Alberta seeks injunction to end social worker strike
The Alberta government will ask a court for an injunction ordering 2,100 social workers of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees to return to work amid a three day strike over wages and caseloads. Negotiations may resume after the ruling, while workers report juggling up to 800 cases each and tension at offices across Edmonton Calgary and other cities.
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Alberta
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Linda Karpowich
Calgary
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Brooks
Paul. Karpowich
Red Deer
Vegreville
Qlgediameter
Solicitor General's Department
Wegener
UN backs Lubicon claim over Canadian government
The UN human rights committee ruled Canada violated Lubicon Indians rights in Alberta. Ottawa says there is an obligation to settle, backing a federal offer including land and 45 million dollars for social and economic needs. Fred Lennarson notes the ruling is not legally binding but a reprimand on land-claim handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
United Nations
Alberta
Fred Lennarson
Indian Affairs Department
Ottawa
Lennarson
Canada
Department
Tom Siddon
Canadian Pair Jailed in Brazilian Kidnapping Case
Judge in Sao Paulo sentencing Christine Lamont and David Spencer to eight and ten years respectively for the kidnapping of Abilio Diniz, vice president of a major Brazilian supermarket chain, on December 11, 1989. Ten defendants overall received prison terms, with various lengths for Chileans, Argentines, and a Brazilian ringleader Humberto Paz.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Roberto Barioni
First
Christine Lamont
Langley
B.C
David Spencer
Moncton
N.B
Humberto Paz
Abilio Diniz
Redcliff deinking plant deal eyed in Medicine Hat
Plans for a paper de-inking plant in Redcliff are expected to be announced at a press conference in Medicine Hat with Economic Development Minister Peter Elzinga and local MLAs. The project aims to employ 120 at startup, cost over 20 million, and produce about 28 000 tonnes of tissue and related products from recycled paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hays
Redcliff
Peter Elzinga
Medicine Hat
Jim Horsman
Cypress Redcliff
al Hyland
Medicine Hat Lodge
Consumers Paper Corp
Moe Rekunyk
Rekunyk
Consumers Glass Western Region
Dan Landault
Lavington
B.C
Latvia Poised for Independence Bid Despite Delaying Declaration
Latvia’s Popular Front says it has enough parliamentary votes to restore prewar independence, but Latvia will not declare outright to avoid confrontation. Lithuania seeks Western support as President Landsbergis urges France and West Germany to press Moscow to begin talks amid an economic blockade.
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Moscow
Reuter
Lithuania
Latvian Popular Front Mass Movement
Republic
Latvia
Vytautas Landsbergis
Landsbergis
France
Francois Mitterrand
Helmut Kohl
Smuggler Critiques CF-18 Role in Drug War After Death
Patrick Tyrone Roberts, a Vancouver ex-smuggler on parole for 450 kilograms of marijuana, challenges Canada’s use of CF-18 fighters in drug interdiction. He cites radar limits and argues smugglers would evade low-flying jets, following the April 22 CF-18 crash that killed Capt. Hollis Tucker. RCMP and military officials defend the program as vital to national efforts.
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Ottawa
Patrick Tyrone Roberts
Vancouver
Canada
Bahamas
Hollis Tucker
Vancouver Island
Tucker
Roberts
New Brunswick
U.S
Glenn Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Vince Casey
RCMP
Drug Enforcement Agency
Centennial Foods eyes Medicine Hat barley plant with federal funds
Centen nial Foods Inc of Bozeman seeks a $45 million barley processing plant in Medicine Hat pending a federal Western Diversification Office grant. If financing falls through, options include Dillon or Great Falls Montana or Alberta locations with a $2 million provincial package already approved.
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Dean Pelkey
New
Medicine Hat
Ike Lynch
Centennial Foods Inc
Bozema
Mont
Lynch
Dillon
Great Falls
Montana
Alberta
Centennial Foods
Agriculture Development Corporation
T Hat
Ted Grimm
Larry Godin
Coe
Lynch Sai
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Tina Wegener
Leo Villacrusis
Casey Villacrusis
Hamburg
N.Y
Philippines
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Lubicon Lake Band
Medicine Hat Tigers
George Maser
Tigers
Jack Shupe
Shupe
Tim Speltz
Medicine Hat Cubs
Frank Webber
Lamont and
Spencer
Diniz
Bill Duncan
Environment
Ralph Klein
Klein
Duncan
Peter O’neil
Vancouver Sun
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