Olympic Committee: Monday Report and Russian Teams

olympic committee: While Monday report makes no recommendations for any discipline against Russia, saying that is not its mandate, the WADA executive board called on the International Olympic Committee to ban all Russian teams from Rio. ——— A new report says Alberta current recession is expected to shrink the economy by more than double the average of the past four recessions, according to The Chronicle Herald. The TD Bank report released Monday said it estimates Alberta economy will contract 6.5 per cent over 2015 and 2016, which would widely exceed the 2.7 per cent average retreat of previous economic downturns going back to the early 1980s. An independent inquiry headed by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren alleges a plan to make positive tests in some 30 sports "disappear" was in force in Russia at least from late 2011 to August 2015. The estimate came after TD tripled this year expected GDP decline to three per cent, after factoring in the Fort McMurray fires and a higher than expected drop in industry activity. ——— FEDERAL PAY ISSUES AFFECT MORE THAN 80K: Government officials say more than 80,000 federal employees have experienced problems getting their proper paycheque. The majority of problems involve civil servants who didn't receive proper compensation for overtime and other extraneous payments. Officials apologized Monday for the magnitude of issues created by a new pay system known as Phoenix. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.