07 Dec 1994
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1994
Page
1
Joe Carlisle called police after hearing gunshots at his Fort Wayne home. Officers found a loaded semiautomatic handgun in his oven, which he had forgotten was there and turned on. The gun fired bullets into the kitchen walls but caused no injuries. Carlisle, 31, had no explanation for leaving the gun in the oven.
Montreal report says Lucien Bouchard's wife Audrey Best and their two sons carry benign throat streptococcus while one son develops impetigo. Bouchard, who had his leg removed after a Streptococcus A infection, remains stable but seriously ill at St Luc Hospital in Montreal.
Delegates at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe failed to issue a statement on Bosnia amid bickering and tensions. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl urged action as thousands starve nearby, while Prime Minister Jean Chretien spoke of a possible ceasefire as leaders from Europe and North America wrapped two days of talks in Budapest.
Jeffrey Thurston once a star athlete and volunteer at the Taber Special Needs Society now faces first degree murder charges along with sexual assault kidnapping armed robbery and an indictable offence while armed. RCMP say Eileen McCoy was robbed abducted sexually assaulted and shot with a .22 pistol in Taber Alberta.
Ottawa commentary notes federalists denounce Jacques Parizeau's draft as dishonest and illegitimate and reject pre referndum consultations. Reform Leader Preston Manning labels the bill unconstitutional, saying it intrudes on federal powers over currency and treaties and misleads the public.
Dr. John Wallace and University of Calgary researchers announce a new form of NSAID ASA that avoids ulcers and internal bleeding, potentially revolutionizing the $6 billion North American market. If proven, it could reach the market in three to five years with licensing deals in progress.
The federal government and Manitoba Indian chiefs plan to sign a landmark self-government agreement in Winnipeg. It envisions First Nations governments with legislative executive administrative and judicial powers and protections for culture lands waters and languages while funding and treaty protections are built in. The deal, a pilot project, may become a model for Canada and may replace parts of the Indian Affairs department under a modern treaty framework.
Law experts criticized Justice Minister Brian Evans's suggestion Alberta could use the Constitution to challenge Ottawa's gun registry plan. Gerald Gall of the University of Alberta called the notion absurd and said the notwithstanding clause cannot be used against federal laws. Evans hedged, saying only to assess possible defenses without advancing a constitutional argument.
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