A community trauma: police close in on suspects in the Air India tragedy

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Many members of Canada's Indian community lost loved ones on the Jun 23, 1985, explosion of Air India Flight 182 near Ireland. Of the 329 passengers killed, 278 were Canadian. Yet, 10 years later the Royal Canadian Mounted Police still has not made an arrest, frustrating the victims' families.

Canada, Airlines, Accidents, Terrorism, Indians (Asian people), Air India, Air India Flight 182 Bombing Incident, 1985, Indians in Canada

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A new tune in Quebec City: Blouchard plays down separatism - at least for now

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On a Jun 1996 visit to the US, Blouchard stated that he had no plans to have an early election or another referendum on the separation of Quebec even though he had threatened both just weeks before. Other indications of a shift in Blouchard's policies and attitudes are examined.

National liberation movements, Quebec, Prime ministers, Bouchard, Lucien

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The Quebec City spy

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Radio-Canada reported that Claude Morin was a paid informant for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police when he served as a constitutional adviser for five Quebec premiers. Morin says he was paid, but denies being an informant.

Ethical aspects, Informers, Morin, Claude

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