Weather Outlook: Cloudy With Showers Wednesday
A weather page notes a high of 23 and low of 12 as cloudy skies bring an 80 percent chance of rain showers on Wednesday. Map reference Page B4.
15 Jul 1986
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1986
Page
1
A weather page notes a high of 23 and low of 12 as cloudy skies bring an 80 percent chance of rain showers on Wednesday. Map reference Page B4.
Six union workers at three Gainers Inc. meat plants in British Columbia walked off Monday claiming the company ships products from its strikebound Edmonton plant to B C buyers. Local 188 of the UFCW says meat is sold to B C restaurants, shops and supermarkets and plans a public boycott.
Two Vancouver officers used mouth to mouth resuscitation and heart massage to revive a dog found near death in a downtown vehicle weekend. Const. Trish Kean said the only trouble was with the dog’s tongue. Officers Bernie Turpin and Cpl. Sandy Foulton found a German shepherd husky cross dangling by a choke chain from a truck rear window after it apparently tried to jump out.
London reports crude oil dropped below nine dollars a barrel with experts predicting possible falls to five before a recovery. OPEC and non OPEC over production floods supply while Saudi Arabia and Kuwait press for tighter limits. The pound and stock markets dipped as buyers eye bargain shiploads of oil.
CBC News reports Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s Paris hotel during a francophone leaders summit cost 4754 dollars per night. The trip, lasting six days, drew opposition before Mulroney defended its value in the House of Commons. CBC cites a confidential External Affairs letter saying France paid all delegation hotel bills.
The Alberta legislature unanimously passed an emergency resolution urging Ottawa to remove the Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax, which drains about 700 million annually from the oil and gas sector. Premier Don Getty said the tax should be eliminated, but he doubted the move would end it before its 1989 phasing. The measure was driven by New Democrats amid layoffs from falling oil prices.
Getty indicated the NDP supported the 1980 national energy plan including a revenue tax, while opposition benches scoffed at the tax. He noted Liberal Leader Nick Taylor and industry calls against prorationing, a government sharing idea for gas markets, amid talk of gas sales to Eastern Canada.
Calgary residents flood the Humane Society with complaints over dangerous chuckwagon races at the Stampede. Nine horses were killed across several crashes during the 11 day rodeo prompting calls for tougher rules, safer wagon design, and government regulation. Stampede officials plan meetings with drivers while opposing knee jerk fixes.
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