Weather Outlook for Friday with Mild Temps
Forecast shows few clouds and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Highs near 19 degrees and lows around 5 as detailed on Map Page C4.
12 Jun 1986
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1986
Page
1
Forecast shows few clouds and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Highs near 19 degrees and lows around 5 as detailed on Map Page C4.
The Bank of Canada rate falls to 8.79 percent from 8.92, after two weekly increases. Analysts say the drop is too small to affect other lending rates or markets.
In Ste Adèle Quebec a shooting in the Chatel Boise motel basement bar left two women dead and several others injured after a closing time argument. Two men and another woman were wounded and two suspects were arrested after a high speed chase and cottage stop.
Grassy Lake suffered a major fire on Wednesday destroying a twin grain elevator and a nearby fertilizer storage plant. The blaze disrupted life in a farming community of about 250, causing an estimated 1.5 million dollars in damages with no serious injuries reported. Many residents evacuated fearing spread.
A fire at an Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator near Grassy Lake west of Medicine Hat destroyed two elevator structures, a Canadian Pacific grain car and a warehouse. Investigators probe causes as cleanup and salvage efforts proceed. damage estimated beyond 1.5 million dollars if more grain stored. No evacuation ordered.
Canadian Foreign Minister Joe Clark announced sanctions over apartheid. Four South African diplomatic attaches are expelled from Canada, the Ottawa embassy will close for a day, and Canada will spend 2 million to educate blacks in South Africa. Canada will also halt government purchases in South Africa and promote no tourism to the country.
Alberta Labour Minister Ian Reid named Al Dubensky to investigate strikes at Gainers Inc. in Edmonton and Fletcher's Fine Foods in Red Deer. The 20 day inquiry aims to push a negotiated settlement amid arrests during walkouts and a potential $1 million bill for enforcement.
On day one of a renewed dispute over the proposed ban on extra billing Ontario doctors threaten a prolonged fight. The Ontario Medical Association calls a 17 000 member office shutdown to provide only emergency services unless the government retracts changes. Rotating shutdowns of emergency wards may follow if no compromise is reached.
A 3.7 million ADRP study in Pincher Creek and nearby communities found no excess life threatening or disabling conditions among residents near large sour gas plants. McGill epidemiologist Dr. Walter Spitzer led the medical review after 25 years of complaints about sulfur emissions. Local residents remain concerned despite the 103 page report.
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