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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 2006
Page
1
Wednesday and Friday bring mostly sunny pleasant conditions with highs around 20 and lows near 6. Saturday remains warm with a high around 26 and low near 10, while Sunday stays partly cloudy and warm with a high near 26 and low about 11.
On April 24 1990 Mohawks clashed over gambling on the New York portion of the Akwesasne reserve, destroying dozens of cars and damaging a Canadian police station with an explosive device as the reserve sits at the Ontario Quebec New York border.
Environment Canada reports UV levels may be about four percent higher than pre 1980 levels this summer as the ozone layer remains depleted over Canada. Winter thinning averaged five percent, worsening to seven percent below normal in early spring, with higher UV raising sunburn and cancer risks. The UV index, created in 1992, guides sun safety globally.
Alberta introduces Bill 31 amendments to the Health Information Act to enhance provincial electronic health records. Proposals include paid for surgeries funding disclosures to governments and third parties, discretionary disclosures for public safety, and fraud prevention. Iris Evans notes privacy safeguards balance with public health needs. Evans spoke in Medicine Hat on March 27 during stakeholder meetings.
In Winnipeg the NDP budget faces delays as Conservatives and Liberals obstruct debate. More than a dozen bills on drug treatment and public health are stalled. Opposition tactics include challenging rulings and pressing for recorded votes at every chance, triggering lengthy buzzer recalls to the chamber. In Baghdad, three explosions near the Green Zone killed seven Iraqis and wounded eight, while twelve more died in other violence.
Ottawa report says Bob Rae vows to run for the federal Liberals in the next election whether or not he wins the party's leadership. He aims to persuade Liberals of his party fealty after joining just weeks ago. Rae prepares to enter the leadership race Monday, seeking to overcome his gate crasher status and reassure supporters that he will seek Parliament, come what may.
Across Gaza Strip and West Bank protesters and gunmen from Hamas and Fatah fought after a Hamas leader accused Mahmoud Abbas of treachery. Abbas vowed not to ignite civil war as he consolidates control of six security forces while Hamas threatens a shadow army led by a top fugitive Israel has hunted.
Nepali police fired rubber bullets at thousands of protesters in Kathmandu as they enforced a curfew amid a deepening crisis. Tear gas preceded the shots near the city limits while doctors reported three people wounded by rubber bullets.
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