Manitoba doctors reject 10.5 percent fee rise in dispute
Manitoba physicians voting by mail rejected the government's 10.5 percent fee increase offer. About 65 percent of the 1,400-member Manitoba Medical Association backed the rejection and called for a new proposal, with binding arbitration as a key demand.
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Clyde Graham
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ivan Kowalchuk
Manitoba Medical Association
Kowalchuk
Larry Desjardins
Desjardins
Civil servants warned on budget criticism
Alan Borovoy of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association told about 230 delegates at a Union Employees convention that civil servants could be fired for publicly criticizing the federal budget. He said laws aim to muzzle rights rather than protect them and criticized insecure governments for cavalierly limiting freedoms.
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Ottawa
Neil Fraser
Alan Borovoy
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Manitoba day care standards clash with funds
Manitoba opposition accuses the New Democratic government of promising day care standards it cannot fund. Health minister Bud Sherman says hearings show demand for top quality care, but costs may exceed 30 million dollars. Community Services Minister Len Evans notes funds are limited despite a 2.4 million dollar program boost.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Bud Sherman
Garry
New Democratic Party
Sherman
Len Evans
Evans
Alberta Weather Outlook Across Cities
Edmonton stays sunny with highs 22 to 24 and cool nights near 7. Red Deer Calgary see partly cloudy skies with possible showers in the Foothills. Lethbridge Medicine Hat expect mainly cloudy conditions with afternoon showers and highs mostly in the 18 to 25 range.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Red Deer
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Weather roundup by region in Canada
Across Canada weather varies from sun in the north to showers and clouds in the south. Ontario sees morning showers then sun while highs reach the low 20s in the south and 15 in the north. Alberta and Saskatchewan report mixed sun and showers with highs from the mid teens to mid 20s.
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Toronto
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Seniors taxed as high interest boosts pensions
Ottawa University administrator Oliver Bilodeau notes high interest on bank savings can push pensioners into higher tax brackets. He cites his 75-year-old mother who was charged more by Revenue Canada than she expected. Tax rules require quarterly payments if yearly tax due exceeds 400 dollars.
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Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Revenue Canada
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