Iraq offers free oil and diplomacy moves amid Gulf crisis
United States asks NATO allies to send more troops ships and planes to the Persian Gulf while Kuwait’s neighbors pledge 12 billion to cover embargo enforcement. Iraq seeks closer ties with Iran and offers oil to Third World countries as diplomats pull back from Kuwait.
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United States
NATO
Persian Gulf
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Iran
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Warships stranded in Italy head to Suez not yet parliament approved
Three Canadian navy ships led by HMCS Protec teur reach Augusta Italy for an unscheduled stop as officials cite parliamentary delays for an order in council. Ottawa says electronic tests precede Suez transit with pension benefits tied to active service and a 10 day debate window.
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Suez Canal
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Defence
Bill McKnight
Commons
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Harvey Andre
Government House
Brian Mulroney
Gulf
Province pledges cleanup of hazardous waste sites
Alberta Environment Minister Ralph Klein says Al-Tec Sanitation Systems must remove and destroy hazardous waste stored at two Medicine Hat sites or the province will act. He ties responsibility to the company and notes a broader probe into illegal dumping in a Calgary landfill.
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Al-Tec Sanitation Systems Ltd
Medicine Hat
Ralph Klein
Alberta Environment
Chamber of Commerce
Klein
Al-Tec
Stuart Adare
Alberta Environment Communications
Environment Department
Highway
Terry Allen
Allen
Highway 41A
al Schulz
Alberta
Highway 414A
Calgary
Mohawk Warriors to present disengagement plan at Oka crisis
About 50 Mohawk Warriors and dependents are surrounded by 400 soldiers at Kahnesatake. Stanley Cohen says a new proposal for an honorable disengagement will be presented to Canada by morning. Chiefs and negotiators say the plan differs from prior offers and their arms would not be surrendered to Quebec police.
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Kahnesatake
Stanley Cohen
Cohen
Antone
Quebec
Terry Montour
Assembly of First Nations
Peigans Back River Diversion Plan Amid Alberta Tension
Chief Leonard Bastien and the Peigan band council officially endorse the Oldman River diversion by the Lonefighters Society while disavowing violence. They assert ownership of the river and riverbed and call for a proper study on dam effects on Peigan lands and culture in southern Alberta.
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Oldman
Alberta
Leonard Bastien
Bastien
Lonefighters Society
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Pei Band
Lonefighters
Former Israeli spy vows to die for tell-all book
Victor Ostrovsky says he is prepared to die for his revealing book on Mossad. He warns that if harmed, he will publish the names of Mossad agents and claims two agents threatened him at his Ottawa area home. He is in hiding amid court action delaying release of the book.
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Reuter
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Canada
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Lebanon
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London Sunday Times
Polygamists Face Public Spotlight In Sex Trial At Creston
A sexual assault trial starts in Creston British Columbia shining a light on a polygamist colony of about 300. The case involves a male member charged with assaulting two wives a stepson and a teenage girl. Col only leader Winston Blackmore says polygamy bonds the community and schools and labor are run collectively while ex members call the group a cult.
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B.C
Winston Blackmore
Blackmore
Rae
Calgary
Coloony
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