Natives form coalition after rights clash in Ottawa
In Ottawa native leaders, Inuit delegates led by Peter Ittimar urge reinstatement of aboriginal and treaty rights in the constitution after Ottawa dropped the clause under provincial pressure. Metis, Inuit, Dene, Yukon Indians and others join forces with Native groups to craft a unified strategy amid government push for a watered-down charter.
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Yukon
Native Council
Brotherhood
London
South Africa Downed Angolan MiG in Namibia Border Shootout
South African Defence Force says a MiG-21 believed Cuban piloted was shot down on the Namibian border during a self defence patrol. One of two Angolan jets was downed. the second escaped. An Angolan communique claims SA fighters struck targets inside Angola near Cahama. The SA spokesman notes the downed pilot spoke Spanish.
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Angola
Defence Force
Namibia
South Africa
Luanda
Cahama
Shuttle set for second Columbia lift off from Cape Canaveral
Protective suited workers fill Columbia's toxic hydrazine fueled power units as the countdown begins for a 7 30 a m Thursday liftoff. Joe Engle and Richard Truly prepare to pilot the five day mission and test a Canadian robot arm.
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Columbia
Space
Space Agency
Joe Engle
Richard Truly
Houston
Tex
Johnson Space Centre
Engle and Truly
Ottawa ready for Quebec talks on language rights
Justice Minister Jean Chretien said Quebec Liberal Claude Ryan’s weekend proposals could form a serious base for constitutional talks. He noted Ottawa is willing to negotiate on language rights though no talks have materialized and a new constitutional resolution lies ahead.
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Quebec
Claude Ryan
Jean Chretien
Chretien
National Assembly
Quebec City
Rene Levesque
Commons
Quebec to buy control of Asbestos Corp in $16 million deal
Quebec announces agreement with General Dynamics to acquire 51 percent of General Dynamics Canada Ltd, gaining control of Asbestos Corp. and the Thetford Mines mine. The plan creates a joint venture with the province’s Societe Nationale de l Amiante, with options to expand ownership over five years and potential total costs near $81 million.
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Societe Nationale
General Dynamics Canada
Quebec
Asbestos Corp
Thetford Mines
Que
Quebec City
Montreal
Toronto
Rene Levesque
Asbestos
Johns Manville Canada Inc
MacEachen's Frugal Budget Hints in Remembrance Week
Ottawa Finance Minister Allan MacEachen signals a second budget aimed at easing a faltering economy amid 8.3 percent October unemployment. Critics weigh immediate rate cuts and jobs programs as Parliament faces Remembrance Day and a disputed Arctic resource bill opposed by Tories and NDP.
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Ottawa
Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
Weather forecast and varied newspaper items listed
Weather report notes a few clouds and a high around 14 with a low below map page 2. Gerald Dosch comments on good relations with well bred quiet French on page 3. Union struggles as exhaustion and fear of Soviet intervention hinder Solidarity’s Polish society push on page 5. Questioning Eva Braun’s fate after new dental evidence proposes she survived Hitler’s bunker.
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Solidarity
Eva Braun
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Berlin
Canada needs a do-something budget to ease recession
Southam News argues Ottawa must cut taxes, lower interest rates, and build a federal provincial economic partnership to curb a deep Canada-wide slump. The piece warns a neutral budget won't stop job losses and calls for action to restore confidence and reduce inflation pressure.
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Canada
Allan MacEachen
Statistics Canada
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MacEachen
Bank of Canada
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