05 Aug 1998
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1998
Page
1
A 69-year-old Grassy Lake man, Steve Ell, died near Burdett Monday when a feeder table on a combine fell and crushed him as he removed bolts. Bow Island RCMP say he was alone. his wife found him at 8:20 p.m. and police noted uncertainty about the instant of death.
A Canadian police officer on an undercover break in assignment dies after being stabbed in a suburb parking lot. Paramedics rushed him to Sunnybrook Hospital around 10 p.m. Toronto time where the spokesman confirmed his death. Police seek one suspect as a massive search continues.
A westbound CP Rail train struck a semi-trailer east of Rosser Manitoba at about 100 kmh. The cab was severed from the flatbed but the driver survived and faces three traffic charges. Headingley RCMP Const. Dennis Hanghofer said the driver was attempting to beat the train.
Medicine Hat reports permits totaling $69.1 million from January to July, surpassing 1997 totals and signaling a record year. Large retail additions like Staples and IGA, new restaurants, and a surge in low cost housing drive the gains, with 293 apartment units approved by July.
Environmental leaders say radical environmentalists are not to blame for two gas facility bombings near Beaverlodge Alberta. RCMP say no single group is suspected as investigators press for tips while Grande Prairie County offers 150000 in two years to help solve the cases.
The Canadian dollar slid to 65.95 US cents, a new low, with markets dropping and analysts warning of continued weakness. Ottawa opposition calls for emergency budget while reports from Statistics Canada and the Conference Board forecast slower growth and a potential sharp pause in 1999.
Alberta calls for a hard line in talks with Ottawa over a new social policy framework. Premier Ralph Klein urges a February 1999 deadline for Premier sign-off on limits to federal spending in health education training and related services as Canada’s premiers and territorial leaders gather to discuss youth employment poverty strategy and national plans.
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