15 Jan 1998
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1998
Page
1
Edmonton Archbishop Joseph MacNeil and five Alberta bishops urged the government to take a more ethical stand on video lottery terminals. They warned VLTs are addictive and generate about 500 million dollars annually for provincial coffers, urging steps to reduce their addictive power.
The Olympic flame has gone out at least nine times during its relay across Japan aiming for the Nagano Games. Organizers investigate causes amid rain and wind as Megumi Nakagami, 13, watches the flame die and relight from a lantern backup.
Jamie Foxx quickly acted when Eddie Mekka began choking after a scarf went taut during a taping of Foxx's show. The stagehand pulled too hard while Mekka, suspended to mimic an elevator accident, choked momentarily before Foxx used scissors to free him.
Med Hat resident Hatter veteran Kisinger, 76, hit a progressive jackpot of 136,080 at Vanshaw Casino Medicine Hat Lodge after three cherries aligned on a video lottery terminal. He plans to bank the winnings and remains a regular VLT player.
Montreal area endures bitter cold as crews repair power lines and restore electricity. Greenfield Park mayor Marc Duclos says 38 people, including four in severe hypothermia, were found in freezing homes. social workers helped one woman leave for safety. Police have visited about half of the 80 000 targeted homes as crews from Hydro Quebec and Canada Forces push to reconnect power amid widespread outages and aid pours in from Canadian banks.
Alberta Liberals and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation warn that inflation has pushed many into higher tax brackets without higher rates, costing the average taxpayer about 1700 dollars and adding 337 million to provincial revenue since 1988.
The Alberta Court of Appeal criticizes judges nationwide for unimaginative conditional sentences. It says most sentences crafted so far fail to meet aims and urges tougher, more precise drafting. Conditional sentences require non dangerous offenders to comply with promises while serving up to two years in the community.
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