Calgary teachers accept contract not significant enough
Edmonton CP reports Calgary school board offers marginal salary increases to 1600 teachers. ATA president Ted Paszek says the deal is not worth rescinding a strike vote. Board chairman Hugh Tadman calls Paszek's statements an opinion. A strike vote is slated a week away after rejection of a previous agreement.
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Paszek
AFL seeks 1 million war chest over Bill 44 strike ban
Alberta Federation of Labor aims to raise 1 million dollars as a war chest to defend collective bargaining after Bill 44 curtailed strikes. President Dave Werlin says 110,000 members should contribute 44 cents a month for 30 months to support unions prosecuted under the law. The bill, proclaimed June 1, blocks hospital worker strikes and tightens arbitration guidelines using provincial fiscal policy.
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Unions avert brewery strike in Alberta agreement
After weeks of talks and threats, workers at six Alberta breweries signed a two year contract to avoid strikes this summer. The deal raises the average hourly wage from 13.22 to 14.22 retroactive to April 1 with a second $1 raise next April, though some unions say pensions and temporary wages remain inadequate.
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Brooks Mounties open new RCMP headquarters in Brooks
The Brooks RCMP opened a $1.5 million facility nine cells can hold twenty or more remand prisoners for up to five days. It replaces a leased building and is described as the nicest RCMP facility in Canada per Staff Sgt. Dick Reynolds. Construction began last year after identifications traced to 1976. Twenty seven officers and staff work at the detachment.
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Gibb found guilty of second degree murder in Calgary
Ian Gibb was convicted of second degree murder in the death of geologist Ken Coulter after breaking into his Calgary home. Justice Donald Medhurst rejected self-defence claims and imposed life imprisonment with the parole eligibility to be set between 10 and 25 years. Crown prosecutors labeled the crime outrageous and chilling.
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Donald Medhurst
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Medicare support overwhelms across provinces says Begin
Federal Health Minister Monique Begin cites Edmonton Journal polls showing overwhelming support for banning medicare surcharges in five of six surveyed provinces including Alberta. She notes one province incomplete and calls for full data before release. Begin says Ottawa will not withdraw funding despite pressures over extra billing and provincial disputes.
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Bank chairman hails six and five program impact
Bank of Montreal chairman William Mulholland praised Ottawa and the six and five wage restraint plan for cooling inflation to 5.4 percent in May, the strongest drop since 1972. He told Edmonton reporters that higher real interest rates may persist despite lower inflation. He also said the bank is increasing resources in Alberta, not withdrawing, after meeting Premier Lougheed.
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Recovery begins for energy firms
Energy companies in Canada see renewed equity activity as markets firm and rates ease. Analysts note big firms tap debt and new stock while smaller junior energy players face investor caution and bank financing limits. Institutional buyers lead the recovery pattern.
Kesler Rejects Christie Debates in Alberta Tour
Western Canada Concept founder Doug Christie will be rebuffed as Alberta party leader Gordon Kesler declines a debate challenge. Kesler cites poor provincial showings and ballots already rejecting separatism, noting 12 percent in Alberta vote share and calls for a straw poll at Edmonton policy conference.
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Doug Christie
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The Devil's Hand and a Voodoo Crisis Drama
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