16 Aug 1995
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1995
Page
1
In Orillia Ontario a community reports oversized puffballs appearing in yards and kitchens. Connie Fraser keeps a giant specimen in her sink while her son Brandon brought one home from a wooded area. Local kids visit, and Brandon plans to share the intrigue with his father who enjoys the fungus.
Canadian Airlines International launched a three day sale with Calgary routes, prompting surge of calls to Medicine Hat agencies. Air Canada matched fares but Medicine Hat offices report limited three day trips. Calgary is the focal point for Air BC plans. Canada’s Laurie Schild said response was overwhelming and regional routes may join the sale.
Defence Minister David Collenette announced that Canada will pull almost 800 soldiers from Croatia within weeks as the UN ends its peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslav state. Some units will depart Primosten and Zagreb while others remain to support operations in Bosnia until at least October.
Prosecutors abandoned plans to seek Judge Lance Ito's removal amid chaos over the role of Ito's wife Captain Margaret York in the Fuhrman tapes dispute. Marcia Clark urged Ito keep ruling on motions including admissibility of the interview tapes as defense warned an outside judge might decide.
About 100 clowns in full costume gathered on the Medicine Hat College campus for picture taking before a public performance at College Theatre during Clown Camp Canada. The week long event, the first outside La Crosse Wisconsin, drew praise from instructors and participants as they shared makeup, acting and storytelling tips.
Alberta 4500 doctors quit negotiations with the government over proposed caps on gross income for family physicians and specialists. Physicians warn of penalties for extra effort, while rural areas struggle to meet caps and fear patient impact. Amid disputes, the Medical Association and Alberta Health clash over fee reductions and negotiation progress.
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