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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1995
Page
1
Peterborough man Art Dainton receives an Easter card postmarked May 17 1988 that vanished for seven years. The 77 year old retired GE manager calls the find a small miracle and marvels at the card’s perfect condition and timing.
The Toronto Star reports Grant Bristow hidden in an Edmonton area suburb with the name Nathan Black. He and his family live in St. Albert under fake federal records while receiving a $3,000 monthly stipend. Bristow bred and funded the Heritage Front and worked for CSIS before disappearing last summer. Calgary reports Premier Ralph Klein rejects a health spending moratorium citing budget rules and aims to balance by 1997.
A man linked to the Oklahoma City blast was returned to the United States by the U K immigration service after Heathrow screening. Authorities said he arrived from Chicago with a U S passport and was detained for entry refusal before departure. Rescue efforts continued as the death toll rose to 36 with about 200 people missing. FBI and local police expanded investigations while President Clinton pledged swift justice and ordered flags at half staff.
Alberta politicians criticize a survey by the Committee to End Tax-Funded Abortions that asks them to choose among three fixed positions on funding abortions. Conservative MLA Jocelyn Burgener favors de-insuring non medically necessary abortions and objects to the black and white format. Liberal Howard Sapers and Colleen Soetaert also criticize the design, saying it fails to reflect nuanced views and medical decision making.
Rogers Communications declined to acquire Canadian Pacific Ltd. stake in Unitel Communications Inc. for about 200 million, citing wide ranging considerations. Unitel loses about 1 million dollars daily and faces a difficult regulatory climate, leaving the carrier’s future uncertain and largely dependent on its banks.
Toronto consultant Eamon Hoey says Unitel may face receivership or bankruptcy amid a $640 million loan due next week. CP owns 48 percent, Rogers 29.5 percent, and AT&T 22.5 percent. In January the partners added $100 million to bridge to month end, but further investments are uncertain.
Six former Conservative Saskatchewan MLAs, plus three current members, face fraud charges tied to an expense scheme. RCMP say 11 people are charged. nine have received summons. Accused include Harry Baker John Gerich Grant Hodgins Michael Hopfner Lorne Kopelchuk Sherwin Petersen and officials Bill Neudorf John Britton Harold Martens.
Edmonton Right to Die Society receives phone inquiries from terminally ill and disabled individuals seeking help to end their lives. The calls are accidentally directed to the wrong Bruce Hutchinson, a person unrelated to the society, and are answered by an ailing woman recovering from hip surgery.
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