04 Dec 1996
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1996
Page
1
Peel Region police charged 26 year old stripper Emjay Foxx after a Mississauga bar act involved whipping a customer with his own belt. The customer’s father filed the complaint. police would not reveal details.
In Grand Rapids Manitoba a crowd at a weekly bingo hall chased a masked thief who grabbed about $800 in prize money and Nevada tickets. The suspect slipped on a puddle and was beaten until a woman tore off his balaclava, exposing her 15 year old son. Police say the crowd recovered the cash.
Alberta official H A Olson refuses to reverse the New Year levee relocation from Edmonton after pressure from successor Gordon Towers and others. Rob Renner and Lorne Taylor back the Medicine Hat site while Olson defends Denise Earl’s involvement and notes Edmonton’s mayor urged the case. The levee shift could mark a new provincial tradition at Medicine Hat.
Bre-X Minerals and Barrick Gold indicate agreement on the framework of a joint venture to develop a vast Indonesian jungle gold deposit. They say ministry concerns have been addressed though several points remain outstanding as talks continue with Indonesia's Ministry of Mines and Energy.
An Ottawa high level meeting failed to reach a deal amid wage cut impasse threatening Canadian Airlines survival. CAW president Buzz Hargrove offered compromise if the federal government provides more aid, which is unlikely. Kevin Benson met with Hargrove and ministers but returned to Calgary with bleak options described as almost mortal.
Canadians under 65 cashed in about one dollar for every five contributed to RRSPs amid recession job losses. In 1994 a record 700,000 filers pulled $3.9 billion, with withdrawals rising since 1991 and 10 percent unemployment. A Home Buyers Plan adds $4.4 billion in tax free withdrawals since 1992. New polls for Royal Trust show fewer to contribute this year while worry grows about retirement savings.
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