17 Dec 1991
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1991
Page
1
Two handcuffed men fled from provincial sheriffs deputies at Victoria International Airport. RCMP and local agencies hunted with a helicopter and residents aiding. A police dog tracked them to a large evergreen where they hid two metres up. A resident reported the wallet theft during the escape.
The leaders met to decide the fate of the central government and the Soviet flag atop the Kremlin will be lowered on New Year's Eve. Gorbachev plans to accept the new Commonwealth of Independent States after republic parliaments ratify it and will then determine his role.
A photo caption notes a country breaking from unity as citizens sing their own national anthems while exchanging kisses, illustrating social fragmentation and individual expressions of nationalism.
A government commission proposes moving Medicine Hat voters into the Cypress riding to balance urban and rural representation. Medicine Hat would drop to about 27,800 voters, Cypress would rise to 23,245, and Calgary and Edmonton seats shift modestly while several rural-urban seats are created. Barb Van Enk of the New Democrats voices concern over rural influence but supports fairness in Medicine Hat.
Survivors said they were abandoned by some crew and forced into the gale Red Sea as the Salem Express sank off Safaga performing a rapid 15 minute plunge after striking a coral reef. About 178 of 654 aboard survived. 7 bodies found. divers probed wreck for foreshadowed refloat plans.
Ottawa talks on the economy bring sharp divisions between labor and management. Tim Reid of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce urges political leadership and restraint on spending while Dick Martin of the Canadian Labor Congress calls for Ottawa and provinces to spend their way out of recession. Premier Bourassa boycotts first ministers meetings but will send Finance Minister Levesque. other premiers and territorial leaders will attend.
A 61-year-old Nova Scotia woman with Parkinsons underwent a 34 hour brain surgery at Victoria General Hospital, the first fetal tissue transplant in Canada. Doctors say initial results show the patient is stable and could be discharged soon, with six months expected to reveal effects. Critics worry abortion-based tissue use, while supporters cite ethical separation of abortion and tissue use.
The Inuit 580 million land claim settlement for an eastern Nunavut faces trouble from the Western Arctic Dene who oppose the boundary division. A March plebiscite and a costly plan, though supported by Ottawa, hinge on negotiations with the TFN and the Dene, as costs rise to over 1.15 billion with interest.
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