05 Dec 1998
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1998
Page
1
Police search for a white male suspect in his late 20s who robbed the Crestwood store at 100 2248 Southview Drive about 8 14 p m taking cash and fleeing on foot. Description: about 5 6 tall with dirty blonde hair blue eyes and moustache, wearing a dark blue hooded jacket dirty jeans and high top shoes. Call Crime Stoppers or City Police with tips.
Canadian Press reports the Ian Bailey inquiry and RCMP protest clashes from last year's APEC summit will proceed after a resignation unsettled leadership. Shirley Heafey, chair of the RCMP Public Complaints Commission, says she will consider options to continue the high profile hearings and move forward with the probe.
A compact fragment offers the idea that recognizing virtues in others helps one see own strengths. It references Gary Zukav and a French proverb about faults of those who keep others waiting.
In Medicine Hat and surrounding areas freezing rain and ice caused half a dozen minor crashes before 4 p.m. Police report several evening collisions with no serious injuries. Roads iced from Bassano to Strathmore with fog near Bassano and a guard rail rollover east of Medicine Hat.
An Alberta phone company withdrew an advertisement after complaints that it showed baby Jesus. The spot depicted two Wise Men offering gifts to an implied figure, prompting public debate about religious imagery in marketing.
The United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Rights committee censures Canada for failing to ensure housing, welfare, and basic rights for the poor, single mothers, and Indigenous peoples. It cites rising homelessness, welfare cuts, poor water access, and the erosion of trust in nationwide human rights leadership.
The October unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent while employment jumped by over 100000 last month. Economists called the report strong across industries and regions, noting a broad-based surge that lifted the job market and consumer confidence, with 60 percent of working-age Canadians now employed. Deputy PM Herb Gray hailed the improved pockets of money for households.
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