Acid Rain Crackdown Plan Sparks Cross Border Drama
A nine member Commons subcommittee released Still Waters naming tougher auto exhaust rules and drastic cuts in sulphur dioxide from INCO and other smelters. It blames U S emissions for most Canadian acid rain and urges a bilateral pact and scrubbers on coal plants to curb damage.
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Ottawa
Commons
U.S
Canada
Ronald Irwin
Alberta
Eugene Kupchanko
Inco Ltd
Sudbury
Irwin
Delegations Arrive For Sadat Funeral In Cairo
The United States and Israel pledged to push the peace process with Egypt as high level delegations arrived in Cairo for Anwar Sadat's funeral amid tight security. Clashes in Asyut left police and civilians dead as unrest flared, and exiled opposition warned foreign dignitaries face danger attending the funeral.
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Cairo
United States
Israel
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Saadedin Shazir
Sadat
U.S
Alexander Haig
Washington
Asyut
Trudeau to learn premiers stand on constitution meeting
Prime Minister Trudeau will be told next week if a federal provincial first ministers meeting on the constitution is possible. Premier Bennett of British Columbia and seven other premiers spoke by phone, with a Tuesday decision expected.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Bill Bennett
British Columbia
B.C
Bennett
Richard Hatfield
New Brunswick
Ontario
William Davis
Toronto
Fiji
Melbourne
Australia
Canadian unemployment surges as 391000 join jobless ranks
Unemployment rises sharply with 100000 Canadians added to the jobless pool. The seasonally adjusted rate hits 8.2 percent, led by higher figures in Alberta and Manitoba while the Prairies escape most. Economy strained by high rates and inflation, with 891000 ready to work but unable to find jobs.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Statistics Canada
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
Bank of Canada
Gerald Bouey
Bank
Federal
Whelan vows to resign if unable to aid stressed farmers
Eugene Whelan told farmers at Port Elgin Ontario Chamber of Commerce he would resign if he cannot help them amid high interest rates and low crop prices. The incident followed by scenes of protesters and calls for action.
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Chamber of Commerce
Port Elgin
Ont
Eugene Whelan
The Acquisitors Excerpt Heads To The News This Saturday
The first excerpt from Peter C. Newman's The Acquisitors will appear this Saturday in The News, with syndication rights for four consecutive Saturdays before the book's November 1 release. McClelland and Stewart will publish the volume.
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Peter C. Newman
Acquisitors
the News
Newman
Canada
McClelland and Stewart
Hospital study sparks controversy over Alberta surgery rates
The News reports that Alberta’s Hospital Utilization Report misclassified extended simple mastectomies as radical mastectomies in Medicine Hat and district for 1976, inflating surgery rates. Officials defend records, while discrepancies prompt an inquiry and continued debate.
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Alberta Ministry of Hospitals and Medical Care
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Hospital
Dave Russell
Leo Hill
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Hill
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