Tories NDP win three Ontario byelections
The Liberals lost all three by elections in Ontario. John MacDougall won Timiskaming for the Tories in a shock upset. The Tories also took Leeds Grenville and Broadview Greenwood went to the NDP with Lynn McDonald defeating Peter Worthington. The results boost Joe Clark and the Progressive Conservatives while Liberal losses deepen.
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Toronto
Broadview- Greenwood
Leeds- Grenville
Jennifer Cossit
Gray
Joe Clark
Timiskiming
John MacDougall
NDP
Clark
Broadview-Greenwood
Toronto Sun
Peter Worthington
Worthington
Lynn McDonald
Fatsis
New Democratic Party
Bob Rae
Brewers Rout Cardinals 10-0 in World Series opener
Brewers explode for a 10-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in game one of the World Series. Mike Caldwell powers a 17 hit attack as Milwaukee dominates on the mound and at the plate. Redcliff residents set two polling days next month. Weather map on page 32 shows sunny Thursday with a high near 22.
Foundation creates Alberta Nursing Research Foundation
Alberta advanced education minister Jim Horsman announced the creation of the Alberta Foundation for Nursing Research at the Medicine Hat College mini hospital opening. The foundation will administer a $1 million provincial research fund over five years chaired by Dr. Shirley Stinson of the University of Alberta.
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Advanced Education and
Alberta Foundation For Nursing Research
Canada
Medicine Hat College
Horsman
Shirley Stinson
Department of Nursing
University of Alberta
Canadian Nurses Association
Stinson
Medicine Hat News Today
Department of Advanced Education
Alberta Association of Registered Nurses
Medicine Hat College Department of Nursing
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Soviet grain deal worth 1.5 billion dollars
Ottawa Ottawa Wheat Board Minister Hazen Argue announced the Soviet Union will buy about 1.5 billion dollars worth of Prairie grain through next summer. It has contracted 7.6 million tonnes of wheat and barley, just under last year's 7.8 million tonnes, exceeding this year’s 4.5 million tonne commitment, with possible extra sales before July 31.
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Soviet Union
Wheat Board
Hazen Argue
Argue
Hatfield wins fourth term as New Brunswick premier
Richard Hatfield led the Conservatives to a sweeping 39 of 58 seats in New Brunswick, delivering a landslide victory that shifts power away from the Liberals. The campaign highlighted bilingual outreach to Acadians and a large package of promises totaling around 70 million, amid Ottawa discontent and a regional shift in voting.
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Richard Hatfield
New Brunswick
Hatfield
Dering
Ottawa
Hartland
Trudeau
Miramichi Valley
Atlantic
Canadian Forces
Chatham
Bagotville
Iue
Polish protests enter third day amid martial law crackdown
Rioters clashed with police as 3,000 steel workers faced tear gas and water cannons in Nowa Huta while protests spread to Wroclaw and Poznan. Gdansk remained calm after initial reports of fresh riots were denied by authorities.
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Poland
Nowa Huta
Wroclaw
Solidarity Labor Union
Baltic
Solidarity
Foreign Ministry
Krakow
Gestapo
Poznan
Cegielski Works
Lougheed cites fund as election issue in Brooks speech
Premier Peter Lougheed told about 200 supporters in Brooks that reelecting the Progressive Conservative government is essential to prevent the Heritage Savings Trust Fund from being squandered. He highlighted programs for seniors, farmer aid, grain marketing, and grain terminal investments as proof of the fund’s benefits.
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Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Alberta
Dallas Schmidt
Prince Rupert
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Horosco
Graham Kelly
John Ferguson
John R. Walker
Ne Beers
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