Weather View Sunday Showers Likely With Mild Temperatures
A weather brief notes a 30 percent chance of showers on Sunday with a high around 23 and a low near 14 degrees. The forecast appears on map page A7.
08 Aug 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1987
Page
1
A weather brief notes a 30 percent chance of showers on Sunday with a high around 23 and a low near 14 degrees. The forecast appears on map page A7.
Early morning blaze at the 1911 Empress Hotel in downtown Moose Jaw left at least three dead and displaced many residents. The fire, first reported at 3 48 am, burned through the building as investigators probe a third floor start and witnesses recall Al Capone ties to the landmark. Taxi driver Jim Perrins aided residents by forcing entry before seeking treatment for burns.
An Edmonton disaster crew from the Mennonite Disaster Service prioritizes family albums and photos in cleanup after tornadoes. Eddie Beeringer, Ontario based project director, notes albums are among the first items survivors seek to recover after events in Barrie Grand Valley and Woodstock Ontario.
Opposition MPs vow to fight provisions seen as closing the door on genuine refugees as Speaker Fraser recalls the Commons for debate on Bill C 55. The government presses for speed to reform refugee processing amid alleged abuses and new detention and deportation powers.
A flotilla of Kuwaiti reflagged tankers with American escorts crossed the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf heading to Kuwait to pick up cargoes. The group, including Gas King Sea Isle City and Ocean City, moved under radio silence with warships advising keeping distance from Iranian coastal missiles.
Five presidents from Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua and Costa Rica sign a regional plan to end domestic insurgencies and curb external support. The pact sets a 3 to 6 month ceasefire targets in Nicaragua and El Salvador and assigns ministries to work out enforcement within 90 days. Rebel groups voiced cautious support but offered no clear commitment to disarm.
A tentative deal ended a 16 hour Greyhound strike that halted service from Ontario to the west coast and Yukon. In Medicine Hat and Edmonton depots staff resuppplied as 1200 union members prepare to vote on ratification within about 30 days.
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