Weather Outlook Sunny With Light Snow Chance
The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies with a 10 percent chance of snow Tuesday. High near 8 degrees, low around minus 5. Map on Page B2.
11 Mar 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1985
Page
1
The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies with a 10 percent chance of snow Tuesday. High near 8 degrees, low around minus 5. Map on Page B2.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will leave Ottawa tonight to attend the funeral of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko. He will depart at 10 p.m. EST and return to Canada on Thursday, aiming to meet President Ronald Reagan in Quebec City the following Sunday and Monday.
The Canadian dollar rose to 72.07 U S cents at noon in Montreal trading, the first time above 72 cents since March 1, aided by U S rate outlook and March dividend payments from Canadian firms. Analysts expect further gains in the near term.
Chernenko dies at 73 after a grave illness ending a 13 month tenure. Mikhail Gorbachev, 54, is named general secretary and expected to become Soviet president, signaling a new generation in power despite no immediate policy shift.
Ottawa and Alberta face a hard dispute over revenue sharing from oil and gas. Premier Lougheed demands abolition of the PGRT, a Liberal era tax, as talks to replace the expiring federal Alberta accord stall with a March 31 deadline.
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced a tentative two year contract after eight months of bargaining. The pact includes 37 and 38 cent hourly raises, job security measures, a two year layoff clause, and a cap on regular part time staff across nine districts. Ratification by CUPW members is expected within three weeks.
Israeli army clashed with Lebanese troops and guerrillas in a southern Lebanon village. Twenty four guerrillas were killed and ten Lebanese soldiers captured. After an earlier deadly blast, Peres and Rabin vowed to fight terrorism, while opponents urged immediate withdrawal from Lebanon.
An independent audit labels Auditor General Kenneth Dye’s challenge to Petro-Canada’s $1.7 billion 1981 Petro-Canada purchase as unnecessary. The review cites taxpayer costs reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars and possible $500,000 if Dye pursues court action. Ernst and Whitney found gaps in documents hindering proper audit by Dye’s office.
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