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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1991
Page
1
Joe Petrowski, 32, was shot by his own .22 rifle when his German shepherd Vegas became entangled in the trigger while he adjusted a sight in his yard. The dog revived him by licking his face and tugging his shirt after the discharge. He felt the bullet pass through him and remains at home.
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 7-0 that unions may use dues collected from workers to fund political causes and groups not directly tied to collective bargaining. Merv Lavigne, an engineering teacher at Haileybury School of Mines, challenged the Ontario Public Service Employees Union over his mandatory dues under the Rand Formula.
Statistics Canada reports April unemployment insurance benefits rose 1.4 percent to 1.4 billion, with 1.25 million workers drawing benefits. Cumulative benefits for January through April total 6.8 billion, up 38 percent from a year earlier as premiums rise by 2 billion annually. All provinces show increases, led by Yukon, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec.
Beaudoin asserts Quebec is more French, richer, and capable than ever and ready to shape its destiny in a bold political moment.
Keith Spicer faults the Citizens' Forum on Canada's Future final report for toning down Canadians anger toward Prime Minister Mulroney. The foreword calls for a constituent assembly and constitutional reform, surpassing 11 other commissioners in criticism. Normand and Cashin add sharper views on the forum's approach and usefulness.
The report urges special arrangements for provinces including recognizing Quebec as a distinct society. It calls for eliminating overlapping jurisdictions, reviewing official bilingualism, cutting federal multicultural funding except for immigrant orientation and anti racism work, promoting nationwide travel, settling aboriginal land and treaty claims, phasing out the Indian Affairs system, moving to native self government, reforming or abolishing the Senate, and reforming Parliament to reduce partisanship. It notes urgency in English Canada over Quebec and questions the representativeness of participants.
Weather turns from drought to deluge with Saskatchewan and Alberta seeing the wettest spring since 1892. Calgary logs 94.2 mm this month, Swift Current nears 300 mm, and many farms report flooding hindering spraying and fallow efforts while crops look lush from space.
Yugoslav army and Slovenian separatists clash along the Austrian and Hungarian borders as Slovenia declares independence. A government soldier is killed, two civilians and two soldiers injured in two skirmishes, with authorities reporting border stations seized and roads blocked to protect border zones.
Vancouver activist Rosalee Tizya and Air Canada settled her complaint with a free round trip and 150 dollars after a dispute over a seat on an Ottawa to Vancouver flight. The Canadian Human Rights Commission approved the agreement, but did not pursue an investigation into alleged aboriginal discrimination.
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