05 Dec 1994
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1994
Page
1
Sydney Water unveils a shower sharing television campaign to counter record low water levels after months of drought. Official Robert Webster says saving water includes showering with a friend while other steps like banning daytime lawn watering cut consumption by 15 percent, yet reservoirs continue to fall.
Premier Roy Romanow told more than 900 delegates at the NDP convention that Saskatchewan could balance its books next year amid a resource boom. Finance figures show a narrower deficit for 1994-95, while Romanow warned the 1995-96 balance remains uncertain.
Premier Ralph Klein celebrates two years in office as critics warn the spending squeeze may ease. Pundits say a projected surplus and fast debt reduction could hinder further cuts, prompting calls for tax cuts or symbolic spending to woo voters before the next election. Rod Love pledges Tory spending habits will not return.
Ottawa reports the Canadian prime rate increased to 7.5 per cent from 7.0 as U.S. economy boosts higher rates. Banks also raise mortgage rates, while the Bank of Canada weighs joining U.S. tightening to curb rapid growth. Unemployment nears nine percent, with RBC noting a near full employment floor.
A plan to cap annual new doctor registrations at 210 in Alberta aims to curb influx from other provinces. Hospital officials warn shortages of specialists like urologists and plastic surgeons could occur in communities such as Medicine Hat, while officials defend the measure as needed amid cost concerns and evolving health policy.
Lucien Bouchard, 55, leader of the Bloc Quebecois, was taken off a respirator but remains in intensive care after three operations for necrotizing myositis. Premier Jacques Parizeau visited his wife Audrey Best but did not comment publicly. A fourth operation was needed to change dressings to curb infection.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien pledged a Canadian planning team for CSCEs first peacekeeping mission to Nagorno Karabakh. The proposal accompanies a summit focus on Bosnia peace and NATO expansion disputes with Russia.
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