August 25, 1997

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August 25, 1997

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OH, DIANA!
COVER

OH, DIANA!

By BRUCE WALLACE13 min
MELTDOWN
Canada

MELTDOWN

A killer or 'a patsy'?
WORLD

A killer or 'a patsy'?

By ANDREW PHILLIPS7 min
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OH, DIANA! 4445
COVER

OH, DIANA!

Royalty must put on a show, and the current one is a blockbuster By BRUCE WALLACE13 min
MELTDOWN 1213
Canada

MELTDOWN

Seven nuclear plants are shut down the wake of a stunningly critical study
A killer or 'a patsy'? 2627
WORLD

A killer or 'a patsy'?

Martin Luther King's confessed assassin bids for a new hearing By ANDREW PHILLIPS7 min
TheMail 45

TheMail

The Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner (Avro coined the name “Jetliner”) first flew on Aug. 10, 1949, beating the Boeing 707 by eight years. Long before the all-Canadian Bombardier CRJ-700 (“Sky King,” Cover, Aug. 11), the Jetliner was an advanced medium-range, 725 km/h, intercity, 40-seat passenger jet that set records every time it flew, and gained the admiration and interest of several U.S. airliners, the U.S. military and Trans World Airlines owner Howard Hughes.
Gypsy dreams 2425
World

Gypsy dreams

A Czech TV show spurs a refugee surge in Canada
Duelling pens 2021
CANADA

Duelling pens

Ottawa turns up the heat in the unity debate By BRENDA BRANSWELL6 min
Alas, poor victim 7273
Books

Alas, poor victim

A forensic expert spins a gruesome thriller By DIANE TURBIDE6 min
SHOWING THEIR AGE 1617
SPECIAL REPORT

SHOWING THEIR AGE

Management is not the CANDU's only problem By MARK NICHOLS5 min
Children in crisis 2829
WORLD

Children in crisis

Aid agencies say thousands are starving to death By NOMI MORRIS5 min
Opening Notes 1011

Opening Notes

Traditionalists who think that Parliament Hill is in Ottawa have a surprise coming: there is also such a place in Quebec City. Quebec’s National Capital Commission—a two-year-old regional government body modelled on the federal agency of the same name—has started offering English-speaking visitors a self-guided walking tour of “Parliament Hill,” which includes 33 points of interest near the provincial legislature. By BARBARA WICKENS5 min
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