Hat budget boosts user fees in Medicine Hat budget
The Medicine Hat city council passed a 135.5 million budget with numerous user and permit fee increases. Public services see most rises including ice rental and field rentals. bylaw changes may impose a $1 per tonne landfill fee and large rises in off site levies for extending utility lines.
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City Hall
Hatters
Ald
Bernie Anderson
Anderson
Medicine Hat Minor Hockey League Association
Rick Englot
Englot
Mick Nodwell
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Nodwell
Wickenheiser
Mike Enslen
Wayne Herman
Peerless Roofing
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Frank Webber
George McDade
Klein bids to prepare for election within year in Alberta
Premier Ralph Klein announced an upcoming election within a year and formed an election readiness committee. A policy conference moved up to September will shape a campaign platform focusing on tax policy, debt, health care reform, and private job creation, with Marilyn Haley, Jon Havelock, and Ed Stelmach named to the effort.
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Calgary
Ralph Klein
Klein
Ed Stelmach
Alberta
WeaTuan High Tomorrow Low Tonight See weather map
Weather note for WeaTuan reports a high tomorrow and a low tonight with the forecast illustrated on the weather map on page B11.
Bomb frightens London diners in West London blast
A loud explosion on Old Brompton Road in West London disrupts a quiet night. No injuries reported as three cars damaged and windows shattered. police say the device in a green bag on wheels went off without warning at 12 38 a m and no group has claimed responsibility.
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London
Ali Khan
Old Brompton Road
IRA
Peter Rice
Scotland Yard
Brompton Road
South Kensington
Fulham
U S envoy urges unity amid Canadian politics
U S ambassador to Canada James Blanchard leaves for Clinton campaign duty and argues Canada should remain united. He warned payoffs of an independent Quebec, praising the long standing Canada U S partnership and noting officials' stance during the fall referendum.
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Ottawa
U.S
Canada
Bill Clinton
James Blanchard
Quebec
Clinton
Hong Kong Accountant Jailed for Theft to Fund Cosmetic Surgery
A 24-year-old accountant in Hong Kong stole 338000 from her employers to fund cosmetic enhancements including breast enlargement eyelid surgery and eyebrow reshaping. She pleaded guilty and received a sentence of two years and four months in prison.
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Hong Kong
Reuter
Ivy Lai Ching-yi
South China Morning Post
Lai
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