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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 2006
Page
1
The forecast calls for mostly sunny weather Monday and Tuesday with a shift to mostly cloudy conditions by midweek. A chance of showers remains, with daytime highs near 17 degrees and 8 degrees on the cooler day, and nighttime lows around 7 degrees.
On this date in 1534 Jacques Cartier sailed from St Malo toward Canada and reached Newfoundland in 20 days while exploring the Labrador coast. Fort William and Port Arthur merged to Thunder Bay in 1970.
Parents and school officials are invited to attend the first South East Regional Skills Canada Alberta Competition at Medicine Hat College on April 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Trades Wing. High school teams from Christ the Redeemer Catholic RD No. 3 Grasslands RD No. 6 Medicine Hat Catholic RD No. 20 Medicine Hat Public SD No. 76 and Prairie Rose SD No. 8 compete in five areas: Automotive service cabinetry hairstyling IV/video production and welding. Gold winners advance to the Provincial Skills Alberta Competition in May.
Brooks council proclaimed Volunteer Week in Medicine Hat running from April 23 to 29. The week coincides with National Volunteer Week in Alberta and Canada to honor volunteers and promote volunteering benefits to communities.
Alberta Court of Appeal affirmed Timothy Rahin's 2005 conviction for sexual assault with a weapon. The court rejected claims the prostitute consented in exchange for future payment, finding she was threatened with a knife when paid only with Canadian Tire money.
The Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy presents a free public lecture this Friday on Canadian Health Care: A Comparative View from the European Observatory. Dr. Gregory Marchildon compares Canada’s health status and delivery by province with Australia France Sweden the UK and the US. Registration at the SIPP office (306) 585-5969 or sipp uregina.ca. AP Photo: masked militants attend Gaza press conference amid tensions and blame on Hamas and Fatah for the latest deadly bombing.
Police fatally shot four pro-democracy protesters as Nepal's royal government imposed an 18 hour curfew in Kathmandu to avert clashes with the opposition. Two weeks of protests and a general strike have left cities short of food and fuel, with authorities claiming insurgents infiltrated rallies amid broad crackdown.
Frustrated Ontario farmers threaten to blockade food distribution centres in Ottawa to press for more than 6 billion dollars in federal aid over five years. Protest organizer Paul Vogel says it is do or die, but Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl's office rejects a meeting by noon Tuesday.
CALGARY CP The federal health minister pressed Alberta for assurances that its Third Way health care reforms will not violate the Canada Health Act. Alberta Health Minister Iris Evans said the meeting with Tony Clement was non prescriptive and focused on how Alberta could reassure Ottawa about ACT compliance ahead of caucus discussions in Calgary on the plan.
Alberta Environment reports no signs of Sask River flooding this year though last summer low-lying areas in Medicine Hat faced damage. Officials say snowpack and runoff are near average, storage is above normal except Milk River Ridge, and 24 7 monitoring continues with immediate alerts if conditions worsen.
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