May CPI soars on food and fuel prices in Canada
May inflation accelerates 1.7 percent led by a 3 percent rise in food costs and higher petroleum prices under the oil pact. The index climbs to 164.6 from 161.9, the fastest monthly gain since last August, with fresh produce and beef prices driving much of the increase across housing, transportation, and retail sectors amid an election year.
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Canada
Tories attack Trudeau on income policy in campaign blitz
In Guelph Ontario Robert Stanfield charged Trudeau with two faced stance on income and price controls while Trudeau said he would not be swayed by criticism over living costs. Stanfield also pressed for stronger medical research funding as Quebec officials blasted Conservative plans as unconstitutional. Trudeau toured northern Quebec and promised broad transportation policy, while NDP and Social Credit leaders campaigned in British Columbia and Quebec with Lewis criticizing abysmal living conditions on skid row.
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First certified union at Sunnyside Nursing Home forms
The Sunnyside Nursing Home faces its first test as the first certified union of kitchen laundry cleaning and ward staff prepares for a board report. Certification occurred in September 1973 and marks a milestone for the facility staff.
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Packing house union votes amid nationwide plant shutdown threat
Officials of the Canadian Food and Allied Workers Union count ballots on a proposed contract for 10 000 packing house workers. Swift Canadian Canada Packers Burns Foods threaten Canada-wide lockouts if rejected. Alberta workers were locked out June 5. The deal adds 1 20 an hour over 26 months with retroactivity and 55 cents next April 1, plus cost of living reviews and extra holidays. fringe benefits include longer holidays and pension gains. Union pushes for higher pay and working conditions. strike could close homes.
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Canada
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Alberta
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Ontario
British Columbia
Nixon Welcomes in Cairo as Sadat Seeks Durable Peace
President Nixon arrives in Cairo to a monumental welcome from Egyptian crowds and vows a visit aimed at economic progress and a permanent just peace. Sadat calls the trip a milestone in U.S.-Egyptian relations as Kissinger faces calls to resign over past wiretap disclosures.
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Governor General Jules Leger Shows Slow Stroke Recovery
Governor General Jules Leger, 61, has made remarkable progress after a stroke Saturday. An aide said he sat on a couch and fed himself, with some speech difficulty remaining but improving. He spoke to his wife and daughter, and doctors warned recovery is still uncertain.
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