Forgotten Children Abuse Crisis Across Canada Highlighted
Patrick Nagle notes a long pattern of child abuse in Canada starting with the 1987 priest conviction. Investigations and support groups span Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Manitoba as authorities face alleged coverups and systemic neglect in welfare and church institutions.
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Patrick Nagle
Southam
ST. John's
Newfoundland
Canada
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Manitoba
Mount Cashel
Tories prepare for Senate battle over GST push
Ottawa reports a GST showdown as Senate votes loom. Prime Minister Mulroney fills the chamber with five more Tory appointees bringing to 46 the Tory seats in the 104 member Senate while Liberals hold 52. New appointees include Trevor Eyton Claude Castonguay James Kelleher John Lynch Staunton and Mabel DeWare.
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Julian Beltrame
Southam News
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Tories
Liberals
Reform Party
Robert Kaplan
Toronto
Trevor Eyton
Brascan Ltd
Quebec
Claude Castonguay
James Kelleher
Montreal
John Lynch Staunton
New Brunswick
Mabel DeWare
Ottawa native negotiators seek middle ground to end Mohawk siege
Native mediator Chief Bob Antone says Confederacy officials are meeting with Quebec and federal representatives to craft a new peace proposal to end the four week siege of armed Mohawk Warriors. He notes discussions are not formal negotiations and hopes a draft is ready by Tuesday.
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Ottawa
Bob Antone
Quebec
Antone
Iraq Warns of War Over Embargo and Oil Targets
Iraqi leaders threaten full-scale war to resist the UN embargo aimed at pressuring Baghdad over Kuwait. The communique cites Israel and Middle East oil fields as possible targets while urging the world to heed regional peril.
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Ap-Reuters-Cp
Israel
Middle East
America
Revolution Command Council
Baath Party
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
UN Security Council
Saddam
Kuwait
Baghdad
France
Baghad
Saudi Arabia
Francois Mitterrand
UN General Assembly
Tariq Aziz
State Department
Aziz
New York
De Klerk Seeks US Backing Amid South Africa Reforms
President Bush offers support to F W de Klerk in Washington as the two discuss aiding South Africa's move to democracy. The visit follows de Klerk’s liberalizing steps and Mandela's release, but violence in townships tempers the moment.
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Ap-Reuters
Washington
George Bush
F. W. de Klerk
South Africa
Bush
de Klerk
United States
Reagan
U.S Congress
U.S
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Congressional Black Caucus
Mandela
Globe reporter accuses army of provoking Mohawk standoff
Globe and Mail reporter Geoffrey York says Canadian Forces seek confrontation with Mohawks at Kanesatake treatment centre. He describes soldiers throwing stones and using helicopters with spotlights while Major Jean-Paul MacDonald defends security measures. York criticizes army control over coverage.
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Oka
Que
Globe and Mail
Kanesatake
Geoffrey York
York
Jean-Paul MacDonald
MacDonald
Surete du Quebec
Gwen Smith
The
Globe
Canada
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William Petten
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Claude Arpin
Montreal Gazette
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