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17 Dec 1988
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Medicine Hat News in Medicine Hat, Alberta
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1988
Page
1
Rebate delay sparks talk of class action against city
Citizens urge a lawsuit over overcollected funds in the Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax reserve. Violet Johnson and others call for rebates if the council does not vote to return money, with a legal fund and citizen committee possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheri Murphy-Wright
the News
Violet Johnson
Johnson
Medicine Hat
Council
Tony Urlacher
PGRT
Trade debates loom as MPs face long hours
The Conservative government used its majority to force MPs to sit late through Thursday and possibly into Christmas Eve to push free trade legislation. A prior motion would end the free trade debate by Friday, with phasing out of tariffs against the United States set for New Year’s Day. Trade Minister John Crosbie said no interim report on worker aid is needed. a final report is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
Doug Lewis
Government House
United States
John Crosbie
Crosbie
Jean de Grandpre
Brian Mulroney
de Grandpre
Supply jet grounded by weather and quake in Armenia
Canadian dog-handlers returning from earthquake shattered Armenia report chaos and freezing conditions. Bad weather blocked two Canadian Forces Hercules aircraft from delivering food clothing and medical supplies to the devastated region. Grimmer of Moncton N B describes bodies and shacks with loved ones dead nearby at Mirabel airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa
Armenia
Hercules
Bill Grimmer
Moncton N.B
Mirabel
Montreal
Grimmer
Aeroflot
U.S
Protesters Rally as Bourassa Plans Sign Policy
About 600 demonstrators gathered outside the Quebec legislature urging immediate restoration of the French only sign rule. They demanded Premier Bourassa invoke the notwithstanding clause to keep French as Quebec's displayed language amid a Supreme Court ruling that allows multilingual signage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Quebec City
Supreme Court of Canada
Peter Maser
Southam News
Public
Bourassa
Rally for French Quebec Persists Post Court Ruling
A union and nationalist coalition keep the Girou in force after a Quebec court found it violated free speech guarantees. Marc Ferland and Daniel Girou urged immediate action with chants for a French Quebec. A Sunday rally organized with Parti Quebecois backing will feature Gilles Vigneault and is expected to draw about 7,000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Union
Marc Ferland
Daniel Girou
Bourassa
Proindependence Parti Quebecois
Gilles Vigneault
Alberta approves 62 million for two irrigation projects
Alberta will spend 62 million on two major irrigation schemes to add about 24 000 hectares of irrigated land in southern Alberta by 1995. The projects include a Willow Creek dam and a Little Bow River Mosquito Creek dam and reservoir with a 35 million and 27 million price tags, plus river diversions to fill Clear Lake and enlarge Highwood River flood-plain channels. Expected farm income rise totals about 5 million yearly, with improved water quality for nearby towns and environmental benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge, Alta
Alberta
Environment
Ian Reid
Reid
Willow Creek
Lethbridge
Little Bow
Mosquito Creek
Clear Lake
Highwood River
Alta
Vulcan
Carmangay
Champion
Cayley
Nanton
Willow Creek Irrigators’ Association
Survivors Found as Armenia Quake Rescue Extends Search
Rescuers in Spitak and Leninakan report 21 of 135 recovered earthquake victims still alive after more than a week. The discovery prompted officials to extend the rescue effort for 10 more days as hard-hit cities prepare for razing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerevan
U.S.S.R
Spitak
Leninakan
Communist Party
Armenia
PLO talks begin with U S in Tunisia
U S Ambassador Robert Pelletreau opened talks with the PLO in Tunis as Washington reverses decades of non engagement. Yasser Abd Rabbou led a four member PLO delegation and said future meetings would likely occur in coming weeks. Both sides avoided substantive details in the Dar Maghrebia residence near Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
U.S
Robert Pelletreau
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Washington
PLO
Pelletreau
Yasser Abd- Rabbou
Abd-Rabbou
Dar Maghrebia
Carthage
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Mike Royko
Celso Connolley- Mendoza
Sign Law
Girou
Algeria
Libya
Armenian Republic
Socialist Industry
Azerbaijan
Vladimir Lozayan
Baku
Israel
United Nations
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