Gas price surge spreads to Medicine Hat amid Gulf crisis
Gas stations in Medicine Hat raise prices four cents a litre as crude oil spikes from 15 to 35 dollars a barrel after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Major brands Esso and Shell trigger the hikes with others following. some stations still offer older rates while others anticipate further increases later in the day.
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Medicine Hat
Iraq
Kuwait
Petro Canada
Gershaw Drive
Gershaw
S.W
Brad Cox
Medicine Hat Husky
15Th St. S.W
Ed Willard
Esso
Shell
Fas Gas
Kingsway
Kingsway S.E
Mark Watts
British helicopter crash at Suffield Forest base kills soldier
A Gazelle helicopter returning to Camp Crowfoot at the British Army Training Unit Suffield crashed near Wells Junction injuring two crew and killing one soldier. Pilot Cpl. Andy Bryson is in stable condition. identity of the deceased is withheld pending next of kin. An eight man European team will inspect. investigation begins Friday.
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Suffield
Crowfoot
Wells Junction
Andy Bryson
Mike Pilgrim
Thatcher
Europe
Alberta readies legal challenge to GST plan
Alberta government officials and federal proposals clash over a seven percent goods and services tax slated to start Jan. 1. Chief Government Whip Jim Hawkes says an injunction could be possible as Alberta seeks support from Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia for a Supreme Court challenge.
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Calgary
Alberta
Ottawa
Jim Hawkes
Johnston
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Supreme Court of Canada
Hawkes
Buchanan resigns to take Senate seat
Halifax reports Canada's longest serving premier, John Buchanan, resigns to accept a Senate appointment amid ongoing RCMP probes into alleged systematic government corruption. Deputy Premier Roger Bacon becomes premier as leadership race begins, while federal reactions condemn the move as crass and premature.
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Buchanan
Senate
Halifax
Brian Mulroney
Nova Scotia
John Buchanan
Remier
Ottawa
Mulroney
New Brunswick
Noel Kinsella
Herb Gray
NDP
Nelson Riis
British Columbia
Bill Vander Zalm
Lonefighter Leader Arrest Sparks Calgary Court Contempt Claim
RCMP arrested Lonefighter head Mil ton Born With A Tooth in Calgary amid the ongoing injunction over Oldman River diversion plans. A Lonefighter member Devalon Small Legs condemned the action as contempt and urged severe penalties for what he called a government goon squad. The feud centers on halting work for the $350 million dam project on the Oldman River at the Peigan reserve in southern Alberta.
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Calgary
RCMP
Milton Born
Peigan Reserve
Devalon
Alberta
Lonefighters
Peigan
Queen's Bench
Oldman
Oldman River
Peigans
William Egbert
Born
Lethbridge
Loran Thiemann
UN to consider easing sanctions as foreigners face hunger in Gulf
UN Security Council weighs sanctions relief as food and water shortages grow in Kuwait and Iraq. Javier Perez de Cuellar cites grim evidence of civilian hardships while Westerners flee via London and Ottawa. Iraq tightens searches for foreigners and detains men as hostages in a tense Persian Gulf crisis.
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Kuwait City
US State Department
Kuwait
Iraq
UN Security Council
Baghdad
Javier
Perez de Cuellar
Council
Iran
U.S
Persian Gulf
Canada
London
Canadian High Commission
Ray Girard
Raleigh
N.C
Ottawa
Ahmad el Khouder
Windsor
Ont
Khouder
Gatwick
USS
Ete
United States
Mohawk at Oka clash claims provocation by army
Mohawks at Kahnesatake west of Montreal accuse Ottawa Quebec City and the army of provoking a violent response to justify a military move. They say a soldier aimed at a warrior and fired a shot though no round was in the chamber while the army installed razor wire and night lights. The army retorts the warrior threatened a soldier and contradicts the claim.
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Oka
Kahnesatake
Montreal
Pierre Daigle
Royal 22Nd Regiment
Ottawa
Quebec City
Bob Antone
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Medicine Man Five
Calgary West
Dick Johnston
Michael Zareski
Government Services Department
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Gil Remillard
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