21 Aug 1998
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1998
Page
1
Preston Manning called a news conference to address Reform leadership criticism after the Supreme Court ruling on Quebec separation. He urged Reformers to stay united and warned that MPs returning to the parliamentary pension plan will face consequences from voters and the caucus. He emphasized he wants the Reform family to stay together and avoid division over pensions.
Medicine Hat MLA Jim Horsman calls the Supreme Court decision that Quebec cannot unilaterally secede a national victory and支持 negotiations with Ottawa. Monte Solberg warns a plan B is needed for any future referendum to avoid foolhardy outcomes.
Dewar and Burnside, both in their eighties, take part in the 75 plus ladies doubles final at the Canada Senior Games in Medicine Hat. They discuss long careers, the sport's evolution toward power serves, and the value of senior competition as Lampard and Cusworth look to claim gold.
President Clinton announced U S air strikes against suspected terrorist sites in Afghanistan and Sudan tied to Osama bin Laden after embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. British Prime Minister Blair and Canadian leader Chretien expressed support while Iraqi media denounced the actions as violations of international law.
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein says he did not direct actions between the Alberta Treasury Branches ATB and West Edmonton Mall amid a resurfaced memo from February 1994. Former treasurer Jim Dinning confirms the memo was faxed to Klein's office.
Police evacuated staff at the Provincial Building on Third Street SE after a custodian confused a sound marker used to deaden echoes with a bomb. Bomb squad Sgt. Lindsay Fraser entered the lobby when a remote robot could not reach the package, later emerging with a coffee can sized canister and confirming it was not a weapon.
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