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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1997
Page
1
Kinza Clodumar of Nauru urged delegates at the Kyoto conference to curb emissions. He warned that his island nation, half wiped by phosphate mining and with 10 000 residents along 30 km of coast, faces a two metre sea rise threatening its survival.
Canadian Press reports Rod Love, a political science student who rose from waiter at Klein's steakhouse to top adviser and speech writer for Ralph Klein, will resign. His final day is January 30, replaced by Peter Elzin Ba, head of Alberta Progressive Conservative Association. Love cites family as reason for departure.
CPR investigates diesel leak eight metres underground at the Medicine Hat yard. Public relations officer Ian La Couvee says the fuel poses no health risk and is unlikely to reach residents or groundwater. CPR will drill to map spread while Alberta Environmental Protection is notified. Verbal worries from residents and the environment group emphasize cleanup efforts and locomotive fumes.
Federal Treasurer Stockwell Day urged Ottawa to apply all surplus revenue to the national debt rather than fund new social programs. Prime points include a push for a legislated debt-paydown plan, ongoing transfer-payment stability, and provincial treasurers debating a broader social policy renewal ahead of next February's budget.
Robert Waller, injured during the 1996 Tickle Me Elmo rush at a Fredericton Wal-Mart, describes the mob chaos. He was opening boxes for about 300 shoppers when he was knocked unconscious, kicked, and crushed by a large group, suffering broken ribs concussion and other injuries. He now works nights at a safer convenience store.
In Kaikohe Santa Claus Brian Brewerton received a black eye after a water bomb struck him during a Christmas parade. He vows to return to the role despite hazards. The town previously drew global notice in 1991 when a Santa was kicked in the shins by children upset over candy.
Separatist MPs seized on Chretien’s weekend remarks to claim Ottawa is ready to negotiate secession regardless of the referendum question. Bloc Quebecois chief Gilles Duceppe called the comment a step forward and said Quebecers can democratically decide their own future.
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