Alberta nurses seek 52 percent pay hike and shorter hours
Alberta hospitals plan fair offers to nurses amid shortages and high wages in other provinces. Nurses represented by United Nurses of Alberta push for a 52 percent two year increase, shorter hours, and better benefits as unions cite comparisons with teachers and police.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Donna Angus
Alberta Hospital Association
United Nurses of al
Berta
Heather Smith
Angus
Canada
Law blasted for wildlife neglect in new forestry bill
Environmentalists attack Ottawa over a federal forestry bill calling for sustainable development while the government defends integrated forest management. Critics urge explicit protections for wildlife and old growth, labeling the bill outdated despite passage in the House.
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Ottawa
Frank Oberle
Ministry of State For Forestry
Department of Forestry
Commons
Senate
Vicky Husband
The
Sierra Club of
Western Canada
Socreds Lose Sixth Bid in British Columbia by election
Premier Bill Vander Zalm faced a leadership crossroads after Susan Brice lost Oak Bay-Gordon Head to Elizabeth Cull by 508 votes. Cull, a 37 year old school trustee, defeated Oak Bay mayor Susan Brice as Vander Zalm vowed to consider his future and reveal thoughts in January.
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Vander Zalm
Secred
Cariboo
Cull
Brice
Oak
Bay
Five die in highway crash near Medicine Hat Alberta
Five people were killed when a westbound grey Mercury struck an eastbound Kenworth semi on Highway 3 about six kilometres west of Medicine Hat. The crash occurred around 9 a.m. in blowing snow with ice and reduced visibility. Names withheld pending identification.
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Highway 3
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan
RCMP
Lloyd Mildon
Edmonton
Mercury
Mildon
Cecil Wesley
Taber
Kenworth
Koch Oil and Gas Ltd
Roy Peirson
Wesley
Medicine Hat Rcmp Corp
Byron Fussell
Medicine Hat Rcmp
Trade in Goods Falls Into Deficit for October
Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of 421 million dollars in October after a revised 134 million dollar surplus in September. Imports grew faster than exports, aided by a strong dollar making Canadian goods pricier abroad. Economist Ernie Stokes warned the deficit could raise national debt and raise recession fears as markets opened with the loonie at 85.98 US cents.
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Ottawa
Canada
Statistics Canada
Ernie Stokes
Wefa Group
Toronto
Stokes
Suspect in bombing returns to Canada from England
Inderjit Singh Reyat a former Duncan resident charged in a 1985 Narita Airport bombing that killed two baggage handlers. He arrived at Vancouver International Airport under RCMP escort from London and appeared in B C Supreme Court where he was remanded until January 15.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Island
Narita
Tokyo
Canada
England
Inderjit Singh Reyat
Duncan
B.C
RCMP
Vancouver International
Wardair
London
Reyat
B.C. Supreme Court
James Jardine
Howard Callaghan
David Waddington
David Gibbons
Callaghan
Storm over RCMP probe inflames Ottawa Hill
A wave of anger swept Parliament Hill as RCMP Commissioner Inkster disclosed that 15 MPs and senators are under investigation for possible wrongdoing. Prime Minister Mulroney and other MPs said Inkster’s remarks cast a cloud over Parliament and urged public disclosure of the list. Speaker Fraser ordered an inquiry into Inkster’s comments and Parliament’s rights and immunities. Jas hired lawyer Robert St Louis to advise on handling ongoing investigations.
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Ottawa
Eta Hill
RCMP
Brian Mulroney
Norman Inkster
Commons Justice Committee
John Fraser
Inkster
Jas
Parliament Hill
Montreal
Robert St. Louis
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Paul VanPeenen
Calgary
Judith Ford
Husband
Oberle
Elizabeth May
Cultural Survival
B.C. Socreds
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