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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1995
Page
1
In Cabedelo Paraiba state Brazil a city rule requires motels and brothels to distribute condoms every four hours to slow AIDS spread. Local owners say they already provide condoms and complain the measure is unnecessary.
Retired tax expert Don Daemler notes Alberta seniors with $21 000 taxable income owed the province 1435 in 1993 plus federal taxes while Ontario and Manitoba residents with similar income pay less. He cites Alberta health care premiums and drug costs as tax components.
Canadian natives retreat from a downtown Revenue Canada site after a month long protest over tax changes set to take effect January first. Spokesman Roger Obonsawin said supporters would join the fight in Ottawa as Prime Minister Jean Chretien and officials refuse to meet.
NHL players voted to ratify a six year contract with unrestricted free agency for younger players and a rookie cap. The deal includes a draft age increase to 19 and arbitration relief for owners, with a potential January start for the season. Reps reported heated discussions during the ratification process.
Weather officials forecast continued freezing drizzle for 24 hours with possible Saturday rain as fog and ice disrupt Medicine Hat flights for a third day. Canadian Regional and Air BC report limited departures and offer bus or car services. several fender benders occur on slick streets while roads vary from bare to icy with poor visibility.
Judge Howard Collerman found that a 49 year old man's death from ALS was not an assisted death by own action. He ruled morphine after respirator disconnection aimed to ease suffering and allow a dignified death, criticizing the chief medical examiner's prior conclusion. The widow welcomed the decision.
The Royal Bank of Canada leads a rate rise to 8.5 percent, with banks increasing mortgage and loan rates and GIC andRRSP yields up to half a point. Economist Ruth Getter warns further increases likely, hurting housing and big-ticket purchases. Premier Ralph Klein lauds Alberta for cutting spending as WSJ warns of Canada’s debt risk.
Readers urged continuation of Calvin and Hobbes in daily and weekend color strips. The paper received strong feedback via Readers Line and even a modem message, with a few objecting but most voices backing the feature.
In Los Angeles the prosecution dropped 18 alleged claims about O J Simpson including threats and assaults on his ex wife. The judge noted the moves and the defense called the tactics desperate. Legal analysts debated the motives behind the fluctuating allegations.
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