Pincher Creek residents prevail as study budget cut
The Alberta Environment Council rejects a Social Services Department plan for its own health study and urges CPHA to conduct the research instead. Residents, who have boycotted the government study, welcome the ruling and await a conclusive examination of illnesses linked to nearby gas plant emissions.
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Pincher Creek
Environment Council of Alberta
ECA
Social Services Department
Canadian Public Health Association
CPHA
Social Services
Bob Bogle
Supreme Court limits strikes by federal essential workers in Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld designating 1729 of 2200 air traffic controllers as essential, reinforcing government power to bar strikes during public safety emergencies. The ruling overturns a board-determined number and signals limited union bargaining leverage while favoring compulsory arbitration to resolve wage disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Canada
Ottawa
Supreme Court
Public Service Staff Association Board
Public Service
Papers to blame Brandon Sun Independent
The piece argues newspapers oppose the proposed Canadian newspaper act and questions government involvement. It notes grants of 1 million dollars for out-of-province bureaus and observes Canadian Press resists government funds while delivering broad coverage.
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Brandon Sun
Independent
Canadian Press
Canada
CBC
Thatcher imagery and anger surge in Buenos Aires coverage
In Buenos Aires amid the Falklands war Argentines mock Thatcher as an antihero while Tal Cual portrays her as Dracula and Wonder Woman. Reports note inflated British claims and a persistent gap between official statements and battlefield reports, focusing on Invincible and paratrooper counts.
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Buenos Aires
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Argentina
Tal Cual
Queen Elizabeth
Princess di
Martha
Margaret
London
Adolph Hitler
Falklands
Goose Green
Darwin
BBC Radio
Vancouver Women Lead National Networking Conference
A week of events in Vancouver highlights female leadership and the rise of women’s networks across Canada. Shere Hite addresses the Canada West Medical Congress, and Nadine Berger entertains 120 women at UBC as NetWorking bands form Calgary Montreal and Lloydminster groups. The piece notes shifting gender dynamics and media attention as women advance in professional and public roles.
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Vancouver
Canada
Bob Kaplan
Shere Hite
Marco Polo
Canada West Medical Congress
Allan MacEachen
Marc Lalonde
Hite
Kinsey
Masters
Johnson
U.S
Ontario Film Censorship Board
Port Stanley
Muhammad Ali
Jack Webster
Ms. Hite
University of B.C
Nadine Berger
Calgary
Montreal
Lloydminster
Berger
Jess
Thatcher and the Falklands in a Britain at crossroads
Andrew Snaddon argues Britain’s empire legacy colors the Falklands dispute. He notes U.S. missteps in Vietnam, praises naval resolve, and questions why Britain fights for a rock in debt to history. He views Thatcher’s stand as a long gamble amid mixed international support.
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Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Falklands
Vietnam
U.S
Royal Navy
Mr. Jenkins
Jenkins
Horatio Nelson
Winston Churchill
Nelson
Argentina
Ireland
United Nations
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Unemployee Office
Ben Tierney
Invincible
Southam News
Allan Fotheringham
Andrew Snaddon
Drake
Few
Red Line
Paras
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