24 Mar 1998
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1998
Page
1
Senator Andrew Thompson, 73, confirmed via fax from La Paz, Mexico, that he has quit the Senate six weeks after becoming the first member suspended for chronic absenteeism. He had attended 12 times since 1990 and will begin collecting a $48,000 annual pension.
A Calgary area Tsuu T'ina Reserve shooting left Connie Jacobs and her nine year old son Ty dead as RCMP tribal police and a social worker sought to remove six children. Justice Minister Havelock said a criminal investigation is under way with outside investigators and possible internal review and fatality inquiry if no charges are laid. Constable Voller fired in self defense after multiple warnings and a stand off amid snowfall.
Medicine Hat residents will sign a petition to force a city vote on banning video lottery terminals. The launch on April 19 aims to collect about 4 700 valid signatures, with door to door canvassing and church participation. The effort follows a prior petition and coincides with a provincial gambling summit set for April 23 to 25.
Charest is expected to announce his bid for the Quebec Liberal leadership at a Thursday news conference in Sherbrooke. The move signals a shift from federal ambitions as Tory rivals probe a possible run at the federal leadership. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein hints he may consider Charest’s federal post, with a decision due after the Red Deer Conservative policy convention.
Quote by Fred Allen contrasts weekly behavior with church attendance. Pithy humor about sowing oats six days and praying for crop failure on Sunday. Indicates comic remark on hypocrisy and routine.
John McKay Los Angeles reports Titanic earns 11 of 14 nominations tying Ben Hur record as James Cameron proclaims I am king of the world while thanking cast for pure gold. Cameron returns to accept best picture and asks for silence to remember those lost on the real Titanic.
Doctors in Calgary say secondhand smoke raises health risks citing a seven year European study that links passive exposure to higher lung cancer risk for non smoking spouses and workers. The London Telegraph story is criticized for misinterpreting the findings as showing no connection.
The Toronto Transit Commission plans to play classical music by Brahms Bach and Beethoven at Kennedy Station to encourage teens to move through the area rather than loiter in groups. The measure targets troubled crowds as part of station improvement efforts.
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