Alberta farmers await details on federal aid
Alberta farmers will receive 126.8 million from the federal program with 84.5 million share for the province under a 60 40 split. Officials say they are discussing distribution as they speed toward implementing the aid while Ty Lund criticizes the overall package.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Agriculture Department
Janice Harrington
Ag Department
Ty Lund
Bank of Canada directors approve large pay raises
Ottawa based Bank of Canada officials vote to raise per diem pay from 385 475 to 565 665 dollars daily and annual retainers from 4600 5500 to 7300 8600 dollars. Travel meal and hospitality costs are covered and most directors hold private sector jobs. The plan was approved by the federal cabinet last month.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Central Bank
Time Is Money, But Enjoyment Requires Time
A quote from Oprah Winfrey notes that wealth holds little value without time to savor it. The saying underscores the balance between money and free moments to appreciate life.
Calgary airport lax on foot and mouth controls prompts worry
A Calgary traveler from the U.K. argues luggage checks are skipped and disinfection mats insufficient amid fears EU to Canada disease spread. She says bags were not inspected, and farms are a risk. officials cite random checks and targeted questions to guide inspections. MP Monte Solberg supports stronger shoe and farm history checks and disinfectant readiness.
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Medicine Hat
U.K
Calgary
Canada
Gordon Luchin
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Alberta
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Luchia
Monte Solberg
Solberg
Romanow to lead national health care inquiry
Former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow was named to head a national health care commission and will pursue participation from Quebec despite the province’s threat to join the boycott. The 2002 deadline to propose reforms stresses obtaining broad provincial support for Medicare standards.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Roy Romanow
National
Commission On Health Care
Quebec
Romanow
Jean Chretien
Remy Trudel
Bernard Landry
Trudel
Nova Scotia women collect bras for anti free trade protest
A group of Nova Scotia women plan to collect 300 bras with donor messages and display them at the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City. Joyce Kingsford says the bras will be attached to a web of ribbons cloth and banners at protest sites to symbolize solidarity.
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New Glasgow
N.S
Nova Scotia
Quebec City
Joyce Kingsford
Solidarity
Calgary transit strike sees 10 arrests as managers run buses
Calgary police arrested 10 union strike captains as managers operated buses for about two hours amid a six week walkout. More than 200 strikers stood outside a bus barn, delaying 46 buses with no violence. Officials sought a Labour Relations Board injunction to limit pickets while service ran on limited routes.
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Calgary
Alberta Labour Relations Board
Terry Montgomery
Montgomery
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