31 Dec 1993
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1993
Page
1
The Philadelphiabased Procrastinators Club of America released its 1993 predictions after a long delay. It forecasts Yasser Arafat pursuing peace with Israel and an irate wife planning a knife incident during a trial separation in a family member.
The Weekender will not publish Saturday January 1. Publication resumes Monday January 3 1994 in the Medicine Hat News.
Canadian Wheat Board officials report wheat exports for the first five months of 1993 94 are slightly behind 1992 pace. Debra Harri cites traditional buyers buying less due to lack of hard currency, with the former Soviet Union and China reducing purchases. Analysts forecast continued shift from traditional markets through the decade.
Reports say a black woman will receive a white donor egg fertilized by her husband to produce a child of mixed race. Doctors church leaders and politicians voiced protests as genetic manipulation triggers new ethical controversy.
Calgary Herald reports the Alberta Auto Insurance Board will raise premiums beginning Feb 1 for about 90 000 vehicles, targeting high risk drivers. The policy shifts aim to reduce the 1992 97 million dollar claims versus 67 million in premiums by charging steeper public liability rates and broader risk-based surcharges.
Agriculture Canada says destroying 270 cattle in central Alberta and 67 imported from the UK is a drastic move to protect Canada’s beef exports. Officials cite no cow-to-cow transmission evidence but fear future scientific findings. Ranchers protest while Ottawa offers up to 2000 per head in compensation.
Southam News Ottawa reports the Immigration and Refugee Board named 33 new appointees including leading immigration lawyers and refugee advocates. Minister Sergio Marchi says the slate will restore credibility after patronage scandals and inconsistent decisions, with refugee groups praising the consultative process and expertise.
Three retired Mounties from southern Alberta plan a Federal Court challenge to a four year old ruling allowing Sikh officers to wear turbans. They say turbans mix church and state and undermine impartial law enforcement. The hearing begins January 25 in Calgary.
Lt Gen Francis Briquemont heads more than 12 000 UN soldiers in Bosnia and Herzegovina including 1100 Canadians. He says recurring shortages and bureaucratic hurdles hinder peacekeeping while war leaders push aims over populations.
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