Safeway workers in Medicine Hat vote for strike
About 340 Alberta Safeway clerks bakers and deli workers vote 93 percent in favor of striking starting 12 01 a m Wednesday. Nationwide support from 10 000 union members and CUPE adds pressure as talks resume. Some stores remain open if a strike occurs.
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Medicine Hat
Safeway
United Food and Commercial Workers
Klein
Bollinger
Union of Public Employees
Pete Pedersen
Medicine Hat Labor Council
Pedersen
Lawrence Gould
Hat Cupe
CUPE
Lethbridge
Gould
Toby Oswald
Oswald
Brooks
Tabor
Broncos thump Tigers to take 2-0 series lead in WHL playoffs
Swift Current Broncos beat Medicine Hat Tigers 5-1 in Game 2 as John Green returned with three assists. Kevin McDonald opened scoring, Jeff Kirwan added a late goal, and Brent Sopel plus Chris Szysky contributed in the third to seal the win.
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Tigersohn Green
Green
Swift Current Broncos
Medicine Hat Tigers
Broncos
Swift Current
Medicine Hat
Tiger
Dustin Schwartz
Schwartz
Kurt Drummond
Tiger Aaron Millar
Derek Holland
Tigers
Kevin McDonald
Jeff Kirwan
Terry Friesen
Bronco
Rocky Thompson
Thompson
Chad Wilchynski
Rocky
Frank Webber
Blair St. Martin
Chris Szysky
Lawsuit Keeps Rocky VLTs From Spinning Away
Rocky Mountain House VLT operators sue the province and town seeking 8 million in damages and an injunction to stop removal of 37 gambling terminals. A plebiscite showed residents favored removal, but court action paused the March 14 shutdown.
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RED Deer View Lottery Terminals
Rocky Mountain House
VLT
Alberta
Rocky
Province
Weather brief notes cold Friday with light precipitation
A weather note records Friday high near 10 and low about minus 1 degrees with 0.2 mm precipitation. The entry references a weather map on Page A2.
Grey's PMS joke stirs Ottawa Liberal ire in Parliament
Deputy Liberal Sheila Copps called Deborah Grey's remark about premensrual syndrome a throwback to the 50s as Liberals denounced the joke. Grey defended it noting she has made PMS quips before and urged candidates be judged on merit, not sex, amid PM Chretien's quota plan.
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Ottawangry
Reform
Deborah Grey
Sheila Copps
Grey
Jean Chretien
Toronto
Vancouver
Parliament of
Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
Bre-X shares plunge as Busang mine questioned
Bre-X Minerals Ltd stock tumbled after reports Freeport McMoRan doubts Busang’s 70.9 million ounce gold claim and economics. Trading halted after price drop to 15.20 on the Toronto Stock Exchange amid a rumor linked to the late geologist Mike de Guzman.
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Toronto
Bre-X Minerals Ltd
Bre-X
U.S
Busang
Indonesia
Mike de Guzman
Toronto Stock Exchange
Jakarta
Harian Ekonomi Neraca
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
Freeport
New Orleans
Teens Suspended For Tasting Alka Seltzer On Campus
Fifteen middle schoolers are suspended for three weeks under the district zero tolerance drug policy after tasting broken Alka Seltzer on campus. Assistant superintendent says even bringing the antacid violates policy. families seek perspective while students may choose three day suspension with drug awareness classes and counseling.
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Bremerton
Wash
Marilyn Tinsley
Austin Hicks
Mountain View Middle School
Darla Hicks
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Commons
David Walsh
East Kalimantan
Garland Robinette
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