Canada Faces A Two Tier GST Plan Uproar
Opposition grows against the federal decision to go it alone with GST. The piece recallsFinance Minister Michael Wilson and the failed push to unify provincial and federal sales taxes by a January 1, 1901 deadline. It notes Quebec and Ontario refusal to cooperate, a looming federal election, and calls for returning to a simpler national tax system.
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Finance
Michael Wilson
Finance Department
Quebec
Ontario
Bulloch
Alberta
Wilson
Canada
Journalists rally against censorship in Doug Small case
A veteran writer critiques censorship while reporting on Doug Small, a TV newsman charged with possession of stolen goods tied to a budget leak. Canadian press debate follows, with papers from Melfort to The Pas weighing in on secrecy, public interest, and the media’s role.
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Nile
Doug Small
Melfort Journal
Small
Morris and Whitewood
Upasquia Times
Scratching River Post
Morris
Lle Ts
Mounties face bilingualism and turban policy backlash in Manitoba
The RCMP in Manitoba faces criticism over a bilingualism policy and a move to allow recruits to wear turbans and religious symbols. Critics cite language quotas and loss of identity, while supporters point to inclusive policing. Alberta MP Robbie Sparrow led a 10000 name petition against turbans. Residents and officers report strain in transfer cases and public discourse, with investigations into native justice hearings fueling further allegations.
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Canada
Manitoba
RCMP
Quebec
Mall-Town
Lac du Bonnet
Valley
Native Justice
Holiday money tips for prudent travel
Managing your money for a family holiday covers budgeting avoid borrowing for travel and choosing Canada or foreign trips. It advises extra medical and cancellation insurance, notifying police and insurer when away, securing home care, using safety deposits for valuables, carrying limited cash and using traveler's cheques with numbers kept separately. It highlights registering valuables, buying early tickets, and carrying local currency plus airport exchange facilities.
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Harry L. Mardon
Canada
United States
North American
McDonald’s Arrives: Town Celebrates In Mock Epic
A whimsical townwide riff on the arrival of McDonald’s, claiming the ceremony defines a community’s birth. The piece parodies civic pomp while imagining a future where fast food dominance reshapes life, travel, and local culture.
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McDonald's
Hamburg
McDonald’s
London
Paris
Rome
Moscow
China
Dingdong Deng
Beijing
Reader's Digest
McDonalds
Elizabeth
Pisa
Vatican City
Sistine Chapel
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John Bulloch
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Roy Greena
Mulroney
The
Peter Warren
Biaw Heritage
Cana Customs
Peter
By Peter Hessel
MacDonald’s
Golden Gates
Russell Banner
P.O
Russell
Ofice
Main Street
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Cen
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