Mounties used surreptitious entry to obtain cabinet documents
John Starnes, former director general of the RCMP security service, testified before the McDonald royal commission that Mounties conducted illegal break-ins in the early 1970s to obtain documents cabinet requested. He urged a formal policy protecting officers, noting ministers were informed and disputes over written backing persisted.
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Mounties
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McDonald Royal Commission
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Higgitt
George Mcllraith
Jean-Pierre Goyer
Warren Allmand
Front de Liberation du Quebec
FLQ
Commission
J.F. Howard
Goyer
Allmand
Mcllraith
Begin cautions patience in Middle East peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin urged Jewish leaders in Ottawa to avoid expecting a quick peace deal with Egypt, saying negotiations may take longer than a week or two. He spoke amid mixed reception, fund raising for a $1.2 billion urban renewal project, and protests from Ottawa’s Arab community. Begin noted Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, defended settlers, and commented on Canada’s anti Arab boycott measures and potential peacekeeping roles.
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Democrats hold Senate and House in Lackluster Midterm
Democrats retained control of Congress with 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats decided. The vote reinforced Carter era leadership while highlighting Republican losses and notable upsets including Ed Brooke in Massachusetts and Mississippi's first Republican Senate winner in a century. Thad Cochran's Mississippi win came from a Democratic split.
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Massachusetts
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Brooke
Mississippi
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Hugh Carey
New York
Jerry Brown
California
Brown
White House
Former police chief arrested in Tehran
In Tehran the military government arrested Gen. Muntullah Nasiri former head of SAVAK and 34 other officials as tanks moved toward Tehran's bazaar amid rising opposition to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Rioters and religious leaders had called for protests near the bazaar as oil strikes and martial law continued.
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Ayatullah Khomaini
Mentullah Nasiri
SAVAK
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Nasiri
Jaafar Sharif-Emami
Gholam Reza Azhari
Ontario premier tied to Kerr cover up in court intervention
Davis faced a government cover up issue after the Langdon Report showed former solicitor-general Kerr told an assistant Crown attorney not to send a man named Harrison to jail. Kerr resigned after Southam disclosed his deeper intervention. Davis had argued no need to sack Kerr. The report also notes Kerr sought to hide the call’s purpose and prepared a line for a reporter.
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Toronto
Ontario
George Kerr
Roy McMurtry
Bill Davis
Kerr
Davis
W.H. Langdon
Justice Committee
David Price
Price
Mr. Harrison
Harrison
Langdon
Crown Attorneys
McMurtry
Egypt pitches nuclear ban amid peace talks with Israel
Egypt proposed toIsrael that both nations renounce nuclear weapons and accept limits on conventional arms as part of a peace treaty. Israel rejected the idea, citing ongoing threats from Syria Iraq and other Arab states. The dispute underscores a broader clash over military limits while both nations seek billions in U S aid. Prime Minister Begin asked for at least 3 3 billion in special aid to cover Sinai withdrawal costs alongside existing 1 8 billion yearly packages.
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Syria
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Sinai
Begin
Simcha Ehrlich
Icebreaker John A Macdonald Grounds in Beaufort Sea
The John A Macdonald icebreaker ran aground east of Tuktoyaktuk in the Beaufort Sea while escorting Explorer II to Herschel Island. No injuries or oil leaks reported. Canmar Dome officials unavailable for comment. investigation ongoing regarding a prior Canmar fuel spill.
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Tuktoyaktuk
Beaufort Sea
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Macdonald
Dome Petroleum Ltd
Calgary
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Northwest Passage
Canada
Canadian Marine Drilling Ltd
Canmar
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Tom Kew
Vancouver
Northern Affairs Department
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