Weather Index Sunny 10 Percent Chance Thursday
A brief weather note reports sunny skies with a ten percent chance of precipitation on Thursday. The high is 24 and the low 10. Map page B4.
19 Aug 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1987
Page
1
A brief weather note reports sunny skies with a ten percent chance of precipitation on Thursday. The high is 24 and the low 10. Map page B4.
Michael Lyczewski of 35 Third St. S.E. was fined 200 for theft under 1000 after he took radiators from Hat Salvage and Steel on July 14 and tried to resell them to the firm. Greaves noted the items were military Jeep parts, spotted by staff.
U.S. consumer advocate Ralph Nader argues in an open letter to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney that Canada's proposed prescription drug bill prioritizes corporate profits over public health. He urges resisting U.S. pressure and limiting brand name versus low priced copies, citing U.S. 17 year patent protections as elevating drug prices.
A Toronto woman working as a flight attendant was arrested in Riyadh after arriving from Bangladesh. Saudi police reported finding a small amount of narcotics and the official said it was a small amount of the kind you smoke.
About 150 inmates at Joyceville medium security prison roamed the yard for hours after a Tuesday night disturbance sparked by an assault on staff. Prisoners freed in the yard, fires were put out, injuries minor, and no hostages or outside help were involved.
Premier Don Getty plans the cabinet tour revival starting September 28 29 in southern Alberta to consult with citizens. Costs will be funded from public funds with no party help and tours will be slower and less expansive than in Lougheeds era. Edmonton inclusion and full legislature sitting decision pending.
Jane's Fighting Ships calls Ottawa's plan to acquire 10 to 12 nuclear-powered submarines a somewhat startling move with a hefty price tag. The naval annual questions Arctic defence emphasis and potential impact on Halifax-class frigates, noting the subs' speed and ice work as key advantages while pondering their task and NATO implications.
Edmonton lawyers say the official inquiry into Principal Group Ltd. subsidiaries likely won’t begin before the first week of October. Bill Code, appointed last week to oversee the probe, cites time needed to review documents and hear investors as factors delaying start and aims for preliminary findings within 45 days and a full report within six months.
The federal government has spent about 3 million on a vacant Ottawa building bought in 1976 for 1.98 million and may need 22 million to renovate for offices. Turned House-committee debate noted possible sale or repurposing for Parks Canada laboratories and Consumer Protection.
After criticism from two provinces, the RCMP receives directives from Solicitor General James Kelleher detailing when to seek judge permission before bugging legislator phones. Requires informing the solicitor general and provincial attorney general, and Speaker consent for entry into Parliament precinct.
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