Canada Post faces GST talk with fashion flare and audits
Terry O Shaughnessy notes Canada Post public relations blitz with new uniforms and a Q1 1990 performance audit while GST debate rages. The crown corporation is pressed to disclose postal rate changes ahead of a January 1 1991 GST rollout and its impact on stamps and services.
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Paris
New York
Ottawa
Canada Post
Post Office
Canada
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Don Lander
Canada Post Corporation
Prairie history not dull: Annie Russell saga on the prairie
A Canadian prairie history note recounts the Annie Russell case near Sioux City in 1890s. Rev O H Sproul sparked media hysteria by claiming a white raised girl among an Indian family, prompting Canadian families like the Turtons to adopt her. Thomas Aspdin later proved ties to a white fur trader. the Turtons kept Annie as their daughter. The tale underscores how sensational prairie history can be.
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Sioux City
South Dakota
O.H. Sproul
Annie Russell
Sproul
U.S
White Fawn
Ludwig Stelter
Medicine Hat
Dunmore Junction
John
Adelaide Turton
Cannington Manor
Moosomin
Turtons
Canada
Winnipeg
Thomas Aspdin
Annie
Adelaide
Winnipeg City Oddities and Notable Incidents
Last weekend groups from Manitoba and Saskatchewan traveled via taxi from downtown Winnipeg to the airport en route to Amsterdam. The piece notes city issues from licensing cats and dog bylaw enforcement to derelict services, crime, and civic debates. It highlights unusual events, complaints about venues, and provocative social commentary on Winnipeg life.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Royal Canadian Legion
Amsterdam
Holland
Toronto
Denise
Marcel Frecon
Redvers
Sask
Farmers demand urgent action to aid prairie agriculture
In a forceful letter John Plohman of the NDP rural development critic outlines farm crises from plunging wheat prices to high interest rates. He calls for a Farm Income Stabilization Program, immediate interest relief, low interest loans for farmers, and long term leaseback options, urging readers to pressure federal and provincial leaders.
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Charlie Mayer
Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Farstfy
Pens Through the Ages and a Million Lost Parcels
A reflective essay traces the writer's lifelong habit of pens from slate and nibs to ballpoints and felt tips. He recalls cherished tools, lost collections, and oddball clues like a Government of Canada biro and a Venus pen, musing on how pens move through life like money and paperclips.
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Alexander
Government of Canada
Prime Minister
Bond Place
Td Love
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JP Peedles
Peter Warren
Ft. Gary
Laura Lindstrom
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
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Jim McCrae
Manitoba Law League
Highlander
Edmonton
Federal Treasury
Gary Filmon
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