Reversal of fortune: a trial casts doubt on Saskatchewan's Tories

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The once-powerful Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative party, which today holds just ten seats in the provincial parliament, could suffer another political setback with the May 1995 opening of Lorne McLaren's fraud trial. Premier Roy Romanow may call an election to coincide with the trial.

Cases, Political activity, Political aspects, Political corruption, New Democratic Party (Canada), Conservative Party of Canada, McLaren, Lorne

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To tax or cut: Saskatchewan raised taxes, Alberta cut programs. Both are about to balance budgets

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Both Saskatchewan and Alberta instituted budget deficit reductions plans, Saskatchewan did it through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases, while Alberta cut 20% from government spending without raising taxes. A comparison of the two plans is given.

Planning, Economic aspects, Cover Story, Economic policy, Interview, Government spending policy, Alberta, Budget deficits, Klein, Ralph, Romanow, Roy

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Flying high: bush pilots ply the risky northern skies

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Bush pilots in northern Canada charted the wilderness of northern Canada and have delivered mail and medicine to remote people while enduring the freezing temperatures since the 1920s. Stories of bush pilots are presented.

Canada, Behavior, Discovery and exploration, Greenland, Bush pilots, May, Wilfrid

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