23 Dec 1994
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1994
Page
1
A London bus company chief distributed a Christmas bonus of a tin containing 82 cookies to 65 drivers in Yeovil, Western England. The Sun reported the boss said Merry Christmas and first come, first served as he placed the tin on the depot table.
In Calgary, Justice Cairns rules 13 of 55 beneficiaries of the Principal Employees Plan must repay a portion of their $1.8 million payout plus interest, as improprieties surfaced days before the firm’s bankruptcy. The ruling targets 42 more plan members, including 10 Cormie family members, with Ernst and Young seeking recovery in the 82 page decision.
Premier Ralph Klein signaled a potential early January move to drop Alberta's one percent income tax surtax. The plan aims to return money to Albertans amid expected budget progress and more reinvestment after two years of austerity. Specifics to follow in Jim Dinning's February budget.
The Canadian dollar drops to 71.47 US cents after Mexican peso devaluation and Italian politics spook markets. Bank of Canada buys dollars to ease rate pressures while signaling only a modest rate rise next week.
Ottawa reports unemployment benefits drop to 870000 claimants in October, a five year low, as tighter UI rules and a stronger job market cut the number of Canadians on benefits. Payments slipped to 945 million, with 1.42 million unemployed in October shrinking to 1.36 million in November.
Edward Leary 49 faced charges after a firebomb attached to his lap exploded on a New York subway car injuring several. Out of work for a year with four mortgages and recent weight loss, he reportedly planned to extort money from the city amid Christmas anxiety. Neighbors recalled a tense computer nerd with a history of disputes and possible link to a prior doormat fire.
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