Canada faces skilled labor shortage across industries
A Windso r Ontario manufacturer cannot find a qualified millwright despite high pay. Alberta and Nova Scotia contractors seek Ontario tradespeople while GM imports European technicians. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business cites 800,000 unemployed and warns job opportunities risk fading without better training and apprenticeship programs amid a $200 billion investment plan.
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Roger Worth
Windsor
Ontario
Alberta
Nova Scotia
General Motors
Europe
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Clark pushes Petro-Canada privatization plan and shares
Prime Minister Clark moves to take control of Petro-Canada by proposing to distribute free shares to all Canadians. The Liberals and NDP have used Petro-Canada as a political weapon over its public or private status and see the move as a crucial shift in policy.
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Clark
Petro-Canada
Liberals
NDP
Manitoba Mother Faces Court Fight and Santa Awhile
Peter Warren criticizes Manitoba courts over a custody case in rural Manitoba where a mother, four children, and ex parte orders are at issue. He questions judges and the justice system while linking health scare reports to government agencies and consumer fears this Christmas season.
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Manitoba
AM. Carr
WS. Wright
Dewar
Jane O. Maurer
Harr
Old Gyles
Gyles
Sponarski Confident After Nomination
Sponarski voices confidence after nomination by Maril wa McKinley in the riding. He is known in la Prairie for amateur sports leadership and as Terriers president and Manit director. He urged Liberals to unite and cited a 5,000 mile, 6,200 voter showing across the riding, including Neepawa Finedosa MacGregor.
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la Prairie
The
Terriers
Manit
Sponarski
Trudeau
Neepawa
Finnedosa
MacGregor
Manitoba debt collection firms under scrutiny in two part series
The article profiles Manitoba collection agencies, noting they claim normal business roles while facing charges of abusive practices. It cites a $66 million haul and $16.9 million in commissions, with regulators limiting activity and the need to curb abuses despite legitimate aims. It also includes quotes from Bond and mentions threatening letters and legal action.
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Bond
Manitoba
Russell News Briefs Highlight Local Life and Sports
January records show Rams winning two of three to stay in playoff contention in the Riding Mountain Hockey League. Russell births reach 111 for the year with 35 deaths and 30 marriages in the district. Ken Flett arrives in Inglis to lead Beaver Lumber, succeeding Peter Kotowsky. Centennial year note marks Russell’s first Centennial boy born January 3 Christopher Paul Graham.
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Russell
District
The
Grim Reaper
Ken Flett
Inglis
Beaver Lumber Co
Flett
Peter Kotowsky
Ross Graham
Christopher Paul
Fred Poole
Recon
Mexico
Manitoba to raise injury compensation base in 1980
Labour Minister Ken MacMaster announced an increase in the injury compensation base effective January 1, 1980, from 1 187 50 monthly to 19 000 and to 18 000 for weekly payments. The Workers' Compensation Board cited an annual earnings review of injured workers and noted a more than ten percent rise in average earnings in many cases.
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Ken
MacMaster
Manitoba
Workers’ Compensation Board
Gos
Nual
St Regis Coffee Shop Gossip on 1960s Election Warm-Up
An overheard remark at the St. Regis Hotel Coffee Shop notes the 1960s election approaching while joking about weather behaving like the nation’s ghostly past. The quip blends nostalgia with current political chatter.
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Winston Churchill
St. Regis Hotel
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Ottawa
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Ery Services Ltd
Oliver Herford
Bonnycastle
C.P R
Yorkton
Salks‘ton
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Reggies
St. Mary's Church
Smith St
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
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