EC denies plan to turn flamingos grey over color additives
The European Community Commission rejects reports it sought to ban pink flamingo colorants. It says flamingos in 12 member states would keep their color while limits on canthaxanthin apply to certain animal foods to prevent unnatural pinking in salmon, trout, dogs, and cats.
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Brussels
European Community Commission
Trade Bloc
Executive Commission
Commission
Willy Helin
Hurricane Iniki Near Hawaii With 250 KMH Winds
Storm Iniki moves toward Hawaii with winds up to 250 kmh. Forecasts warn of hurricane force winds on Oahu tonight as Kauai Niihau face warnings. Kauai Niihau closures ordered and Oahu classes canceled amid approaching cyclone.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Oahu Island
Iniki
Kauai
Niihau
Oahu
Tom Heffner
U.S. National Weather Service
Oshawa Battery Plant Fire Evacuates Hundreds
Police and firefighters contained a toxic fume incident at the Oshawa Battery plant east of Toronto. About 200 to 300 residents were evacuated from a three block radius as white suited officers with gas masks cleared areas. Some evacuees were allowed to return by 8 a.m. while others remained away due to sulfuric acid fumes.
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Oshawa
Ont
Toronto
Marie Forbes
Manning Rejects Charlottetown Deal as National Insult
Preston Manning, Reform Party leader, denounces the Charlottetown package as undefined and a national insult. He vows a nationwide No campaign with specifics, arguing the deal needs further negotiations and would only benefit the constitutional industry while prompting more talks and possible litigation.
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Reform Party
Canada
First Ministers
Charlottetown
Manning
Quebec
Parti Quebecois
Bloc Quebecois
Montreal
Louise Harel
Benoit Tremblay
Rosemont
Posals
Reformers
Don Getty
Ron Ghitter
Alberta
Ghitter
Reform
Calgary
Chamber of Commerce
John Currie
Preston Manning
Air Canada to back Canadian Airlines merger with $100 million line
A Globe and Mail source says Air Canada will provide a $100 million credit line to help Canadian Airlines survive while merger terms with PWA Corp are finalized. Directors form a merger committee, with potential leadership for the Newco holding company. Some fund employee deal with American as airline industry faces staffing cuts and fare increases.
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Toronto
Air Canada
Canadian Airlines
PWA Corp
Toronto Globe and Mail
Globe
the Globe
Hollis Harris
Newco
PWA
American
Council of Canadian Airlines
Canadian Airlines International
Transport 2000
Harry Gow
Senators Back Constitutional Deal For Oct 26 Referendum
In Ottawa, Conservative and Liberal leaders in the Senate backed the constitutional deal clearing the way for swift approval of the referendum question. The Commons endorsed the measure 233 to 12, with Liberals, New Democrats, and Conservatives united. Bloc Quebecois opposed, and Reform MP Deborah Grey voted against.
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Ottawa
Cp-Southam
Senate
Commons
Royce Frith
Frith
Liberals
New Democrats
Chuck Cook
North Vancouver
Bloc Quebecois
Deborah Grey
Reform
Pat Nowlan
Alex Kindy
Bias found in Toronto police interviews report
A Metropolitan Toronto auditor reports bias in interviews across ranks for officers who interact with minorities. He notes no organized prejudice but says recruits' attitudes shift after joining the force and that several officers claim minorities commit certain crimes.
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Toronto
Police Services Board
Allan Andrews
Andrews
Bank rate blamed on Germans
OTTAWA The Bundesbank resize set off world money turbulence as higher German rates dragged the dollar down and halted an 18 week Canadian rate decline. The Bank of Canada rate rose to 5.14 percent while the loonie slipped to 81.77 US cents amid cautious analyst chatter and unity referendum uncertainty.
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Ottawa
Bundesbank
Bank of Canada
Don Mazankowski
Mazankowski
Philip Wilson
Treasury
Bank of Montreal
Burns Fry Ltd
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