Vancouver hunger strike protests Chilean junta
Rosa among six Vancouver protesters who have not eaten for over nine days as part of an international effort pressing Chile's military regime to disclose the fate of about 2,500 disappeared prisoners. The strike began in Santiago on May 22 with 66 relatives and has spread to 10 Canadian cities with roughly 200 participants.
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Vancouver
Rosa
Chile
Augusto Pinochet
Santiago
Salvatore Allende
Canada
Supermarket slogan protest yields partial refunds in Saskatoon
Saskatoon consumer group Nutana Adult Education Centre led refunds from Dominion Stores up to 50 percent by demanding refunds on higher priced items. Dominion will only consider Canada Safeway Economy Stores and Labhlaw Groceteria for refunds and will not refund sale items or cross store price comparisons. Betty Lees says Dominion ignores customer concerns and refuses broad refunds.
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Saskatoon
Dominion Stores Ltd
Betty Lees
Nutana Adult Education
Centre Group
Dominion
Canada Safeway Ltd
Economy
Labhlaw Groceteria
Lees
Dentists Revolt Over Proposed Fee Increases in Saskatchewan
At the Saskatchewan College of Dental Surgeons annual meeting, about 70 dentists passed a motion rejecting the government 6.7 percent increase for Medical Care Insurance Commission funded dental work. President Ron Tratch said negotiations continue and some fear a broader response may follow.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan College of Dental Surgeons
Medical Care Insurance Commission
Department of Social Services
Ron Tratch
Rosthern
Reunion of lifelong sweethearts after 50 years apart
Leslie Pullen 67 and Margaret Haynes 63, once sweethearts from Vancouver, were reunited in Vancouver after half a century. Both are married to others, and their families approved. Pullen, now in England, traveled with air fare funded by his four daughters and three sons. They first met in 1930 at a Vancouver party while he was a sailor.
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Vancouver
Leslie Pullen
Margaret Haynes
Leslie
Margaret
England
Portland
Ore
Les
Haynes
Beer strike widens in British Columbia breweries
In Vancouver a 72 hour lockout notice was served on 260 Carling O Keefe OBC workers and unions across Labatt Molson Carling O Keefe and Columbia. The dispute centers on bargaining authority with the Employers Association formed last month as government hints at possible beer supply impact and a dry summer.
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Vancouver
Brewery and
Brewery Employers Labor Relations Association
British Columbia
Labatt’s
Molson’s
Carling O’keefe
Columbia
City
Carling O'Keefe
Consumer Affairs Ministry
B.C
RCMP officers move explosive device 32 kilometres for detonation
Two Morinville RCMP members transported an explosive device nearly 32 kilometres in a patrol car after finding it in Sandy Lake near Morinville. They waited over four hours for an explosives expert from CFB Edmonton before deciding to move the device themselves to a safe site. The device was detonated by RCMP explosives section personnel.
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Morrinville
Alta
RCMP
Morinville
Sandy Lake
Edmonton
Canadian Forces Base
Day care centres in trouble in Calgary
A former Calgary Day Care Association president says city subsidized centres face a smear campaign as new rules allow over 65 private centres to compete for subsidies. He notes job fears among workers while private centres claim city sites are over staffed and run with full-time staff. Denice Samulak counters that private centres cut costs with part time cooks and self run operations.
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Calgary
Calgary Day Care Association
Kurt Darmohray
Denice Samulak
Alberta Liberal Leader Urges Trudeau to Call Budget Bluff
Nick Taylor urged Prime Minister Trudeau to cancel oil sands incentives in the last budget in exchange for a cash payment to Alberta taxpayers, accusing the Alberta government of unfair treatment versus Quebec. He warned the move could provoke a political backlash.
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Calgary
Alberta
Nick Taylor
Trudeau
Quebec
Taylor
Lougheed
Manitoba team digs for Fort Dauphin history
A University of Manitoba archeological team led by Dr. Greg Monks works at Fort Dauphin this summer to uncover the fort site foundations from the 1800s and clues about Peter Fidler, last master of the Hudson's Bay fort. The project has 11 students and uncertainties about what they will uncover.
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Dauphin
Man
University of Manitoba
Fort Dauphin
Greg Monks
Hudson's Bay Company
Northwest Company
Peter Fidler
Hudson's Bay Fort
Fidler
McTeer to Start Law Articles in Ottawa
Maureen McTeer wife of Joe Clark will begin articling with an Ottawa law firm this fall earning 165 dollars weekly. She graduated from University of Ottawa law school last year.
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