27 Apr 1995
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1995
Page
1
Susan Evans, 38, almost won a 13.67 million pound National Lottery jackpot after her boyfriend processed her ticket a second after the deadline. At a garage, he was stuck behind another customer and the machine closed as her numbers printed. Evans was distraught but moved on, her mother said.
Justice Minister Brian Evans backs Saskatchewan’s demand for optional federal gun control for some provinces. He plans to argue for Alberta during a Ottawa visit as Parliament reviews the bill. The measure would tighten penalties, curb smuggling, and require firearm registration amid regional crime concerns. Federal minister Allan Rock opposes the idea.
Statistics Canada reports a weaker Canadian dollar pushed industrial prices up 0.6 percent in March, with the currency’s dip raising motor vehicle prices. The 12 month rise in industrial prices reaches 9.3 percent, the highest among G seven nations, while raw material costs climb 0.5 percent month over month.
Fire investigators ruled out other causes and blamed a faulty gas heater for the house fire that killed 82 year old Robert Bittner at a farmyard home four kilometres west of Highway 3 on Memorial Garden Road. Fire crews arrived after a 12:30 p.m. call and found the two storey bungalow largely destroyed. Bittner’s son found him inside. rescue efforts failed as extreme heat and toxic gases overwhelmed him. Neighbors and firefighters cope with trauma as this marks the area’s first fatality in two years.
Burnaby MP Svend Robinson confirms bid for federal NDP leader at the October convention. He is the first major candidate to declare with other possible contenders named, while his past activism and a probe over the Sue Rodriguez case loom over his campaign.
Ottawa launches new rules to license direct to home services breaking a perceived monopoly. Expressvu fights the change as the 40 day parliamentary review begins, while Power DirecTv hints at Canadian satellite use and a Canadianized Hughes DirecTv.
Federal panel flags child abuse and neglect as a major public health crisis with about five preschoolers killed daily. It cites 18 000 permanently disabled and 142 000 seriously injured, mostly inflicted by caregivers. Fathers and other male caretakers drive fatalities while mothers bear many neglect cases.
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