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Newsstand: June 29, 2009
New Tory leader tells union chiefs to ‘get a grip’ (Globe and Mail): “Tim Hudak, the new leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, took a shot at public-sector union leaders yesterday, making it clear on his first day in the new job that he is the heir apparent of former premier Mike Harris’s Common Sense Revolution.” [More coverage in the National Post and the Toronto Star.]
Sewage plagues Ontario (Toronto Sun): “Billions of litres of untreated sewage are gushing into Ontario’s waterways due to aging infrastructure and poor provincial oversight, a report by environmental group Ecojustice says.”
Union workers reject offer by Globe paper (Reuters): “Unionized workers at the Globe and Mail overwhelmingly rejected what the Canadian newspaper said was its final contract offer, the union said on Saturday, but the two sides will meet again on Tuesday.”
Angry strikers block Pride parade cleanup (Globe and Mail): “Angry striking municipal workers say the city reneged on a deal to not hire private contractors for the Pride parade cleanup, which they delayed for hours last night by forming a human blockade around the company’s heavy machinery.”
Toronto’s Canada Day celebrations cancelled (CBC): “It’s appears Canada Day is going to be a big fizzle in many parts of Toronto, with festivals, celebrations—even the city-sponsored fireworks display—cancelled. City officials say they cancelled the festivities because of the continuing strike by municipal workers.”
Twitter updates on delays at Rainbow and Lewiston bridges now available (National Post): “[T]he Niagara Falls Bridge Commission has launched a real-time traffic notification system using Twitter. The program is designed to inform travellers which bridge has the shortest crossing times.”