Africa's children bear brutal life in war torn lands
The report profiles Mozambican youth like 14 year old Arlindo in Maputo a survivor of the RENAMO rebel terror. It notes mass death famine and violence across Africa with seven wars and five famines ongoing and life expectancy under 60 in many nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Manthorpe Southam
Harare
Zimbabwe
Arlindo
Matola
Mozambique
Maputo
Asia
Renamo
Africa
Angola
Telus sale sparks government $21 million safeguard
Alberta's telecom minister Fred Stewart said he was shocked by an earnings miscalculation tied to Telus shares sold by the province and outlined a $21 million safeguard for NovAtel Communications. The government will inject funds and may buy back NovAtel if performance falters, while investors may withdraw offers by Oct. 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Fred Stewart
Telus Corp
Telus
Alex McEachern
Stewart
NovAtel Communications Ltd
Novatel
Don Craig
Craig
Senate tax motion pressures the PM
Liberal led Senate committee votes to reject the GST bill and urges the Senate to kill the tax. The move pressures Prime Minister Mulroney to use a constitutional provision to stack eight Tory senators and accelerate passage or defeat of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Beauchesne
Southam
Ottawa
Senate
Brian Mulroney
Buckwold
Sidney Buckwold
Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee
Jean-Maurice Simard
Simard
Canada
Jackson brings his road show to Mohawk standoff
Montreal visit frames Mohawk crisis as Jackson reports with a journalist’s sensibility and a preacher’s voice. He signs autographs kisses babies and hugs elders while urging more communication and comparing the Mohawk stand to Iraq Kuwait events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Peter Maser
Southam
Montreal
Jesse Jackson
United States
Oka
Que
Iraq
Kuwait
Opposition MPs attack government as Mohawk crisis dominates Commons
In Ottawa the fall sitting opened with sharp attacks on the Mulroney government over the Mohawk crisis at Oka Quebec and Canada’s Gulf war deployment. Mulroney defended troop dispatch, denounced calls for Sidon’s resignation, and promised swift action while Bloc Quebecois debuts and Robichaud resigns Beausejour seat for Chretien to enter Parliament.
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Ottawa
Persian Gulf
Commons
Oka
Que
Mulroney
Tom Siddon
Quebec
Siddon
Gulf
Lloyd Axworthy
Lucien Bouchard
Bloc Quebecois
NDP
Liberal
Fernand Robichaud
Jean Chretien
New Brunswick
Beausejour
Unclear Crisis Sparks Tense Talks and Warnings
Fragmentary report notes a conflict with claims of potential escalation and warnings from an official figure that violence may rise if talks fail. No concrete dates or names are readable.
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