Filmon Wins Majority in Manitoba Election
Premier Gary Filmon and the Progressive Conservatives secure a slim majority as the CBC tallies 30 of 57 counts. The NDP gains 19 seats to become official opposition, Liberals drop to eight seats. Doer vows grassroots growth while Carstairs commits to continue leadership. Aboriginal representation doubles from one to two.
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Patrick Nagle
Southam News
Winnipeg
Gary Filmon
CBC
Filmon
New Democratic Party
Manitoba
Liberals
NDP
Gary Doer
Bob Rae
Ontario
Doer
Gary Flimon
Seven Persons mother wins French immersion battle
Audrey Cartwright, from Quebec, fought Cypress school board to enroll her daughter Natasha in Grade 1 French immersion in Medicine Hat. The board will pay fees and transport after a policy change and a trustee’s remark was cited as a turning point.
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Petra Kossman
Audrey Cartwright
Cartwright
Cypress School Board
Jerry Clark
Natasha
Medicine Hat
Connaught School
Cypress
Jerry
Clark
Cypress School
Bob Carter
Human Rights
Carter
Supreme Court
Quebec
Joyce Widmer
Seven
Ae Serie
Canadians doubt government's commitment to the environment
Ottawa reports internal government findings show Canadians question the federal government's will and ability to solve environmental problems. A $17 500 Access to Information backed study cites low credibility, urges a communications strategy to rebuild trust as the Green Plan budget and timing loom.
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Patrick Gore
Environment Canada
Brian Mulroney
Governments reject Mohawk plan to end Oka crisis
Ottawa and Quebec refuse a proposed inquiry commission as a path to end the 10 week standoff at Oka. Mohawks offered to disarm if both governments agreed to root-cause study, but Quebec and federal authorities dismissed the plan and maintained military custody options.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Quebec
Danae da
Oka
Robert Bourassa
Bourassa
Marc Rouleau
Jonn Rey
Spo
Ray
Brooks Drug Bust: Nineteen Arrested in Brooks Area
Nineteen people from Brooks and nearby areas face drug trafficking and possession charges after a two month undercover probe by RCMP. Fourteen others have warrants for arrest. Officials call the operation a major effort to curb drug use, noting substantial seized narcotics and ongoing risk of new suppliers.
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Brooks
Brooks Rcmp
Rolf Bander
Bander
RCMP
John Robert MacNeil
Rolling Hills
Joseph Alice Carrier
Brooks Tilley
Rosemary
Fort Assiniboine
Parliament delays ships stall in Sicily amid Gulf mission furor
In Ottawa the Defence Department presents conflicting statements about three Canadian warships halted in Sicily en route to the Persian Gulf. Commodore Bruce Johnston cites errors in media reports while admitting schedule changes to avoid recalling Parliament, as Prime Minister Mulroney keeps the House adjourned until September 24.
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Ian Austen Southam
Ottawa
Department of National Defence
Persian Gulf
Sicily
Bruce Johnston
Defence
Ment
NATO
Augusta
Italy
Johnston
Brian Mulroney
Gulf
Iraq
NDP
Liberals
Mulroney
House of Commons
Bush warns Iraq will be forced to leave Kuwait in time
President George Bush said Saddam Hussein will abandon Kuwait in a measured, collaborative world order. He urged patience while the U S led military economic and diplomatic pressure works to compel retreat and noted East West rivalry no longer blocks UN action.
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Washington
George Bush
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
America
Bush
Agc
Hapeeee
Saddam
United States
Soviet Union
Cadieux denies Mossad activity in Canada after Ostrovsky claims
Ottawa says no foreign spy operation operates in Canada without authorization and that it has no record of any such request. Stephen Ostrovsky alleges Mossad agents visited him near Ottawa offering money and threats over his book. Israel cites a temporary ban on Ostrovsky material and warns newspapers about publishing book details.
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Stephen Bindman
Southam
Ottawa
Pierre Cadieux
Mossad
Canada
Victor Ostrovsky
Ostrovsky
Cadieux
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Stoddarting Co. Een
Israel
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Sharon Carstairs
Carstairs
Anne McIlroy
McCoy High School
Paul van Peener
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