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Mainly cloudy forecast with a 10 percent chance of precipitation on Thursday. High near 12 and low around 2 with map page reference B4.
04 Mar 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1987
Page
1
Mainly cloudy forecast with a 10 percent chance of precipitation on Thursday. High near 12 and low around 2 with map page reference B4.
Mike Riley 33 was named head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by general manager Cal Murphy. The announcement at a press conference surprised many as former quarterback Bruce Lemmerman had been expected to get the job. Riley said he is excited to take on the role and feels good about the appointment.
Alberta braces for higher costs and tighter funding as the legislature meets amid a $3 billion deficit. Premier Getty pledges restraint while cuts already reduce grants to health care education and social services by three percent, with further belt tightening expected across schools hospitals and municipalities.
The Canadian Wheat Board told Ottawa to slash payments for wheat oats and barley starting August 1 promising tough times for Prairie farmers. Officials expect about a 20 percent decline but stressed final levels depend on government decisions and world markets.
About 900 farmers in Western Canada face Revenue Canada audits over the business investment tax credit for new machinery. Some audits cover 1984 and may extend to 1983 and 1985, with growers arguing the program’s flaws enabled inflated trade‑in values and high sale prices.
The Canadian government denied plans for a broad amnesty for 23 000 refugees already in Canada as hearings begin for about 400 Central Americans at the border. Junior Immigration Minister Gerry Weiner said no amnesty is planned, only an administrative review process.
Ontario Supreme Court Justice William Maloney ruled that Olson's 23 hours a day in isolation is not cruel and unusual punishment. The mass murderer challenged his Kingston Penitentiary transfer, arguing Charter rights violations, but the court found insufficient evidence. Olson, transferred in 1982 from Burnaby after pleading guilty to 11 child murders, seeks return to general population and to see his family.
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