16 Dec 1993
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1993
Page
1
Tom Forfar, a 35 year old self-declared warlock, says he will not use witchcraft in his campaign for the Saint John city council. He previously attracted national attention when police found him with a martial arts throwing star but was acquitted on the charge.
An all party committee proposes sweeping changes to Alberta's freedom of information bill to give residents broad access to government records with limited exceptions for harm and personal data. Critics call it a blueprint for better laws while the Canadian Association of Journalists hails it as a first step toward transparency.
Agriculture Minister Ralph Goodale announced that starting July 1 1995 Canada will impose high tariffs on foreign dairy and poultry to protect 37000 producers after agreeing to reduce import quotas in a new world trade deal. Industry critics called tariffs obscene and damaging to food services.
The federal cabinet approved a seven percent rise in unemployment insurance premiums for 1994. Workers will pay up to an extra 83.20, employers up to 116.48 per worker, with maximum employee contributions to 1245.40 annually. Premiums link to wages, about 80 percent pay less than the max. A 1995 premium freeze is planned.
Public health inspectors warn raw sewage from malfunctioning septic tanks in Walsh poses disease risks including typhoid and cholera. A study found 16 of 28 homes lacked proper disposal. district officials consider piping to a lagoon while residents face pumping costs.
Russian reform opponents face firing as Yeltsin signals displeasure. Vladimir Zhirinovsky advocates provoking civil strife among native groups to redraw borders and seek acceptance as provinces, amid elections predicting Liberal Democratic gains in Russia’s new parliament.
Bow Island Hospital executive director Rod Mohr questions timing and scope of provincial health changes and warns against more across the board funding cuts. MLA Lyle Oberg co leads a 17 member steering committee with a January 31 action plan for essential health care and a potential two tier system.
Dale Miller, a Daytona Beach groundskeeper, believed he held the winning Florida Lottery ticket after two jackpots were drawn. He washed his shirt and discarded the lint ball containing part of the ticket, then helped search a landfill with his girlfriend for the possible mutilated ticket, but found nothing.
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