Trudeau broadens cabinet with Western and ethnic representation
Prime Minister Trudeau reshuffles the cabinet adding West and ethnic voices to key posts. Charles Caccia becomes labor minister. Jack Austin named minister of state for Western representation. Judy Erola gains status of women. Serge Joyal assists with constitutional duties. Bennett Campbell becomes veterans affairs minister. Regan moves to secretary of state.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Maritimes
Jack Austin
British Columbia
Charles Caccia
Davenport
Toronto
Labor
Gerald Regan
Nova Scotia
Caccia
Spadina
Bennett Campbell
Prince Edward Island
Veterans Affairs
Mines
Judy Erola
Manpower
Lloyd Axworthy
Serge Joyal
Quebec
Liberals
Justice
Jean Chretien
Austin
Energy
Western Canada
Regan
Erola
Sudbury
Nickel Belt
Energy price policy keeps costs steady after tax swap
Ottawa maintained gasoline and heating oil prices by replacing a temporary oil tax with an equivalent levy. Energy Minister Marc Lalonde announced the change, lifting the $1.85 per barrel tax while raising the same amount through the petroleum compensation charge to offset a deficit. Prices at the pump are set to rise modestly but stay near current levels until December 1.
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Ottawa
Marc Lalonde
Albert
Lalonde
Edmonton
Alberta
Weather and Baseball Briefs Highlight City News
Weather section notes few clouds and a high of 18 with a low of 3. Mayor Ted Grimm pledges strict procedural enforcement ahead of a televised meeting. In baseball, Andre Dawson’s 17 inning grounder gave the Montreal Expos a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Alberta seeks hazardous waste sites north of Medicine Hat
The government rules out Suffield as a collection site and prioritizes land north of Medicine Hat for drilling tests to locate a Crown land site with stable clay. Tests run until next April address toxic wastes including oil sludge and insecticide containers, with future plant locations planned for Calgary Edmonton corridor and other cities.
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Edmonton
Suffield Islock
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Suffield Range
Hazardous Waste Committee
Frank Belyea
Environment Assessment Division
Suffield
Belyea
Calgary-Edmonton
Fort McMurray
Fort Saskatchewan
Red Deer
Supreme Court to Rule Monday on Constitution Package
The Supreme Court of Canada will deliver its ruling at 10 30 a m EDT Monday on the legality of the Liberal governments constitutional package to amend the British North America Act without provincial consent. Chief Justice Bora Laskin will read the decision live on television as 55 counsel argued the case from Ottawa and the 10 provinces, eight opposing the Trudeau plan. monitors will show the ruling in an east courtroom for those unable to enter the main chamber.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Bora Laskin
Canada
Supreme Court
Commons
City eyes propane fuel for city vehicles study
City officials will study powering municipally owned vehicles with liquified natural gas or propane over the next six months. Public works director Lorne Thompson told the council the review will run six months. Mayor Ted Grimm noted natural gas could be attractive if a new gas field is developed. Alderman Ken Sauer warned propane may slow transit buses due to slower acceleration.
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Public Works
Lorne Thompson
Ted Grimm
Ald
Ken Sauer
Utilities Committee
Canada and U S condemn Soviet militarism at UN
Canada joined the United States in condemning Soviet actions before the UN while outlining gaps with Washington on aid to developing nations. Mark MacGuigan urged global economic negotiations and announced Canada will target 0.15 percent of GNP for aid, aiming for 0.7 percent by decade’s end.
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Canada
United States
Washington
Mark MacGuigan
Afghanistan
U.S
Alexander Haig
Cambodia
Kampuchea
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Haig
Reagan
Cancun
Mexico
MacGuigan
Trudeau
Remembrance Day bylaw under review by city council
A task force is formed to review Bylaw 1889 which bars many shops on Remembrance Day and carries up to 100 in fines. Council aims to fix inconsistencies after the bylaw was ruled unenforceable, with input from trades groups, the chamber, and city agencies.
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Darwin Greaves
Ald
Sam Stone
Stone
Sauer
Council
Trades and Labor Society
Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Businesses Association
Royal Canadian Legion
Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada
Construction Association
Frank O'Connell
Harry Yuill
Yuill
Public Works Department
Alberta
Lethbridge
John Gogo
Gogo
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Schenectady
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Allen Panteries
Ann Landers
Charles Lynch City News
Manitoba
Newfoundland
City Eyes
Richard Helm
Grimm
George Davison
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