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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 2000
Page
1
An 11 year old girl in Brampton east of Toronto allegedly produced up to 300 prank 911 calls over two weeks from a cellphone. Police say calls costing ambulance chases included a fake dying grandmother and other emergencies. She faces no charges due to age. the centre logged escalating hourly calls since Aug. 1.
Health Minister Allan Rock at Can-Fit-Pro Fitness Rocks 2000 warns inactivity costs Canada more than $2 billion yearly. He urges business action to boost activity, noting two thirds of Canadians do not exercise enough and linking inactivity to obesity and heart disease, while stressing active living as an economic and health priority.
A World Rural Health seminar in Calgary on erectile dysfunction drew almost no attendees. Dr Richard Ward, a Calgary physician and Pfizer educational consultant, noted the condition affects about three million Canadian men aged 40 to 70, but few want to discuss it. The lone audience member left before his talk began.
A compact reflection on evolving ethics urging prevention of human misery over revenge. The quote pairs Eleanor Roosevelt’s moral call with Larry McMurtry’s sharp jab at incompetents who sow trouble.
Provincial money boosts kindergarten funding by 75 hours per child from 400 to 475 hours notes Prairie Rose board chair Les Brest and Medicine Hat School District chair Fred Kramer. Extra funds aim to identify children needing extra attention and support local education officials cautious about delivery costs and regional shifts.
British and Norwegian rescue teams closed in on the sunken Kursk as an un ready submarine hatch remained unattached. A Norwegian mini submarine and a British LR5 vessel faced torn hulls and strong currents while officials warned the crew might be lost after two blasts and a massive internal explosion.
Strong winds drive dozens of wildfires across 12 states with 92 large fires reported and 16 new blazes stretching fire agencies. Officials warn of an unusually severe season with 445000 hectares burning and 2.1 million hectares torched so far this year, threatening power lines in Idaho and Montana.
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