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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1995
Page
1
A homeowner and his wife watched in shock as two large deer burst through a dining room window. Philip Grove used a dining room chair like a lion tamer to keep them at bay until animal control arrived and relocated the deer to nearby forest. Both deer escaped uninjured despite the substantial property damage.
The Queen urged South Africa to be a stabilizing regional force as it rejoins the Commonwealth. Mandela praised the address and exchanged honors, with the Queen awarding the Order of Merit and Mandela presenting the Order of Good Hope Grand Cross. The six day tour includes Port Elizabeth Pretoria Johannesburg and Durban.
The Bloc Quebecois refuses consent to speed up back-to-work legislation as Liberals seek a fast track to end the rail strike. The move could delay passage, keeping 22 000 striking workers out of work while shipments and travel are disrupted nationwide.
More than 70 000 riders faced disruption as GO trains on Milton to Toronto and Montreal Rigaud lines stopped. Transit authorities added buses, traffic crept up slightly, and labor talks stalled over job security before possible back to work legislation.
Alberta activists label Special Places 2000 a sham as cabinet documents reveal protection would allow grazing oil and gas, recreation and heritage use. Environmental minister says areas may be shielded from industry through local input, while groups warn existing leases and development priorities prevail. About 98 000 acres of mineral leases slated for sale April 12 in the east slopes with 75 000 south of Bow River.
Six people died and thousands were sickened when sarin nerve gas filled Tokyo subway cars during morning rush hour. Police treated it as a possible terror attack with no immediate claim of responsibility and limited motive details. About 3,227 people were hospitalized or observed for exposure.
Earlier this month two unexplained incidents in Japan raise alarms. On March 15 three attache cases found at a Tokyo subway station each housed tanks with unknown liquid a vent and a battery one case released vapor. Ten days earlier 19 Yokohama train riders were hospitalized with eye and respiratory symptoms from an unknown fumes source. Hospitals in central Tokyo reported an influx of patients as doctors rushed to treat with CPR oxygen and IVs while thousands suffered milder symptoms.
In Brussels after a fortnight of quarrels over North Atlantic fishing rights, Canada and the European Union moved to quiet diplomacy. Talks will resume by telephone this week, NAFO meeting is postponed, and a 27 000 tonne quota division remains unresolved. Canada seeks measures on conservation catch limits and gear sizes before renewed talks.
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