Weather Outlook Sparse Saturday Snow Chance
Sunny conditions with a 10 percent chance of snow on Saturday. High near 7, low around minus 5. Map page B3.
29 Mar 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1985
Page
1
Sunny conditions with a 10 percent chance of snow on Saturday. High near 7, low around minus 5. Map page B3.
Dr Henry Morgentaler had his Manitoba medical licence suspended for seven days by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba. The suspension was announced 24 hours before he planned to reopen his Manitoba clinic, and the registrar stated it does not itself find wrong doing but expresses apprehension of potential wrongdoing.
Boxer Sean Heron, 18, was given clearance to compete in Medicine Hat at the Canadian senior amateur boxing championships after a morning medical review. He flew home to Cow Town after awakening with memory loss, and a city physician ordered a neurology clearance before any return to the ring.
Calgary reports industry welcomed Ottawa’s energy agreement with western provinces as a step toward market pricing and sales freedom but concerns emerged. The deal phases out the revenue tax by 1988, ends the PIP program in a year, and revises gas pricing by Nov. 1 after talks with consuming provinces.
The Bank of Canada rate collapse prompted major Canadian banks to reduce their prime lending rate to 11.25 percent. The Royal Bank matched the move, Bank of Montreal trimmed to 11.5 percent and then to 11.25 percent, with lenders also cutting mortgage rates as the dollar's strength aids the decline.
Iraq renewed air raids on Tehran and eight Iranian cities as UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar offered to visit both nations. Iran said one Iraqi plane was shot down over Tehran and reported casualties in several provinces including Marivan and Ilam.
Predictions range from renewed confidence to prolonged lag as Alberta faces bank rescue, a new energy agreement, and a glowing budget. Premier Lougheed and treasurer Hyndman tout growth while Royal Bank forecasts slower recovery, citing oil, gas and agriculture headwinds.
Prime Minister Mulroney dodged a firm ruling on higher energy taxes after Energy Minister Pat Carney announced a Western Accord with Alberta Saskatchewan and British Columbia. The deal ends price controls June 1 and shifts oil revenue sharing, with an extra 800 million to industry and 2.5 billion annual revenue tax phased out by 1989.
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