Mortgage plan worries premier in Alberta election rush
Premier Peter Lougheed warned voters the $1 billion mortgage subsidy may become a liability as the final campaign week begins. He urged clearer communication that the Heritage Savings Trust Fund will not fund the subsidy long term, promising only a two year commitment. Notley challenged Conservative land handling and warned voters. Kesler criticized free enterprise claims.
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Calgary
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
University of Calgary
Lougheed
Heritage Savings Trust
NDP
Grant Notley
Notley
Spirit River Fairview
Gas blowout site evacuation near Lodgepole continues
Workers at the Lodgepole sour gas well blowout in Alberta were forced to evacuate the staging area for a second day as hydrogen sulphide gas built up. Amoco Canada officials said wind shifts dispersed the gas on Saturday and again Sunday afternoon prompting a broader evacuation of 40 workers and a Texas team. Authorities noted no health danger unless gas levels jump to 5,000 parts per billion.
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Edmonton
Alta
Hollie Johnson
Amoco Canada
Amoco
Texas
Johnson
Alberta
Red Deer
Drayton Valley
Environment Department
New spy scandal rocks U K security hub at Cheltenham
A retired Cheltenham Cheltenham worker criticizes security lapses at Britain's secret GCHQ and discusses a recent espionage case tied to Geoffrey Prime. The New York Times cites U S officials saying Prime, a translator, supplied Moscow with decoded codes and monitor data from 1968 to 1977. Authorities decline comment as Prime faces trial for grave charges amid calls for tighter controls and cross border cooperation with Canada and the United States.
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Britain
Canada
United States
Alex Lawrie
Guardian
New York Times
U.S
Cheltenham
Geoffrey Arthur Prime
Kremlin
Prime
Moscow
West
Home Office
Foreign Office
Margaret Thatcher
Defence Department
U.S. National Security Agency
Australia
Shultz calls Canada-U S relations terrific in Ottawa visit
U S Secretary of State George Shultz said relations with Canada look terrific and cited efforts to cool differences after last year’s tensions. He met External Affairs Minister Allan MacEachen and Prime Minister Trudeau during a 24 hour stay, discussing FIRA and NATO concerns with emphasis on bilateral ties.
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Canada
United States
U.S
George Shultz
Alexander Haig
Allan MacEachen
Trudeau
Shultz
MacEachen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sharon OKd assault on camps in West Beirut massacre
Israeli Defence Minister Ariel Sharon testified he approved allowing the Lebanese Christian militias into two West Beirut refugee camps where hundreds of Palestinian civilians were killed. He said Begin was informed only that militias would take certain areas and not that they would attack Sabra and Chatila.
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Menachem Begin
West Beirut
Begin
Sabra
Chatilla
Commission
Israel
Supreme Court
Aharon Barak
David Levy
Barak
Sharon
Levy
Yitzhak Kahan
Lebanon
Eytan
Beirut
Acadia Valley farmers vow action over railway plans
Farmers in Acadia Valley say they will challenge the railway’s plan to remove their branch line with a fight likely to occur before next year. The leaders warn of action to protect local rail service.
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Acadia Valley
Railway
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