Stelco Strike Ends As Workers Accept Contract
After 125 days the Stelco walkout ends with about 80 percent approval of a three year deal. Local 1005 at Hilton Works Hamilton votes 7077 to 2283 in favor, plus similar majorities at Frost and Parkdale and Edmonton locals. The pact provides about 7.80 per hour over three years amid doubts if the strike was necessary.
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United Steelworkers of America
Stério
Hilton
Hamilton
Frost and Parkdale
Edmonton
Quebec
Dec Taylor
1005
Victor Pathe
Stelco
Inco Metals Co
Nanticoke Lake Erie
Saskatchewan farmer sent for psychiatric assessment in Murray case
Robert Charles Kieling, a 45 year old Saskatchewan farmer obsessed with singer Anne Murray, is sent back to Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre for further psychiatric evaluation. He must return to court on December 30 after disobeying a probation order to stay away from Murray and her premises.
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Toronto
Anne Murray
Penetanguishene
Ont
Robert Charles Kieling
Murray
Reid Scott
Kieling
Scott
Hiself
Canadian auto sales rise in November led by Ontario incentives
Canadian auto firms boosted November sales by 27 percent to 79,792 vehicles from October. GM of Canada sold 45,885 cars, up 35 percent month over month, while Ford of Canada rose 23.7 percent. Ontario tax rebates and financing deals spurred demand despite a 18.4 percent US drop.
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Toronto
Canada
Ontario
General Motors of Canada Ltd
Oshawa
Richard Colcomb
Colcomb
Oakville
Ford of Canada Ltd
William Wilson
Ford
Wilson
Chrysler Canada Ltd
Windsor
Ont
American Motors (Canada) Ltd
Jeep
Renault
AMC
North America
U.S
Trudeau says high rates are your fault as Bank of Canada holds
Prime Minister Trudeau blamed banks and market forces for high rates after the Bank of Canada rate slipped by one hundredth to 15.31 percent. He rejected a government policy of high rates while warning of potential unemployment and inflation. Canada’s unemployment rose in November to 928,000 but the rate fell slightly to 8.2 percent after seasonal adjustment.
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Bank of Canada
Trudeau
Canada
Gerald Bouey
Statistics Canada
Tention
New Democratic Party
Waffle Group
Rowland Frazee
Royal Bank of Canada
Watkins
United States
Domestic Auto Industry Benefits From Canada Sales Jump
National data indicate a slowing economy with high interest rates blamed for weak third quarter performance. Traders note the central bank may have over-tightened, needing to buy treasury bills to curb rate rises. Thursday brought relief for auto makers facing layoffs and banks with profit gains as Canadian car sales surged 27 percent in November from October.
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Treasury
Canada
MacGuigan to chair NATO ministers meeting in Brussels
External Affairs Minister Mark MacGuigan will be honorary president at the NATO foreign ministers gathering in Brussels to outline Canada’s stance on key Western issues amid East West tensions. U S Secretary of State Haig is expected to discuss Geneva talks with the Soviets as protests against nuclear missiles swirl across Western Europe.
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Ottawa
Mark MacGuigan
NATO
Brussels
Europe
MacGuigan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Canada
U.S
Alexander Haig
Geneva
Robert Falls
External Affairs Department
Economist blasts industry at Winnipeg meeting
University of Toronto economist Mel Watkins told the National Farmers Union annual meeting in Winnipeg that Canada's economy faces a deep crisis likely to worsen. He blamed the corporate sector, urged stronger government action and price controls over major firms, and criticized Bank of Canada and RCBC leaders for their inflation remedies. A separate note mentions NEU delegates debating constitutional amendments and a Guatemala native Indian refugee story.
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Winnipeg
University of Toronto
Mel Watkins
Watkins
National Farmers Union Annual Meeting
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Inco
Taylor
Canadian Forces Base
Kingston
Army
Chrittinos
Medicine Hat
Dunmore
Ein Small
B.C
Mother Nature
By Rod Edwards
NEU
Guatemala
Magdalena Tipaz
Committee of Native Unity
of Medicine
City Hall
Alberta
Maple Avenue
S.E
City of
Land Sales Department
Albert Nieman
Plymouth Chrysler Ltd
Dave Anderson
Dave
Terry
University of Saskatoon
Bruce
Todd
Medicine Hat High
Redcliff
Dr. S.W. Medicine Hat
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