Ontario Liberals press for more election concessions
Ontario campaign enters final stretch as Liberal Robert Nixon and NDP Stephen Lewis demand extended price freezes. Premier Davis frames a 90 day gas and oil price hold and creates an occupational health institute while royal commission pricing study awaits interim report. Rent policy exchanges continue with a reform stance from Liberal and NDP, and a Tory candidate breaks ranks on rents.
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John Leblanc
Toronto
Ontario
Liberal
Robert Nixon
NDP
Stephen Lewis
William Davis
Davis
Royal Commission
Ontaro
Vasilkiou
Liberals
Aftershocks Follow Turkey Quake Killing 1,800 Plus
In Lice and surrounding villages the earthquake left 1,800 dead and many still feared buried as tremors lingered. Rescue teams, mobile hospitals, and 17 tons of relief arrived while residents grappled with loss and Ramadan observances. The tremors disrupted searches and tents, blankets, and clothing were distributed amid mourning.
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Lice
Turkey
Necmettin Esenler
Vedia
Suleyman Demirel
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
B C grocery owners press case to the people during strike
The BC food council and unions remain locked in a stalemate as 11 firms face a three‑day notice demand. Stores across Vancouver area shut 125 supermarkets including Safeway and Super-Valu as perishable supplies run short.
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Food Prices Review Board
Food Council
Retail Clerks Union
Bakers’ and Meatcutters
Bakery Workers’ Union
Canadian Food and Allied Workers
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Woodward
IGA
B.C. Tree Fruits
B.C. Fruit Growers Association
Lower Mainland
Hugh Comber
Bakers
George Johnston
Johnston
Safeway
Alternative Outlets
Canada image intact at United Nations after conference row
At the UN in New York Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim said Canada’s refusal to host the crime conference in Toronto is unlikely to damage its reputation. Delegates from both sides of the spectrum called Canada a reliable UN partner despite Ottawa’s last minute postponement and questions about cancelling over PLO participation.
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George Radwanski
Financial Times
United Nations
N.Y
Toronto
Canada
Kurt Waldheim
Ottawa
PLO
Vancouver
Language storm in Quebec over official language act
In Montreal the Official Language Act Bill 22 is defended by Premier Bourassa Education Minister Choquette and Solicitor General Lalonde amid protests by immigrant parents denied English school access. Choquette notes Ontario stricter language rules and questions freedom of choice in education while Bourassa urges support for the act among opponents.
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Montreal
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Jerome Choquette
Fernand Lalonde
Choquette
Outremont
Ontario
CKAC
Canada Sees 7 Percent Drop in Armed Forces, NATO Wide
The Institute for Strategic Studies reports 1975 to 76 global military balance shows Canada with 77 000 personnel, down from 83 000 in 1974. Britain and the United States also reduced manpower while Luxembourg records the lowest share and Portugal the highest among NATO members.
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London
Reuter
Canada
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Institute of Strategic Studies
The
Institute
NATO
Britain
U.S
Luxembourg
Portugal
Postal walkouts threaten as Ottawa talks drift
A Canadian Union of Postal Workers spokesman said officials would likely return to negotiation if conciliator Judge Jean Moisan requests it, though the union warns government good faith is essential. Talks stalled after a press conference where Jean Claude Parrot said settlement talks fell apart and a strike could start by September 16, depending on the conciliator’s mandate.
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Ottawa
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Jean Mosian
Jean- Claude Parrot
Moisan
Arthabaska
Que
Bryce Mackasey
Parrot
Mackasey
Moison
Treasury Board
Nave
Post Office
CUPW
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Lewis
Ontario Energy Board
Nixon
Mr. Lewis
Frank Vasilkiou
Toronto St. George
Jennifer Turner
1St St. L.E
Redcliff
Jennifer
Bruce Dynes
Northwest Nitro
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Ken Neilson
Tom Mundy
David Wood
Pease
B.C
Food Industry Council
King
Beryl Plumptre
Jean-Claude Parrot
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