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17 Jan 1985
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Medicine Hat News in Medicine Hat, Alberta
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1985
Page
1
Morgentaler appeals for expanded abortion access in Alberta
Dr Henry Morgentaler urged Alberta authorities to open abortion services to more women and to study Quebec’s free standing clinics. Hospitals Minister Dave Russell said the idea would require consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Henry Morgentaler
Alberta
Dave Russell
Montreal
Quebec
Morgentaler
Calgary obscenity ruling fuels fight against porn
A Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench judge ruled seven videos obscene and sentenced Fred Wagner to a 1000 dollar fine. The decision, hailed by Alderman Wayne Buss and Calgary legal advocates, distinguishes explicit material without violence as obscene and marks a steady challenge to porn in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Shannon
Fred Wagner
Your Choice Video
Wagner
Buss
University of Calgary Law
Kathleen Mahoney
Calgary Coalition Against Pornography
Health minister backs smoke free zones and stronger warnings
Ottawa Health Minister Jake Epp endorses voluntary smoke free areas at federal offices and rotated warning messages on cigarette packs. He shuns calls for annual tax hikes, deferring to Finance on budgets, as National Non Smoking Week is observed with the Canadian Council on Smoking and Health promoting higher prices to deter smoking. Canada ranks among the top cigarette consuming nations with 1983 U S D A figures placing it tied for fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Kerstetter
Ottawa
Jake Epp
Canadian Council On Smoking and Health
Council
Michael Wilson
Canada
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Japan
Two residents fined for DUI and dog-related incident
In provincial court on Wednesday two district residents faced a combined 1400 fine after a night at the Westlander Inn parking lot. James McKinley and Kevin Meyer refused breath tests with Meyer also cited for driving without headlights. Police noted a Dobermann present but the dog was excluded from a police vehicle. Both men had no prior related convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Travis McKinley
McKinley
Kevin Michael Meyer
Westlander Inn
13Th Ave. S.E
Meyer
Orion
Bill Cocks
Cairns Way
S.E
Jamaica riots prompt travel caution amid Air Canada flights
Riots in Jamaica amid fuel protests prompted cautious travel guidance as Air Canada stated Calgary to Toronto to Montego Bay routes remain unaffected. Authorities reported fatalities and injuries in Kingston while tourism areas outside Kingston were urged to stay vigilant and travelers advised to proceed carefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma
Jamaica
Air Canada
Calgary
Toronto
Montego Bay
Jack Maloney
Alberta
Associated Press
Kingston
People’s National Party
Clarendon
Maloney
Pat Cooke
P. Lawson Travel Ltd
Medicine Hat Company
Cooke
New York City
Gloria Rempel
Marlin Travel
Medicine Hat Mall
Supreme Court secrecy assailed over new Canadian justice
Ottawa court seat fills with Gerard La Forest, lauded as an exceptional choice by constitutional scholars. Critics urge Parliament confirmation hearings, arguing openness necessary since the Charter of Rights. La Forest expects to start in Ottawa soon after replacing Justice Ritche died retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Calamas
Southam
Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Gerard la Forest
New Brunswick Court of Appeal
Atlantic Provinces
Frederick Vaughan
Forthcom
Ing
Supreme Court
Charter of Rights
Vaughan
University of Guelph
Ontario
la Forest
Canadian Bar Association
Southam News
New Brunswick
Trudeau
Roland Ritchie
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