europe by year’s end if talks fail to progress. The summit also debated U.S. budget deficits and high interest rates affecting the recovery, with officials urging continued restraint to curb inflation.
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Williamsburg
Soviet Union
Trudeau
Western Europe
Reagan
Geneva Talks
Canada
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Japan
West Germany
Europe
U.S. Treasury
Donald Regan
Marc Lalonde
U.S
Attempted murder report ties to Arafat in Lebanon
Beiruts AP report cites Voice of Lebanon claiming PLO chief Yasir Arafat escaped unharmed in a 2:30 a.m. attack in the Bekaa Valley. conflicting accounts say he stayed in Tripoli. The article notes Israeli guerrilla actions near Beirut, 8 killed soldiers this week, and 1 Lebanese dead from shelling as 1,200 U.S. Marines arrive to replace prior troops in Lebanon.
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Christian Voice of Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Bekaa
Damascus
Beirut
Arafat
Tripoli
Bhamdoun
Lebanon
Israel
Syria
U.S
Egyptian steamer fire kills 317, 121 missing on Nile
Police say the Nile steam er sank in flames last week with 317 dead and 121 missing after lacking a functioning fire extinguisher. Tom Sneva wins Indy 500 after 16 years in detention. CIA allegedly misdirects Canadian ammunition to right wing guerrillas in Nicaragua, Nicaragua's consul-general in Toronto says.
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Tom Sneva
CIA
NATO
Nicaragua
Toronto
Racism a national problem across Canada reports reveal
Internal government studies for the Secretary of State describe racism as a pervasive fact of life for nonwhite Canadians. A parliamentary committee will tour the country to reduce tensions between whites and visible minorities, with Ottawa highlighted as quietly prejudiced and Vancouver facing violent hostility toward Indo Canadians and other groups.
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Mark Home
Southam News
Ottawa
Jim Fleming
B.C
Quebec
Prairies
Vancouver
Williams Lake
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
Windsor
Toronto
Montreal
Halifax
Saint John
Elliot Tepper
Tepper
Canada
Lower Mainland
Odette Jobidon
Jobidon
Keith Lowe
Clark the man to beat in Progressive Conservative race
Eight candidates remain in the PC leadership contest as Joe Clark maintains a steady lead. Polls show Clark ahead of Mulroney among Quebec delegates, with Clark favored on compensation for provinces opting out of constitutional amendments and Mulroney's cross-Canada strategy facing challenges.
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Aileen McCabe
Southam News
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
John Crosbie
David Crombie
Joe Clark
Southam News-Global
le Devoir
Clark
Mulroney
Quebec
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