World leaders unite as Iraq crisis persists
Western powers rallied in Helsinki condemning Saddam Hussein while offering no new path to force a Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait. Bush and Gorbachev hailed the joint statement as historic, urging full UN sanctions. Diplomats trapped in Kuwait and embassies face pressure as Western evacuees return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuters-Cp AP
Jordan
Persian Gulf
U.S
Helsinki
Finland
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
George Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Iraq
Gorbachev
Bush
Canadian warships wait for orders in Italy
The Canadian naval task force sailed south of Sardinia toward Augusta Sicily for a 48 hour layover before heading to the Suez Canal. Speculation focuses on Ottawa delays and whether the force will receive orders to become combat ready under UN sanctions against Iraq. The ships Athabaskan Terra Nova and Protecteur left Halifax August 24 to enforce UN trade limits after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardinia
Augusta
Sicily
Suez Canal
Manders
Gulf
Iraq
E UN
Kuwait
Athabaskan
Terra Nova
Halifax
Peigans Defy Court Over Oldman River Diversion
Militant Peigan Indians led by Milton Born say they will not halt river diversions on the Oldman until after the week’s hearing. Justice Egbert adjourned the Lonefighters’ bid to quash the injunction against the diversion, sought amid tensions with the RCMP and Alberta authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Court of Queen's Bench
Lonefighters
Alberta
RCMP
Peigan
Egbert
Oldman
Manitoba voters vote on image campaign not issues
Manitoba voters approach Sept 11 election amid branding focus. Premier Gary Filmon presents a record driven pitch while opponents Sharon Carstairs and Gary Doer fail to shift attention to their platforms. Polls show narrowed margins as Ontario NDP upset reshapes momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Nagle
Southam News
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Sharon Carstairs
Gary Doer
New Democratic Party
Filmon
Tory
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Ottawa
Meech’' Lake
Angus Reid-Southam
Carstairs
Ontario
Bob Rae
New Democrats
NDP
Doer
Liberian President Doe Reported Killed in Rebel Capture
BBC reports Liberian President Samuel Doe wounded and captured in Monrovia by forces loyal to rebel leader Prince Johnson. Witnesses say Doe’s mutilated body was displayed at Island Clinic hospital. unrest followed a siege and clashes that killed over 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
Samuel Doe
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Doe
Prince Johnson
Liberia
British Foreign Office
Prince Yormie Johnson
Monrovia
Johnson
Island Clinic
Aid
Associated Press
BBC Today
Mohawk Warriors propose new crisis plan at Oka siege
Oneida Chief Bob Antone says Mohawk Warriors near Kahnesatake will submit a flexible package to Ottawa and Quebec through the military within 24 hours. The proposal aims to resolve the current crisis and address long term native issues, while discussions focus on arms surrender and safe conduct if detained outside Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Ottawa
Oka
Bob Antone
Antone
Terry Doxtator
Kahnesatake
Quebec
Vancouver
Campbell
Family survives four hour hostage ordeal in Fredericton
Debbie Abdel-Kadir and her two daughters escaped a gunman who locked them in their third floor apartment. The man threatened to kill them and brandished a knife as police surrounded the building. He was later arrested in a doughnut shop and charged with breach of undertaking forcible confinement and sexual assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericton
Debbie Abdel-Kadir
Abdel- Kadir
Abdel-Kadir
Michelle
Kim
Kimmy
Police
Adel-Kadir
Joseph Stanley Toney
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Nations
Baghdad
Denmark
Toronto Globe and Mail
External Affairs Department
Michael Brock
Iraqi Airways
Britain
Foreign Office
Windsor
Ont
Italy
Peigans
Devaion Smail
DJ Anne Small Legs
The
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!