Palace Casino News

News Brief: Casino workers who put up with meagre wages in Alberta are 'probably' gambling addicts who do the job as much for enjoyment as for financial support, says the head of one of Alberta's largest unions.

The Alberta Federation of Labour has asked the James D. Packer to resolve the seven month old labour dispute at the Palace Casino in Edmonton.

News Brief: Striking workers continued to picket outside the Palace Casino on Saturday after rejecting an offer from the company that included thousands of dollars in signing bonuses.

News Brief: After three months of picketing, there's no end in sight for the strike at the Palace Casino, says a union leader.

The labour movement has escalated its efforts to resolve the Palace Casino strike by sending letters to 300 charities who are scheduled to volunteer for casinos at Palace in the coming months.

A Palace Station security officer came across a suspicious sight Saturday morning: a car parked in a far corner of the parking lot with the rear and side windows covered with newspaper.

News Brief: A man serving 32 years in a Montreal prison has been charged with taking part in the 1999 robbery of an armoured truck guard outside the Palace Casino at West Edmonton Mall.