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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1998
Page
1
Hong Kong officials acknowledge gaps in the bird flu cull as thousands of chickens remain alive or unburied and stray dogs feed on carcasses. Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa promises improvements after critics say workers were insufficient and schedules unmet.
A Revenue Canada report finds that 99.75 percent of child tax benefit documentation is correct and households largely avoid GSTcredit abuse. Yet five percent of new parents in 1995 and 1996 did not apply for eligible child benefits, and ten percent missed due to late spouse tax returns. Six percent eligible for GST credits did not claim.
In Brooks Alberta the Lakeside Packers expansion drew 1 000 new workers this year bringing total staff to 1 700. CMHC reports vacancy at 0 7 percent with rents rising and housing starts up as eight developers push growth. Many workers commute from Medicine Hat and nearby towns while locals urge home sharing to ease the shortage.
London Reuters reports Rachel Murray a 27 year old woman lost her mobile phone under a Christmas tree. Her roommate Tony Dangerfield's bloodhound Charlie swallowed the phone then regurgitated it a day later intact after the owner dialed the number and heard it ring from the dog's stomach.
The Canadian dollar rose to 70.17 cents US, up 0.26 cent and near last week’s level as analysts cite Canada’s solid economy and low inflation. Traders note end of year repatriation pressure and renewed bullish sentiment pushing demand for the loonie.
Thousands of parents bring children to Eastwood Collegiate Institute to receive meningitis vaccines as health officials accelerate clinics after a sixth case and two deaths this month. About 50 000 children aged two to 11 are scheduled for vaccination across Kitchener Waterloo and nearby townships this weekend.
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