31 Mar 1998
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1998
Page
1
The 46 page supplement highlights people and events shaping Medicine Hat and district as the new millennium approaches. It covers community services, economy, resources, arts, culture and sports in a broad, celebratory review.
In Medicine Hat, Bishop Frederick Henry urged Alberta to ban video lottery terminals, calling them a scourge and citing social and human harm. He noted provincial VLT revenue and community dispersals while signaling support for a petition and questioning next month's gambling summit.
Bernard and Krista Nauss of Parkhill Ontario claim a 22.5 million dollar prize from the Super 7 draw after a last minute check. The Ontario Lottery Corporation awarded the cheque in Toronto. They plan to stay in Parkhill, continue their auto shop and boxer dog business, and fix two trucks.
Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard said he would trigger a sovereignty referendum only if he believed the separatists could win. The stance clashes with hardliners in his Parti Quebecois and fuels Jean Charest’s forecast that he might abandon the pledge to seek re election by avoiding a doomed vote.
British-born Alexander Money-Kyrle, 35, a ten year member of the Dutch National Ballet, died after a fall into the orchestra pit during rehearsal in Amsterdam. He toppled while rushing to assist the artistic director, who also slipped and fell, according to a National Ballet spokeswoman.
Critics warn a proposed Mutual Recognition Agreement between Canada and the European Union could let European made drugs skip Canadian testing. They say Ottawa is dismantling Health Canada protection while Health Protection Branch loses authority and the public may lose safety rights. The agreement aims to harmonize import rules and would be signed later this spring.
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