19 Apr 1982
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1982
Page
1
An explosion at the CIL Inc plant on Refinery Row caused over 5 million dollars in damage and injuries to five employees. The blast, linked to a gas leak in a polyethylene compressor building, shattered two buildings and damaged about 10 others while rattling nearby neighborhoods.
Queen Elizabeth II proclaims the Constitution Act 1982 at 11 35 a m EST as Canada gains full control of its constitution including amending power and a charter of rights. Prime Minister Trudeau tells about 40 000 supporters that Canada acquires sovereignty while Quebec Premier Levesque is absent. Demonstrations erupt in Montreal as Levesque calls the protest a cry of refusal.
Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey ordered an investigation after the 21 metre Sharelga sank while being dragged two nautical miles by an unidentified object entangled in its nets. Six fishermen were rescued and one crew member suggested a submarine caused the incident. A reconnaissance aircraft surveyed the area 32 nautical miles off Dublin as the Defence Ministry in London declined to confirm a submarine presence.
A five member CBC Journal crew, including Tony Hillman and cameraman Dave Wilson, was released after 36 hours in Comodoro Rivadavia. They faced charges of obtaining information on military sites and entering restricted zones amid tensions over the Falklands conflict.
Prime Minister Trudeau told President Mitterrand Canada will not join Western nations in pressuring the United States at the Versailles summit. He urged cooperation to beat stagflation and cautioned that confrontation won’t solve the problem. A French official warned of potential allied consequences if the U S does not reform its policies.
In Cowboy Country the race tests Premier Allan Blakeney's NDP as voters worry about socialism and oil slowdown. The southwest ridings have shifted toward the Tories and Liberal influence wanes, with WCC pressing for western independence after a byelection win in rural Alberta.
Ray Bailey, 53, now leads the Western Canada Confederation after failing to win Tory nomination in Weyburn. He campaigns across Saskatchewan including Morse, aiming to split votes from NDP and Tory candidates. Bailey rejects immediate independence, prefers a referendum if needed, as crowds thin after initial media rush.
Saskatchewan PC leader Grant Devine expects stronger backing from Indigenous voters in the April 26 provincial election. Meanwhile in hockey, the Wainwright Bisons defeated the Medicine Hat Cubs 8-3 to win the Central Alberta Junior B crown, with the Cubs previously routing Hinton 5-0 to reach the final.
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