05 Apr 1997
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1997
Page
1
Statistics Canada reports 61,000 new jobs in March against a 9.3 percent jobless rate, the strongest growth in months. Analysts note the improvement may buoy the Liberal government as election talk intensifies, though figures carry margin of error.
Michael de Guzman, 41, is laid to rest in Manila after his death in the Borneo jungle while Bre-X Minerals faces an Ontario Securities Commission probe into possible insider trading and disclosure breaches. A class action suit is filed by Canadian investors amid ongoing Kilborn SNC-Lavalin assessments and industry shakeups.
Frigid Friday brings a high of minus one and a low of minus four. Light precipitation remains absent with no notable weather events expected. details in the weather map on page A2.
The UFCW representing 10,000 Alberta Safeway workers enters 11th day of strike lockout calling for a resumption of contract talks. Canada Safeway rejects negotiations saying the offer is final while noting public and employee impact and cross-picketing figures.
Armed robbery and kidnapping charged Philip Noel Johnson 33 in a Loomis Fargo heist that allegedly netted as much as 20 million dollars. Co workers Dan Smith 27 and James Brown 52 testified to abduction and Johnson's flight from North Carolina to Asheville Hendersonville and along the Blue Ridge Parkway before the van was abandoned.
Snow fell overnight on the Sonoyta San Luis Rio Colorado route in northern Sonora, first time in 37 years the Pinacate Bassaherie Reserve area received snowfall. A state of alert was issued as 20 centimetres covered the highway near the U.S. border after temperatures surged to 40 Celsius just a week earlier.
Alberta’s oldest radio station CKUA struggles with low audience, high costs, and a plan to raise a 1.5 million budget. Gail Hinchliffe notes listenership around 80,000 while Hatters and Save Alberta Public Radio Society discuss fundraising and restructuring options.
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