Chinook Cloudiness Forecast With Snow Chance
Weather brief notes a Chinook cloudiness with a 20 percent chance of snow on Thursday. High near 2 and low about minus five degrees, according to the local forecast on Page B6.
12 Dec 1984
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1984
Page
1
Weather brief notes a Chinook cloudiness with a 20 percent chance of snow on Thursday. High near 2 and low about minus five degrees, according to the local forecast on Page B6.
The Opposition Liberals seek to topple the Parti Quebecois government by convincing disaffected PQ members to back a non-confidence motion. Gerard D. Levesque leads the push calling for the assembly to withdraw confidence due to what is described as an inconsistent stance on Quebec's higher interests. Debate is set for Friday in a chamber where such motions are rare.
The Manitoba Food and Commercial Workers union urges members to boycott all Eaton's stores nationwide except Brandon where 80 employees are represented. The Brandon store is the province's only unionized Eaton's. Eaton's seeks to overturn a Manitoba Labor Board certification. bargaining has not begun.
Ottawa Auditor General Ken Dye disclosed that defence spending on the CF-18 fighter rose to over 8.7 billion, with no legislative authority for the extra costs. He faulted cabinet secrecy but, after a meeting with Prime Minister Mulroney, was promised full documentation including the Petrofina tax deal. He noted some government spending had improved, though access battles continue.
CBC plans to shed 1150 positions starting next April about 750 by layoffs and a 75 million dollar budget reduction the largest in its history. Ottawa Toronto Montreal Winnipeg and Vancouver bear most cuts while stations remain open and programming faces tighter budgets and production changes. Denis Harvey says full impact will take six to nine months to assess.
Premier Richard Hatfield faces trial on marijuana possession with a new court date set for January 28 and a new judge likely to preside. Defence motions raised questions about where the information was laid, as Judge Hazen Strange said the RCMP should have filed in Oromocto near the Fredericton airport.
Auditor General Kenneth Dye reports one in five federal workers is overpaid due to overclassification. The 1983 figures show promotions via reclassification rising 33 percent since 1980, with PM and CR groups expanding at higher levels while lower ranks shrink. Call for tighter job classification controls and Treasury Board accountability.
In Ottawa the UAW faces a historic split as Canadian director Robert White and U.S. chief Owen Bieber clash over contracts and strategy. The fight reflects deeper disunity beyond personal rivalry, with implications for the union’s future in North America.
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