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MAY 2, 2000

SASKATCHEWAN:
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority and the Canadian Auto Workers have agreed to a collective bargaining pact. The two were about to go before the labour relations board, accusing one another of negotiating in bad faith.
Casino and union agree to talk (CBC 5/1)

NUNAVUT:
A bilingual language study has been commissioned by the Nunavut Department of Education. The province is looking to Greenland where children study primary subjects in Inuktitut and learn English and Danish on the side.
Study commissioned to prove bilingual education works (CBC 5/1)

ONTARIO:
The family of slain Native activist Dudley George accused Ontario Premier Mike Harris on Monday of abusing the judicial process. George was shot in 1995 during a protest at Ipperwash park.
Ontario premier accused of abusing judicial process in Dudley George lawsuit (The Calgary Herald 5/1)