16 Aug 1994
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1994
Page
1
In Victoria CP report, athletes at the Commonwealth Games village of 3,300 participants faced playful condom water bombs. A spectator fired a condom missile from a balcony during the two week event, prompting lighthearted banter as athletes continued with their activities.
An Edmonton Institution firing was overturned as Rogerville had not received a warned jeopardy notice. Judge John Mooney's 121 page decision said incompetence existed but no urgent circumstances justified dismissal without warning. Back pay and retraining expected. officials unsure how to proceed. A separate diabetes breakthrough by Dr. Ji Won Yoon at University of Calgary shows insulin independence in mice, hailed as world first toward cure.
Redcliff council unanimously approved selling the Consumers Paper Corporation plant property at auction on October 26 with a reserve bid of 1.2 million dollars to cover taxes owed. The town disclosed the company has dissolved after years of failed financing and missed deadlines.
Ottawa reports say the Security Intelligence Review Committee opened an inquiry into allegations that a paid CSIS informant helped create and guide the Heritage Front neo Nazi group. Officials cautioned on details while opposition and human rights groups called for full investigations.
Terrorist Carlos the Jackal, captured in Sudan, faces Judge Jean Louis Bruguiere in Paris for a 1982 bombing that killed one person. He sports a purple jacket and tells reporters he is alive and well as gendarmes accompany him to La Sante Prison.
Premier Ralph Klein in Edmonton signaled a potential tax cut for Albertans after the budget is balanced. He said the Treasury and others are exploring how to reward taxpayers without triggering overspending while the deficit elimination plan winds down. Treasurer Jim Dinning cited windfalls from oil, Crown lease sales, and higher corporate taxes as speeding up the path to balance, with Klein noting a possible bonanza but cautioning against premature celebrations. Liberal MLA Danny Dalai Longa welcomed tax cuts for some but questioned Klein’s motives.
Premier Klein says the accident victim died while University Hospital had no beds. Officials advised there were exhausted beds and pledged action to prevent repetition. The statement emphasizes the incident is not related to cutbacks and references a review of hospital procedures.
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