Medicine Hat Stampede Parade Draws Crowds Despite Smaller Entry
Crowds lined the downtown parade route as Medicine Hat hosted a smaller Stampede parade with about 200 entries versus 280 last year. Organizers led by Graham Black started on time at 9:30 a.m. Fans applauded Stampede Queen Susan Nattrass and the Calgary visiting queen amid floats, bands, and skimpily clad performances.
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Falkland entry wins top prize in Medicine Hat parade
A mechanical bucking bull carrying a rider won first prize in Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede parade's community float division. Edmonton Klondike Days and Riverside Amusement Park entries took other top honors while classic cars and period-themed floats drew additional praise.
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Medicine Hat
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Jo Slack
Irvine
Schlenker Auction
Convicts gassed in cells after Montreal riot at archambault
Rampaging inmates at Archambault penitentiary in Ste Anne des Plaines were gassed several times in cellblocks after Sunday's riot that killed three guards and two prisoners. Warden Lemarier said tear gas was used Monday and Tuesday as inmates tore up cells. Thousands were expected at the guards' funeral.
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Work program unveiled by Ottawa to avert welfare push
Ottawa unveils a $41 million special response program to keep unemployed workers who have exhausted unemployment benefits from turning to welfare this fall and winter. The plan uses part of $300 million in job creation spending from the June budget and includes initiatives for youth and native peoples as recession drags on.
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Lloyd Axworthy
Axworthy
Israel reports seventh ceasefire holds despite shelling near Beirut
The Israeli command said PLO guerrillas fired mortars at positions near Beirut International Airport around 2 p.m. local time as Israel observed the seventh ceasefire in seven weeks. Arafat offered no comment on a new drive for him to declare Lebanon exit.
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Heritage Fund fuels Alberta politics and loans debate
Alberta's Heritage Savings Trust Fund grows with an $11 billion total and a shift to Canadian equity. While it funds future needs and rewards 2.2 million residents, critics push for direct benefits like low interest loans, mortgage subsidies, and universal programs as oil revenues fall and Saskatchewan politics loom.
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Saskatchewan Tories
Weather Report Patchy Smoke and Sunny Sky
A sunny day with patchy smoke and haze described. High near 32 degrees, low around 14, with a weather map reference on Page 20.
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