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VICTORIA — Nurses Union President Adriane Gear reduced the prospects for settlement to a single sentence when responding to the government appointment of special mediators in the dispute.

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“We are cautiously optimistic that there’s been this appointment. However, it does give me pause that there’s not been any word on expanding the mandate so that we can get a deal,” she said Sunday. On Monday, the union called off........

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