Levesque rejects Ottawa talks over Quebec rights
Premier Rene Levesque denounces Ottawa in the national assembly promising no further talks on constitution unless Quebec’s rights are restored. He vows a new advertising push, vows to cut 1.1 billion from the budget, and to warn sympathetic nations of betrayal while boycotting non essential federal meetings.
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Rene Levesque
Ottawa
National Assembly
Levesque
Parti Quebecois
Remembrance Day Paid Holiday Debate Confuses Employers
A city council Remembrance Day bylaw debate leaves Medicine Hat employers puzzled, a provincial labor standards official says. Garnet Pete Peterson, regional official, notes ongoing uncertainty about holiday pay and compliance.
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Garnet
Pete’ Peterson
Peterson
Council
Stephen Corby
Labor Canada
Lethbridge
Corby
Ginnell and Potter suspended to January 19
The Western Hockey League announced suspensions for Medicine Hat Tigers coach Paddy Ginnell and referee Gary Potter until the league All-Star Game on January 19. Review will determine if further action is needed after an Oct. 14 incident in Medicine Hat.
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Medicine Hat Tigers
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Gary Potter
Ginnell
Potzer
Lethbridge Broncos
Tigers
Medicine Hat
Provinces to override parts of charter on sex equality
Prime Minister Trudeau said provinces may temporarily override two sections of the charter that guarantee equality for men and women. The accord allows laws to supersede equal rights for five years, with a drafting error excluding one sex equality clause from the opt out. Protests from opposition parties followed the disclosure.
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Trudeau
Commons
Joe Clark
Quebec
Flora MacDonald
Progressive Conservative
House
Margaret Mitchell
New Democrat
Inuit seek rights reinstate in territories dispute
Ottawa faces a split among native groups as Trudeau offers to restore aboriginal rights in the two northern territories under federal control. Inuit refuse pending talks with provinces plus a three year delay for implementation while negotiating the scope of rights with other natives.
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Trudeau
Status Indians
National Indian Brotherhood
Native Council of Canada
Osprey Prospects Near Space Shuttle Site At Kennedy
A lone osprey flies before Space Shuttle 2 near Launch Pad 39A as a Kennedy Space Center canal system hosts a fish hunt. Countdown for Thursday’s launch proceeds on schedule amid clear weather.
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Kennedy Space Centre
Canadians honored on Europe's battlegrounds
Remembrance Day in Europe highlights Canadian sacrifices from Ortona Italy to Vimy Ridge France. The Ortona ceremony honored 1 375 Canadians who died in 1943, while Bennet Campbell presided at the European War Memorial ceremony for Vimy Ridge, 1917. Europeans and Canadians reflect on history, with Canadians feeling the pull of their distant sacrifices.
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Canada
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Nova Scotia
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Dawson City
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