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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1995
Page
1
In Oakland Park Florida a mother Rottweiler rescued her nine newborn pups after their owner Robert Huminghous buried them alive to stop more dogs. Neighbors alerted police and the pups were recovered alive. Huminghous faced no charges by Tuesday.
Paynes, 34, a Trinidadian immigrant in Edmonton, was ordered deported Nov 1 by a federal immigration adjudicator after multiple fraud convictions. Although released on a temporary absence program, Alberta still deems him serving a provincial sentence, keeping him on welfare and delaying deportation while officials clash over authority.
Ottawa officials downplay a currency crisis and rising rates as prime minister Jean Chretien and finance minister Paul Martin defend deficit reduction steps. They pledge to cut the deficit from 42 billion to 25 billion by 1997 and urge markets to wait for the February budget.
Premier Ralph Klein reassured Albertans in a warm televised chat that a balanced budget would be reached within a year and debt would be paid down. He outlined future health and education cuts, called for public consultation, and framed debt payoff as a family mortgage while avoiding tax-cut pledges. Opposition criticized the vagueness and cost of the televised message.
High River police and volunteers hunt for Melanie Carpenter missing since January 6 from a Surrey tanning salon. Investigators focus on Fernand Auger, a convicted sex offender, whose vehicle and car forensics are being tested after Auger killed himself.
Chechen fighters neared recapturing Grozny's train station and pressed to seize the central market as Russian artillery and air strikes pounded the city. Russian President Yeltsin ruled out talks with Dudayev but offered to talk with field commanders and local Chechen leaders.
The Kobe quake killed about 2,872 people and left nearly 900 missing as 14,572 were injured. Traffic clogged the only Kobe to Osaka route with thousands fleeing by car bicycle and wheel chair. Survivors shelter in tents and schools waiting for aid amid aftershocks and fires.
The Medicine Hat Regional Hospital shutters its Six East acute care ward after eight years as health budget cuts empty rooms and transfer all patients. Staff express sorrow and frustration as 32 workers relocate and patients move to other units while a sense of insecurity grows about futures in care.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Powerhouse 254 members vote 37 of 40 in favor of strike action over wages and conditions. Alberta Labour Relations Board policy delayed results. city officials warn of contingency plans if workers walk off. No notice has been given and negotiations continue as a 72 hour notice rule applies.
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