British Columbia to offer same sex public employee pension benefits
B C introduces legislation to voluntarily grant pension benefits to same sex couples among 235 000 public employees including government workers municipal staff and teachers. The move follows court rulings forcing other provinces to address gay and lesbian pension rights and marks a shift away from court battles.
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Victoria
Best Columbia
Canada
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Ottawa
Sion
Lawrence Aronovitch
Equality For
B.C
British Columbia
Stevenson
Alberta Forest Fire Costs Soar Beyond Budget
Environment Minister Ty Lund warned costs to fight Alberta fires this year could nearly double the 50 million set aside. He cited an environmental emergency fund for additional spending while 28 fires remain active and cautioned ongoing vigilance even after fires are extinguished. He warned only heavy rain could curb further fighting.
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Fort Mcmurray
Alberta
Environment
Ty Lund
Lund
Device damages pipeline in Alberta oil region
Canadian Press reports a device damaged a natural gas line 25 km south of Grande Prairie. The line owned by AEC West suffered compromised integrity. police note the device shows skilled, premeditated construction suggesting knowledge of oil and gas. About 160 vandalism incidents have occurred in two years.
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Grande Prairie
Alberta
AEC West
Alberta Energy Co
Ray Noble
Grande Prairie Rcmp
Noble
Tobacco laws tighten in British Columbia reports and tests required
Health Minister Penny Priddy announced regulations making British Columbia the first jurisdiction to require tobacco firms to disclose additives and ingredients in each cigarette brand and chemicals used in filters and papers. By Sept. 15 firms must reveal all additives and ingredients and by Oct. 31 provide reports on 44 poisons found in tobacco smoke.
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Victoria
Columbia
Penny Priddy
B.C
Petro-Canada Ultramar abandon Canada gas station merger
Petro-Canada and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp abandoned their planned joint refinery and marketing venture citing a lengthy and costly review with an uncertain outcome. The deal would have created about 3,500 service stations and included refineries in Ontario Quebec Alberta and Michigan.
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Calgary
Canada
Petro-Canada
Ultramar
Diamond Shamrock Corp
Competition Bureau of Canada
Federal Competition Bureau
Petro- Canada
San Antonio
Competition Bureau
Bureau
Konrad von Finckenstein
Quebec
von Finckenstein
Toronto
United States
Ontario
Alberta
Michigan
Royal Bank of Canada
Bank of Montreal
Imperial Bank of Commerce
Toronto-Dominion Bank
U.S
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd
Nova Corp
Martin Molyneaux
First Energy Capital Corp
TCPL
Nova
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Palliser Health Authority
Tom Seaman
Todd Nogier
Canadian Press
Rob Aberle
Claremont
California
Chrysler
Mopar
Chrysler Canada
Chryster Factory
Ages Armin
Chrysler Retailer
Competition Bureau Tanks
Stephen Ewart
April Lindgren
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