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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1994
Page
1
Larry and Pam Graham wed on a Southern California softball field. Guests wore uniforms and signed a scorebook as they shouted play ball. The couple, who met on the same field, exchanged vows on the pitcher's mound over the weekend.
Alberta Court of Appeal overturns convictions for beating foster child Jason Carpenter and orders a new trial citing late prosecution disclosure. Theresa remains in Prison for Women while Rod serves a federal sentence. bail pending new trial. Jason, placed at their home at 20 months, fell ill and never recovered, remaining in a vegetative state.
Statistics Canada reports April exports at 17.4 billion as auto sales to the United States surge. Imports rise to 16.1 billion with a trade surplus widening to 1.2 billion. Analysts cite robust U S demand and stronger Canadian economy fueling activity.
Jeoffrey Gold, 23, walked away after his car was struck by a long train at the Broadway Avenue East crossing in Redcliff at 8 50 a m. He was hospitalized with minor back injuries and released. The Mazda suffered about 13500 damage while the train had minor damage.
Canada faced further market turmoil as the Bank of Canada lifted its trend rate to 7.09 percent, driving up the prime rate to eight percent and pushing mortgage and loan costs higher across major banks led by Royal Bank of Canada. Analysts warn of more hikes ahead.
Canada announced 350 troops will be sent to Rwanda to support UN peacekeeping logistics amid tensions over a French bid for a rapid intervention. Defence officials frame the move as vital to mission effectiveness, with Maj Gen Romeo Dallaire already commanding a UN force in Kigali.
Cathy Smith, Medicine Hat Catholic school trustee, says she was dumped by the board amid divisive religious instruction and support for Ralph Klein reforms. She led the ballot against continuing trustees, arguing the budget faced a deficit and that the decision should rely on election poll results. The board approved a small $11,055,313 budget for 1904 05 with revenues of $11,042,813, using a $13 million surplus to cover the shortfall.
UNICEF criticized Canada and other rich nations in Progress of Nations 2000. The report cites Canada’s teenage suicide rate as among the highest in the industrialized world and that 93 percent of Canadian children live in poverty. It also notes Canada’s lower share of gross national product given to foreign aid over 30 years.
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