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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1998
Page
2
The narrator endures a tense Redcliff Monday as Magpie’s ominous presence disrupts a cow calf move and a council meeting. Wayne’s Prairie Queen helps calm the drive, while the narrator survives an anxious evening and wonders if Magpie’s trickery returns or if a change is coming.
Variably cloudy conditions dominate with daytime highs from 18 to 28 degrees and nightly lows mostly in the single digits. Some areas including Jasper Banff and central Alberta show showers or sunny periods with varying humidity and precipitation chances.
Talks were to resume today between Red Deer Fletcher's Fine Foods and 650 striking workers represented by the union. The walkout began May 4 in a dispute over proposed pay cuts, with 200 supporters from other Alberta unions attending a Saturday rally near the hog processing plant, which uses 200 to 300 replacement workers on weekdays. Alberta NDP leader Pam Barrett criticized Fletcher's for profiting amid a province wide hog processing slowdown. Fletcher's spokesman Greg Whalley did not comment. The company has argued some rollbacks are needed to stay competitive with wages similar to Maple Leaf Foods in Burlington, Ontario.
Alberta obstetricians plan to meet on July 6 to discuss protests while the College of Physicians and Surgeons imposes rules to protect patient safety. Calgary closures of labor and delivery units are paused as the joint committee weighs fee changes from the relative value commission. University of Alberta surgeon Lorne Tyrrell notes a deadline may force broader budget impacts if fees are not adjusted.
Crime Stoppers seeks tips on a May 27 1998 robbery at 407 Seventh St S W Medicine Hat when a white male in his 40s armed with his hand in his pocket demanded narcotics and fled with Dilaudid and MS Contin. The suspect is described as 56 58 tall 120 130 pounds with grey brown hair wearing a black leather jacket and dark ball cap. A $2000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest. Call 527 TIPS.
The article lists the weekend lottery results: Lotto 6 49 numbers 2 6 16 24 34 38 with bonus 8 and Plus 025543. BC 49 numbers 11 16 31 39 42 49 with bonus 38. Extra numbers 11 44 55 71. Pogo numbers 1 10 18 25 34 35 with bonus 16. discrepancy rules state the official winning list prevails.
World oil prices fall below 12 a barrel for the first time since 1986 as traders expect OPEC to drain oversupply. Wilf Gobert of Peters and Co notes tankers turning away from harbors due to storage limits and persistent excess production pushing prices down.
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