| Public union's demand for 'aboriginal spirit friend' leave chastised Posted: 11 Sep 2014 01:55 PM PDT  The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is urging the federal government not to give-in to what they call the public sector unions' "crazy" demands. Currently, the Treasury Board is in the midst of negotiating 27 collective agreements with 15 bargaining agents. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) — Canada's largest public sector union — is one of those agents negotiating five different agreements.
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| Calgary snow: Residents mourn the loss of old-growth trees Posted: 11 Sep 2014 08:54 PM PDT  Some Calgarians say they are heartbroken over the loss of old-growth trees after the heavy, wet snow that hit the city caused widespread damage. "Me and my husband went walking last night and kind of looked at the carnage and then we walked past here and it actually made me get teary cause we just saw this giant chunk of this tree come down," said resident Sheena Johnson, adding the Cottonwood tree has been in the northwest community of Crescent Heights for roughly a century. "If it's safe, you can now start to pick up and take tree debris to City of Calgary landfills.
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| Edmonton's mouse population exploding, says exterminator Posted: 11 Sep 2014 08:00 PM PDT If you've noticed an influx of mice or their droppings in your house already this fall, you're not the only one.  |
| Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has tumor, election campaign up in air Posted: 11 Sep 2014 05:10 PM PDT By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - Speculation swept Canada's biggest city on Thursday after Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who made global headlines last year for admitting he had smoked crack cocaine, was hospitalized with an abdominal tumor just six weeks before the mayoral election. With biopsy results expected to take a week, Ford's illness raised the possibility he might have to pull out of the Oct. 27 election after having clung to power through a string of scandals, including his appearance in expletive-ridden videos and an admission he bought illegal drugs while in office. Ford was transferred to a downtown hospital on Thursday where he underwent a battery of tests, including a biopsy and scans on his abdomen and chest. "We are still in a holding pattern," said Dr. Zane Cohen, a colorectal surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital, adding that until the biopsy results came in, doctors could not say what treatment was needed.  |
| Canadian new home prices unchanged; Toronto sees drop Posted: 11 Sep 2014 05:57 AM PDT  New home prices in Canada were on average unchanged in July from June, with declines in the major cities of Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa offsetting hikes in Calgary and elsewhere, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. Prices in Calgary, the hub of Canada's oil industry, rose 0.2 percent in July from June and were 6.9 percent higher than a year earlier. Prices in Toronto, the country's largest city, were down 0.1 percent on the month, the first decrease since February 2010, but up 1.9 percent on the year.
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