Tragedy Traps Medicine Hat Family After Fatal Self Harm
A man fatally jumped from the Ogilvie Flour Mill after stabbing two others on Dominion Street. Donoso’s common-law wife Debilitated in hospital, while one victim remained in Calgary Foothills Hospital and another in Medicine Hat Regional. Police treat it as death by own action.
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Medicine Hat
Calgary
Hortensia Quezada
Donoso
Juan Ricquelme
Foothills Hospital
Quezada
Ricquelme
Mary McArthur
McArthur
Augusto Pinochet
Chile
Pinochet
Ogilvie
Experts seek to reassure public over mad cow fears
Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell said children are not at higher risk from mad cow disease and that Britain's expert panel sees no new protective action needed. Agriculture Minister Douglas Hogg called EU beef bans unjustified though EU officials may move to an EU-wide ban.
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London
Stephen Dorrell
Dorrell
The
Commons
Douglas Hogg
European Commission
Britain
Hogg
Ottawa urged to review Taiwan links
Canadian lawmakers urge a full parliamentary policy review to shift from recognizing Beijing’s claim to treating Taiwan as a country amid Taiwan’s democratic transition. The group backs stronger Ottawa ties and urging recognition in policy with Taiwan as an independent state.
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Ottawa
Taiwan
Taipei
Liberal
John Nunziata
Beijing
China
NDP
Nelson Riis
Lee Teng-hui
Lee
Canada
James Soong
Soong
Comet Hyakutake Draws Northern Sky Watchers
Crowds gather as Hyakutake, the brightest comet in two decades, graces the northern sky with naked eye visibility. Residents in Hat and nearby areas describe the sight as a fuzzy star near the Big Dipper, with binoculars advised for better viewing before clouds roll in.
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Earth
Hyakutake
Gary
Weather Forecast Teases Mild Tomorrow Despite Cold Night
The forecast calls for a high tomorrow and a low tonight in the teens with subzero wind chill. A weather map on page B6 accompanies regional details and wind advisories.
UN owes Canada 50.8 million over peacekeeping costs
Defence Department documents show the United Nations owes Canada 50.8 million for expenses from nine peacekeeping missions dating to the 1980s. Major Cliff Beatty notes bills cover troop costs transportation food and equipment upkeep while arrears linger due to UN cash crunch and voluntary Cyprus payments historically.
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Ottawa
United Nations
Canada
Defence Department
New York
Cliff Beatty
Yugoslavia
Rwanda
Haiti
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Beatty
Reform
Jim Hart
Comet Watching Tips for Night Sky Observers
Choose a clear night with dark skies after midnight. Find open fields or high points and let your eyes adjust. Avoid lights and the moon. binoculars work best. Scan near the Big Dipper for comet visibility.
Campbell wins Ugly Truck and Dog at Caribou Carnival
Wayne Campbell of Yellowknife claimed first in the Best Northern Truck and Ugly Dog contests at the Caribou Carnival, after judges noted his 1983 pickup piled with portable toilets as seats and a string of caught fish. About 300 spectators attended.
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Yellowknife
Wayne Campbell
Campbell
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Crime Hat
Ees
Luis Alberto Donoso
Allowance Ave
S.E
Malcolm McArthur
Lou O’reilly
Dominion St. S.E
Donosco
Helen Branswell
Canadian Press
Mark Sandberg
Mark Polak
Medicine Hat Tigers
Prince Albert Raiders
Raiders
Jonathan Manthorpe
Southam Newspapers
Ayakutake
Hatter Rob Gardner
Weinerville
Mars
Mir
Yuji Hyakutake
Ann Landers
Doonesbury
Wright
U.N
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