Ottawa public service head resigns amid Trudeau retirement rumors
Michael Pitfield, Clerk of the Privy Council and close Trudeau ally, will resign before year end. Gordon Osbaldeston will replace him. Marcel Masse to take External Affairs. Pitfield cites timing after a planning cycle and a new parliamentary session as reasons.
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Ottawa
Canada
Michael Pitfield
Privy Council
Pierre Trudeau
Gordon Osbaldeston
Pitfield
Daviaer
Trudeau
Osbaldeston
Marcel Masse
Joe Clark
Petro-Canada weighs partial BP Canada takeover
Petro-Canada considering a multi million dollar purchase of BP Canada's refinery and marketing units in eastern Canada. BP shares halted pending official announcement. Petro-Canada issued no comment.
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Southam News
Ottawa — Petro-Canada
BP Canada Inc
Montreal
Toronto Stock Exchange
Petro-Canada
BP Canada
Petro- Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Oakville
Ont
Petro-Can
British Petroleum Ltd
Britain
Canada
Bill Hopper
Petrofina Canada
Petrofina
Hopper
Crown Corporation
Dome Petroleum
Toronto market advances as real estate gains lead
Mid morning trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange saw the TSE 300 rise 10.13 points to 1759.52 on 1.8 million shares. Twelve of fourteen groups gained, led by real estate and oil and gas, while transportation and communications fell. Advances outpaced declines 233 to 76, with 177 unchanged. In New York the Dow fell 1.11 to 1004.96.
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Toronto
New York
Bomb kills three policemen near Lurgan in Northern Ireland
A bomb exploded under a police vehicle on a rural road near Lurgan County Armagh in Northern Ireland killing three officers. Police said details were still coming in and there was a large blast.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Lurgan
County Armagh
Senate approves new sexual assault offence system
Amendments replacing rape and indecent assault with a new sexual assault offence framework win unanimous Senate approval. The report notes ongoing court actions as the city and federal government prepare for further proceedings.
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Senate
CP Rail lays off 55 workers in Medicine Hat
CP Rail has laid off 55 train crew employees in Medicine Hat as the longshoremen’s lockout in Vancouver disrupts shipping. Public relations rep Carol Caney said 33 will be out for the lockout duration, while 22 face an unspecified period. Nationwide, about 220 CP Rail workers in Alberta are affected, with many in Calgary division.
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CP Rail
Medicine Hat
Carol Caney
CPR
Calgary
Vancouver
Caney
Alberta
Lethbridge
Montreal
Winnipeg
West Coast
Canadian National Railways
Alex Rennie
CNR
Edmonton
British Columbia
New Westminster
Prince Rupert
Nanaimo
West Coast port dispute stalls as bargaining resumes
Vancouver reports both sides in the 3,500 longshoremen lockout return to talks amid threats of government intervention. The dispute idled grain cars and ships, with unions seeking a wage rise and employers resisting concessions. Cars and containers accumulate as Prairie farmers and politicians push for a settlement.
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Vancouver
West Coast
B.C
Frank Kennedy
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Charles Caccia
Kennedy
Norm Cunningham
B.C. Maritime Employers’ Association
Joe Clark
Progressive Conservatives
Allan Hope
Cunningham
Don Garcia
Seattle
Alberta election mood puzzles observers amid undecided voters
Alberta voters edge toward a tense choice as polls show many undecided. Grant Notley of the NDP criticizes government programs while noting the Tories lead. analysts warn turnout and fragmentation across right wing factions may influence the Nov. 2 result.
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David Halliday
Edmonton
Alberta
Progressive Conservatives
Ken Wark
New Democratic Party
Grant Notley
Notley
St. Paul
Tories
NDP
David Elton
University of Lethbridge
Elton
Tory MPs plan to lease gas station to protest metric policy
About 20 Progressive Conservative MPs plan to lease a self-serve gas station near Ottawa and sell gasoline by the gallon to oppose mandatory metric policy. Bill Domm says staff will run it. Andre Ouellet doubts the MPs are serious.
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Paul Gessell
Ottawa
Don Mazankowski
Allan Lawrence
John Wise
Bill Domm
Peterborough
Ont
Andre Ouellet
Ouellet
Tories
Domm
Montreal
Joe Clark
Petro-Canada
Ders-In-Council
Alberta
Federal
Consumer and Corporate Affairs Department
Metric Commission of Canada
Toronto
Jack Halpert
Imperial
Halpert
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