Canadian Airlines criticizes three year smoking ban plan
Canadian Airlines International says the three year phase in for banning smoking on international flights will hurt its finances. The airline estimates annual losses of about 40 million and warns the rule gives foreign carriers an unfair advantage while authorities urge IOC cooperation.
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Calgary
Canadian Airlines International
Doug Lewis
Lewis
Canadian Airlines
Canada
International Civil Aviation Organization
Pacific Rim
Europe
North America
Japan
France
Germany
Pacific
U.S
Cathay Pacific
Orient
Canadian
Air Canada
Angus Brown
US S. Army War College
Carlisle
Penn
Time Air pilots to resume talks after strike vote
Time Air and the Canadian Airlines Pilots Association agreed to restart negotiations on a first collective agreement in Calgary next week. The union called off a strike vote amid renewed talks, while Time Air plans no new working conditions pending agreement. The 220 pilots, certified since 1977, seek a straight seniority system. company wants flexibility in promotions.
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Lethbridge, Alta
Time Air
Canadian Air Lines Pilots Association
Calgary
Richard Barton
Lyle Hanna
Canadian Airlines International
Canada
Seattle
Minneapolis
Hospital walkout ends as negotiations continue
Support workers at University of Alberta Hospitals ended a 24 hour illegal walkout after talks resumed with management. Authorities reported ongoing negotiations aimed at reaching a collective agreement and preventing further disruptive action.
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Edmonton
University of Alberta
Whistle blower protection urged by Alberta ombudsman
Alberta ombudsman Harley Johnson calls for legislation to shield civil servants who report government problems from employer retaliation. He plans to present a whistle blower bill to a legislature committee, seeking investigative powers over private firms that contract with government. Johnson notes fear keeps some employees from coming forward, while most departments respond well to his inquiries.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Harley Johnson
Johnson
Calgary hospital support workers announce wage deal
Thakur secures a two year wage increase with improved benefits. The union says Calgary hospital support staff will also proceed with job action in solidarity.
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Ellen Chesney
Chesney
Hospital Association
Donna Angus
Association
AUPE
Thakur
Calgary
DNA Evidence Barred in Alberta Murder Trial
Alberta Court blocks use of DNA fingerprinting as evidence in the Daniel Wood murder case. Justice Forsyth says semen tests did not link Wood to the Laycock killing, though a witness placed him with Laycock shortly before her 1979 Calgary death and Wood admitted murder to an undercover officer. The accused had won a new trial after prior convictions were overturned.
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Calgary
Court of Queen’s Bench
Alberta
Gregory Forsyth
Daniel Wood
Forsyth
Wood
Merla Laycock
Noel O’brien
Laycock
Alberta Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of Canada
Consultants picked for Suffield incinerator plan review
Cairo Industries Ltd of Calgary was selected to assess the environmental protection plan for the Suffield project. The review costs about 29 000 dollars funded by the Defence Department, while the main contractor Chem Security faces scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest with its review by Western Research Ltd. The setup includes upcoming command changes at Suffield with Colonels Brown and Marsh due to shift, plus a provincial court sentencing for a Bank of Montreal teller theft.
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Cairo Industries Ltd
Calgary
Chem-Security
Harold Fieldberg
Thursay
Chem-Security of
Defence Department
Suffield
Chem Security
Western Research Ltd
BOVAR
Fieldberg
Bindloss
Cairo
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Bill Milroy
2-M Properties
South Railway Street
Milroy
Chuck Nisbett
Kishan Sri Thakur
Support Workers Union
Alberta Hospital Association
Tegouptore
Wocknitz
Pat Wocknitz
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Psst
Lotto Keno
Daily Deal
Citizens’ Environmental Protection Committee
Canadian Forces Base
Defence Research Establishment
George Kimbell
Ottawa
J.C. Molden
Defence Research
Bryan Laidlaw
Jeanette Elizabeth Smeed
Cres. S.W
Smeed
Bank of Montreal
Darwin Greaves
Philip Wambolt
Wambolt Sal
Alberta Transportation
South Rock Ltd
Medicine Hat
Alderson
South Rock
Kiewit Management Ltd
Lahrmann Construction Ltd
Bob Comchi
Lethbridge
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