High school students protest Disney sweatshop practices in Hollywood
In Los Angeles, students Darwin Marenco Gregorio Ruiz and Shanel Hernandez join a Saturday protest outside a Disney store on Hollywood Boulevard. The National Labor Committee accuses Disney contractors in Bangladesh of long hours and poverty pay for T shirt production.
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Darwin Marenco
Gregorio Ruiz
Shanel Hernandez
Disney
Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Disney Company
Bangladesh
United States
National Labor Committee
Restaurant trade groups protest milk price hike
The Canadian Dairy Commission approved a roughly four percent rise in industrial milk prices effective Feb 1, boosting skim milk powder to 5.20 per kg and butter to 6.10 per kg. The move increases producer prices for industrial dairy used by restaurants and caterers, prompting concerns from the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association.
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Ottawa
Canadian Dairy Commission
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Dairy Commission
Canada
Commission
John Core
Ownership concerns may delay restart of Bruce Power reactors
Bruce Power faces a possible restart delay as the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission weighs staff recommendations to bar refueling until ownership issues are resolved. British Energy PLC backs emergency guarantees. an impending sale to Cameco TransCanada Borealis is cited to secure funding. Ontario relies on about 1500 MW from Bruce Power to meet peak demand.
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Toronto Race Power LP
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Ottawa
Bruce Power
Commission
Duncan Hawthorne
Ontario
Bruce
British Energy PLC
British Energy
Cameco Corp
Saskatchewan
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd
Calgary
Borealis Capital Corp
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board
Hawthorne
Tom Adams
Energy Probe
AltaGas Utilities files Phase II General Rate Application
AltaGas Utilities Inc files Phase II of its 2000 2001 2002 General Rate Application with the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board seeking revised revenue requirements and rates for sales transportation and buy sell activities. It outlines a negotiated settlement process with a kickoff meeting January 14 2003 at the Executive Royal Inn Leduc and invites interested parties to participate.
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Altagas Utilities Inc
AltaGas
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
the Board
Alta
Executive Royal Inn
Leduc
Alberta
Royal Inn
Lear Room
Sparrow Drive
Robert J. Koizumi
CMA
45Th Street
Rkoizumi
Agut
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Information Services
Mark McJannet
Utilities
Gov.ab.ca
5Th Avenue
EUB
Tellier move lifts Bombardier shares on Toronto market
Bombardier shares jumped nearly eight percent to 5.50 after confirmation that Canadian National Railway CEO Paul Tellier will leave CN to head Bombardier. Analysts cautioned the industry remains troubled despite the leadership shakeup while Barrick Gold, Iamgold and Kinross posted gains and the TSX rose. Nortel Networks also advanced as it pledged assets to banks under new financing.
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Toronto
Bombardier Inc
U.S
S&p
TSX Venture Exchange
New York
Iraq
North Korea
Dow
TSX
Barrick
Iamgold
Kinross
Bombardier
Canadian National Railway
Paul Tellier
Tellier
Canadian National
Ross Healy
Strategic Analysis Corp
Nortel Networks
Nortel
Canada Life seeks alternatives to 6.4B Manulife takeover
Canada Life's board directs a special committee to pursue strategic alternatives while regulators review Manulife's 40 cash or 1.055 share offer. Manulife touts value and fit as potential rivals weigh in, including Great West Lifeco. Prices move on the Toronto Exchange as Canada Life shares rise and Manulife dips.
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Toronto
Canada Life
Manulife Financial
Manulife
MFC
Canada Life Common
North America
Canada
Great West Lifeco
Power Financial Group
PWF
Dominic D'Alessandro
D'Alessandro
U.S
A.M. Best Co
Standard & Poor's Corp
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