29 Mar 1996
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1996
Page
1
In Uhrichsville Ohio a patrolman stopped a truck after it pulled from a shopping centre lot with no headlights and crossed a median. The vehicle struck a utility pole and police found the driver was a black and white collie mix named by owner Brett Donohoe who said the dog jumped into gear after being left with the engine running.
Premier Ralph Klein told a fundraising dinner in Edmonton that he would decline the honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta to avoid fueling student and faculty protests. He said the university’s good name matters more than the honor, noting precedents exist for such awards.
A brief weather note indicates a high tomorrow and a low of minus 15 with reference to the weather map on page Bi5.
Ottawa would compensate provinces that merge provincial sales taxes with the GST. Finance Minister Paul Martin said the move aims to help structural change, with costs potentially over 1 billion dollars over four years, mainly affecting poorer Atlantic provinces. He did not specify amounts.
Mayor Ted Grimm backs privatization as not harming service with private contracting in some cases while utilities stay under public control. Chamber and business leaders urge caution toward cuts and emphasize keeping city stability and core services like libraries and sportsfields funded.
DNA analysis by Professor Curtis Strobeck links six tourists attacked last September to bears trapped and released in British Columbia. Banff National Park authorities admit the wrong grizzlies were killed while the actual attackers were moved across the provincial border.
Saskatchewan budget cuts spending by 230 million and trims debt by 358 million while holding taxes steady. Medicine Hat observers say no tax change maintains a price gap that keeps Saskatchewan shoppers crossing the border, with 35 to 40 percent of mall customers from Saskatchewan and concerns over PST.
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