25 Aug 1993
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1993
Page
1
In hard financial days, local residents report heightened suspicion and willingness to inform on neighbors. Officials note community anxiety rises as rumors spread and small acts are reported to authorities.
In Red Lake Falls Minnesota about 50 Star Trek fans at St. John's Lutheran Church held a morning service in Klingon, the invented term for Holy Spirit was rendered as honorable alien by the Klingon Camp director.
Dave Gaze and his wife Heather won 100000 in the Plus August 21 draw. They plan to travel to Spokane with their two children rather than stay home for a two week holiday. Gaze bought the ticket at Mac's Cigar Store and learned of the win in Sunday papers.
Officials from Southeast Alberta Regional Planning Commission heard that provincial funding could be cancelled, forcing planning to rely on rich municipalities. The province now covers about 56 percent of planning costs with a $850,000 budget, while municipalities contribute the rest.
The Canadian Medical Association surveyed 923 doctors at its Calgary meeting and found 60 percent support some legislative change to allow euthanasia or physician assisted death. The debate highlighted strong opposition from many physicians who urged focus on palliative care and the Hippocratic oath.
Liberal Jean Chretien and Natural Resources Minister Robbie Sparrow urged Prime Minister Campbell to appoint a facilitator to mediate a peace pact between Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International. CAI rejected Air Canada’s 1 billion offer for its overseas service, saying it would hurt shareholders and employees.
In Medicine Hat, welfare reductions reduce annual school fees per child from 35–105 to 25, pushing costs to families and schools. Parents struggle as students face textbooks, supplies, and clothing needs, with some children affected by recent losses from a house fire. Public officials say the system ends up covering the gap if families cannot pay.
Iraq's Ottawa envoy Hisham al Shawi said he did not apply to stay in Canada though he discussed the possibility with officials. The defector and another Iraqi diplomat sought asylum after defecting to Britain to aid groups seeking to topple Saddam Hussein. External Affairs denied permanent residency was sought, citing potential political embarrassment before the federal election. The British Foreign Office seeks details on Iraqi internal political climate from al Shawi and former envoy to Tunisia Hamed al Jubouri.
More than 1,200 Calgary regulars are told they will be deployed to United Nations missions in Bosnia and Croatia next spring. Brig Gen James Cox says planning begins immediately to fix unit movement, equipment needs, and soldier numbers under One Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Col Ian Gray notes this could be Calgary’s largest deployment since World War II.
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