Ottawa faces mortgage relief battle with protests
Angry homeowners pressure the Canadian government as Housing Minister Paul Cosgrove urges banks to halt foreclosures and explore aid, while Finance Minister Allan MacEachen casts doubt on a formal moratorium and signals broader sacrifice. Ottawa weighs housing expenditure measures based on income share.
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Canada
Parliament Hill
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Saskatchewan beef stabilization plan outlined by government
Saskatchewan details a voluntary beef stabilization program aiming to fix a minimum price for slaughter cattle and buffer farmers from price swings. The plan includes a five million dollar fund, dollar-for-dollar matching with producer contributions, and a six year participation requirement for cattle producers.
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Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan Federation of Agriculture
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Egypt expels Soviet experts amid Sadat crackdown
Cairo announced the expulsion of the last Soviet experts and a Kremlin plot claim. Ambassador Polyakov, embassy staff, two journalists and a Hungarian diplomat were given 48 hours to depart, with over 1,000 contracts ending and a shift toward a pro Western line.
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Egypt
Kremlin
Anwar Sadat
Mohammed Nabawi Ismail
Vladimir Polyakov
Polyakov
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Sadat
Aswan High Dam
Soviet Union
Canadian juniors named to world championship team
Steve Tsujiura is among 20 players chosen by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for the national junior team. The squad will compete at the world junior championship in Minnesota later this year.
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Steve Tsujiura
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Minnesota
Medicine Hat weighs ending spray program amid health warnings
Alderman Pete Simpson says the city will review the 1982 budget to decide if a mosquito spraying program is needed after warnings by Dr. Joseph Cummins that the propoxur based pesticide used this summer may pose cancer risks. Mayor Grimm supports the review while Alberta Environment weighs federal licensing decisions.
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Medicine Hat
Pete Simpson
Community Services Committee
Joseph Cummins
University of Western Ontario
Ted Grimm
Grimm
Cummins
Alberta Environment
Bruce Taylor
Taylor
Bruce Croucher
Sherry Bosley
Croucher
Bosley
Simpson
Olson found fit to stand trial in mass murder case
Clifford Robert Olson 41 of Coquitlam is deemed fit to stand trial for the nine missing victims in southwestern British Columbia. The judge remanded him to Friday as police continue seeking two more teenage girls. Olson’s lawyer claims abusive treatment by prisoners and staff is occurring while custody is unresolved.
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B.C
Robert Shantz
Romilly
Shantz
Hall
Chilliwack
Judy Kozma
New Westminster
Burnaby Court
Grain workers end 16 day strike in Thunder Bay
In Thunder Bay 1600 grain handlers vote to accept a new contract with six elevator companies ending a 16 day strike. President Frank Mazur says a “great majority” approved the settlement by show of hands with 80 to 90 percent turnout. Work could resume by 4 p.m. EDT. The deal retroactive to Feb 1 raises wages $1.50 an hour first year and $1.20 second year. contract runs to Jan 31, 1983.
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Thunder Bay
Ont
Lake Superior
Frank Mazur
Opposition mounts to sports wagering pool
Ottawa faces provincial resistance as Ontario, Quebec threaten court action and plan rival pools. Manitoba hints at talks among lottery ministers while a Tory MP calls for Regan’s resignation over past statements. Regan argues the plan is a pool not a lottery, aiming to fund amateur sports and research.
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Ottawa
Gerald Regan
Ontario
Quebec
Regan
Commons
Manitoba
Bob Banman
Banman
Great Britain
Canada
House of Commons
Hansard
Otto
Jelinek
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