Levesque and wife finalize Montreal divorce alimony terms
Premier Rene Levesque and Louise L Heureux finalized a divorce in Quebec Superior Court. Levesque will pay $27,800 yearly alimony and $2,500 for court costs, plus transfer ownership of furniture and art. L Heureux gains insurance benefit rights and control of eight listed policies, though many no longer in force.
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Montreal
Rene Levesque
Louise L’heureux
Levesque
James Hugessen
Quebec
Outremont
Claude Paquette
Ms. L'Heureux
Police to review Munro's phone call
Ontario Provincial Police will investigate a phone call made by federal labor minister John Munro to Provincial Judge Albert Marck. The inquiry follows Munro's August call seeking to provide a character reference for Julius Butty, a landlord convicted of common assault.
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Toronto
Ontario
John Munro
Attorney-General’s
David Allen
John Takach
Ontario Crown Attorneys
Allen
Attorney-General
Albert Marck
Julius Butty
Hamilton East
Butty
Hamilton
Marck
Munro faces end of cabinet days over judge call
Labor Minister John Munro admitted he phoned an Ontario judge on behalf of a constituent moments before a sanctions hearing. He spoke to Judge Albert Marck interrupting court proceedings while en route to Edmonton. Prime Minister Trudeau had warned against such contacts, jeopardizing Munro’s cabinet status.
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George Oake
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Edmonton
Butty
Ottawa
Albert Marck
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Trudeau
Bud Drury
Quebec
Andre Ouellet
Eldon Woolliams
Stuart Leggatt
New Democratic Party
Drury
Air Canada
Ontario
Israel massing troops along ceasefire line amid Mideast summit
Travellers arriving in Amman report Israeli troop, artillery, and tank buildup along the Jordan ceasefire line from Lake Tiberias to the Dead Sea. Similar activity is seen on the Syria border as observers foresee action if Camp David talks fail.
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Amman
West Bank
Jordan
Israel
Lake Tiberias
Dead Sea
Syria
United States
Camp David
U.S
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Menachem Begin
Kent files brief against CBC over CRTC licence renewal
Toronto report says CBC newsreader Peter Kent disclosed a personal intervention with the CRTC during the licence renewal process. Kent criticized CBC management for live coverage influenced by the PMO while denying it targeted CBC News. He plans to elaborate before the CRTC next month.
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CBC
CBC Radio
Peter Kent
Corporation
Kent
The
National
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Cliff Lonsdale
CBC English Television
Trudeau
Lloyd Robertson
CTV
Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists
ACTRA
Cambodia
Africa
Lonsdale
Ottawa trims spending while tax cuts remain uncertain
The federal government announced revised 18 month spending, including province payment cuts and a $300 million industry aid program. Deficits rise to about $11.8 billion this year with a new budget due before year end. Tax cuts, if any, could alter the deficit and borrowing needs.
Keith Moon Dies At 32 After Engagement Party
Keith Moon of The Who died at his apartment amid an engagement announcement to Annette Walter-Lax. An autopsy was scheduled, with officials saying death was from natural causes. Moon, famed for wild stunts, had recently proposed to his Swedish model fiancée.
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London
Keith Moon
Who
Pete Townsend
Moon
Annette Walter-Lax
Paul McCartney
Trudeau government to cut provincial transfers by 370 million
Canada’s finance ministers announced a plan to reduce federal payments to provinces by 370 million next year, about 3.5 percent of the 10 billion annual transfer. They warned renegotiation of contracts may strain federal provincial relations while pursuing overall savings in recovery measures. Prime Minister Chretien signaled uncertain savings sources reliant on talks with provinces.
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Trudeau
Andras
Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Treasury Board
Robert Andras
Chretien
Doctors search for mystery Legionnaires disease outbreak
New York health officials and top medical detectives investigate a Legionnaires disease outbreak in the garment district. Five confirmed and 38 suspected cases, with two deaths confirmed and another highly suspected, led to street rinsing, subway station cleaning, and air conditioning shutdowns while tests continue.
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New York
West 35Th Street
United States
City Sanitation
Transit Authority
Winery plans shelved in Medicine Hat project setback
Tom Simard, former Casabella Wines salesman, said a local Medicine Hat winery project looked promising but has been shelved for a year as investors withdrew. Simard noted others from Medicine Hat joined the venture before backing out due to commitment concerns.
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Tom Simard
Casabella Wines
Penticton
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Simard
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