Canada grounds Soviet jet flights over Korean air tragedy
Canada suspends Aeroflot landing rights at Montreal Mirabel for 60 days in response to the Korean Air Lines jet downing. External Affairs Minister Allan MacEachen cites lack of explanation and demands compensation for victims as Ottawa expects explanations and justifications.
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Southam
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Soviet Union
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North America
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KAL
New York
Seoul
Lloyd Axner
Union
Europe
Axworthy
Cuba
Shannon
Ireland
Gander
Nild
MacEachen
Canada
Shrapnel Flays War News Crew In Lebanon
ABC reported two wounded including CTV London chief Clark Todd and ABC soundman Nick Ludlow in Kar Matta, Chouf mountains amid fighting after Israeli withdrawal. Two crew members remain missing as battles raged between Christian and Druse militias. Todd described his final moments and asked colleagues to leave.
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Beirut
AP CP
Lebanon
ABC
Ray Nunn
CTV London
Clark Todd
Kfar Matta
Todd
Saint John
N.B
Nick Ludlow
London
Nunn
U.S. Marine
Chouf Mountains
NBC
Aley
Ap-Reuters Beirut
U.S
Maj
Robert Jordan
Bhamdoun
Jerusalem
Calgary Saddledome cost overrun fuels Alberta political worry
Runaway Saddledome costs raise questions about Calgary Olympic plans and a hidden 16.5 million overrun in Alberta's 1988 Winter Games budget. Government officials resist full disclosure while opposition demands the leaked two page summary and Calgary delays paying a one third share amid civic elections and accountability concerns.
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Calgary
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Olympic Saddledome
Olympic
Canada
Montreal
Saddledome
Calgary Herald
Norman Fleming
Grant Notley
Tom Chambers
Notley
Olympic Coliseum Society
Fight brings murder charge in Foremost area incident
Calgary man David Fife, 42, faces second degree murder charges after a gunshot wound death near Foremost last Friday. Victim Thomas Mack, 28, of Calgary, died from the shooting on Highway 501. Fife remains in stable condition with stab wounds at St Michael's Hospital in Lethbridge and will appear in Medicine Hat once medically cleared.
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Calgary
Foremost
Thomas Mack
Highway 501
Brian Thorstad
Lethbridge
Libyan air strikes hit Chad garrison at Oum Chalouba
Libyan military planes bombed Chad’s garrison at Oum Chalouba near 650 kilometers from N'Djamena. French Dassault Jaguars aiding Habre reportedly helped turn the tide, scattering rebels and driving attackers back toward the desert.
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Reuter
Chad
Oum Chalouba
Paris
France
Hissene Habre
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