Winnipeg food costs lower than most west of Ottawa Hull region
The Anti-Inflation Board reports Winnipeg has the lowest weekly nutritious diet cost among 12 cities west of Ottawa Hull, rising to fifth place from seventh since April 1976 to 1977. Winnipeg's average is 47.02 dollars, while Quebec City is lowest at 45.13 and St. John’s highest at 52.10.
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St. John’s
Toronto
Charlottetown
Edmonton
Regina
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Yellowknife
Whitehorse
Don’t Leave Tots Unattended in Cars
Manitoba Health minister Laurent Desjardins warns against leaving young children or pets unattended in parked cars. Tests show interior temperatures rise quickly in direct sun, reaching dangerous levels even with windows open. He cites U.S. infant deaths and notes Manitoba summers commonly hit 27 C, urging parents to avoid leaving small children alone in cars.
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Winnipeg
Laurent L. Desjardins
Manitoba
Desjardins
United States
Manitoba Extends Touch-Tone Service to Wider Areas
Touch-Tone service expands beyond Winnipeg and Brandon on June 1 to most Manitoba subscribers. A new line of compact sets behind the dial converts button presses into central office pulses, enabling suburban and rural areas to receive the service where multi party lines permit. Some rural exchanges remain unable due to latch or plunger-type sets.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Telephone System
Winnipeg
Brandon
Reggies Ramblings on Language Integration Sparks Debate
Lucien Lessard, a minister in Quebec's national assembly, argues English speaking residents should integrate into the French speaking majority. He questions why French Canadian integration into English Canada would be seen as offensive. A bus rider also jokes that Friday the thirteenth brings no luck.
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Lucien Lessard
Quebec ‘‘National Assembly
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