Job cuts spark inflation battle in Ottawa and Montreal
Ottawa signals short term higher unemployment to curb inflation as Air Canada plans 2000 layoffs and CN Rail hints at 5000 more next year. Bell Canada eyed staff reductions in two years, as wage controls limit rises to six percent this year and five percent in 1983.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Air Canada
Canadian National Railways
Transport
Jean- Luc Pepin
Maurice LeClair
Bell Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Arctic
Pepin
CP Rail
CP Air
Via Rail Canada
Claude Taylor
Reagan Secures Ceasefire as Beirut Talks Resume
A new ceasefire in Beirut held overnight following a U.S. push led by President Reagan. Negotiators including Lebanese PM Shafik Wazzan resumed talks with the PLO to secure withdrawal from West Beirut, amid Israeli bombardment and casualties in the city.
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Associated Press
Beirut
U.S
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
Reagan
Menachem Begin
PLO
West Beirut
Shafik Wazzan
Chatilla
Bourj el- Barjaneh
Israel
Alberta extends oil and gas aid program to new wells
Alberta expands incentives under its oil and gas activity program to include injection and observation wells plus exploratory wells near existing fields. The government will cover 50 percent of servicing costs up to 75 000 dollars for work completed by end of 1982 with total program cost not to exceed 250 million dollars.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Energy
Merv Leitch
Leitch
Alberta premier says fed plan fading energy program
Peter Lougheed tells Edmonton TV panel that Ottawa is slowly moving away from the national energy program. He cites Suncor tax cut and NEB export approval as signs of shift, and notes a $350 million Fort McMurray expansion amid downturn. He urges optimism for oil industry.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Ottawa
Suncor Inc
Fort McMurray
National Energy Board
BC Union Sets Ground Rules for Resumed Talks
The British Columbia Government Employees Union general secretary says ground rules were set for resuming collective bargaining on productivity wages and other issues. After a private meeting with Mike Davison talks will restart Monday with small committees and broad discussions to gauge feasibility of full negotiations. The union rejected the last contract offer 93.4 percent, prompting a six day work stoppage and a run on liquor stores. Fryer cautions no optimism for a quick settlement unless all items are open for negotiation.
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Victoria
British Columbia Government Employees Union
John Fryer
Mike Davison
Government Employee Relations Bureau
Fryer
Ottawa
Davison
Fry
Medicine Hat teams face transport study and rough baseball loss
Weather notes predict few clouds for Saturday with a high of 23 and a low of 10. Medicine Hat will study its transportation system on Page 3. In sports, the Blue Jays were hammered 16 to 2 by the Butte Copper Kings on Thursday night, with 17 hits for the Copper Kings as reported on Page 11.
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Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Revealed As One Of The Cheapest Cities To Live
A city survey by economic development officer Dave Cormier compares 16 Western Canadian cities on taxes and utilities. Medicine Hat shows the lowest average three bedroom bungalow tax levy and low utility costs, with Cranbrook close on taxes but higher heating and service costs. Lethbridge and Edmonton see higher tax bills. Cranbrook’s total energy bill for the same home far exceeds Medicine Hat.
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Dave Cormier
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
B.C
Medicine Hat
Cranbrook
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Fort McMurray
Cormier
Ken Sauer
Trans-Alta Utilities Corporation
Sauer
Dawn Douglas
Davison
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Western Canada
Connaught Golf Club
Grant
Ledarhouse
Phil
Robin Schloht
Jamil Hilal
Philip Habib
Habib
Hilal
Leo Leclerc
Reg Basken
Jack Foster
Canadian Association of Independent Businesses
Party
Risik
Ann Landers
Ben Tierney Bridge
Charles Lynch
Gordon Wright
Mike Royko
Beene
Renee
Pete Massey
Ald
George Davison
Finance Committee
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