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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 2005
Page
1
Weather brief notes a mostly cloudy day with a chance of showers. Temperature highs reach 11, lows around 3 with a brief Wednesday forecast.
On this date, March 24 1670, silver and copper coins were minted for Canada. Agnes Macphail, born today 115 years ago, broke ground as Canada’s first female MP after winning a Commons seat in 1921 the first federal election with women’s voting rights. A CPR labor dispute spurred a strike with informal public meetings. Canadian troops began liberating the Netherlands in World War II. Steve Lang, noted bassist with a Canadian rock group, is mentioned.
In 1966 April Wine member details surface with early Toronto gigs including a Stones support slot at El Macambo in 1977. Elvis Presley received a GI haircut after a draft notice in December but delayed service for King Creole. The New York assembly bans bootleg recordings. Alannah Myles hits No 1 with Black Velvet. Milli Vanilli refunds approved. Arista/BMG pay over $400,000. EU finds Microsoft guilty of near monopoly abuse with a $613 million fine in 2004.
Andy McGrogan promoted from staff sergeant to inspector of Medicine Hat Police Service succeeding Gord Earl who becomes deputy chief. Since 1980 he has served in criminal investigation patrol K 9 recruitment and communications units within the force.
Medicine Hat News explains that under the Employment Standards Code eligible workers can take Good Friday off with holiday pay after 30 days of work in the past year. Those who normally work Fridays and take the day off receive regular pay. if they work, they earn regular pay plus time and a half or must be given another paid day off.
A Crescent Heights high school student had hair singed after another student used a deodorant can as a blowtorch on Wednesday morning. No serious injuries. principal Lyle Cunningham says officials are investigating and names cannot be released.
Alberta university students from four campuses meet MLAs in Edmonton to push for a 10 per cent base operating fund. CAUS chair Alex Abboud urges student input on tuition policy and living allowances as part of broader calls for funding, loans access, and endowment oversight. Separately, ASC chair Stephen Sibold denies interference claims as Edmonton investigates ASC conduct and finance minister McClellan asks probe.
Alberta announces a 13 million five year funding plan to boost the poultry sector led by the Alberta Poultry Research Centre with support from the industry University of Alberta Alberta Livestock Industry Development Fund Agricultural Research Institute and the province.
An explosion at the BP oil refinery in Texas City on Wednesday killed at least 14 people and injured more than 100. Flames and dark smoke rose as workers searched rubble for survivors or bodies. Cause unknown. The blast left a crater, mangled offices, and vehicles covered in ash and debris.
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