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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 01, 1993
Page
1
A lone golden Labrador was collared by five officers near 142nd Street and 95th Avenue after a neighbor reported a burglary. Police found the dog with a 10 foot piece of vinyl siding in its mouth, bored while left alone in a run.
Alberta Court of Appeal rejects Lac la Biche bid to extend an injunction blocking new electoral boundaries. Premier Ralph Klein hints at an election soon after the budget. the town notes the challenge may be moot without the injunction. In a separate report, polio cases linked to a Dutch Protestant community surface in southern Alberta with 20 infections, amid concerns of travel-related spread.
Pro communist and nationalist demonstrators clashed with police in Moscow during May Day protests at Gagarin Square. At least 140 were injured, with unconfirmed reports of fatalities. Police used batons and water cannon as riot police on horseback confronted rock-throwing protesters.
Premier Ralph Klein announced the elimination of the deluxe pension plan for Alberta legislators, proposing refunds for those elected since 1989 and reduced benefits for earlier retirees. Retiring Conservatives still receive pensions but at about a 25 percent cut, while the bill aims to pass before next week's election.
President Ranasinghe Premadasa died when a suicide bomber struck during a May Day parade in Colombo. At least 10 others were killed as the attacker detonated explosives strapped to his body. Prime Minister Wijetunga became acting president. no group claimed immediate responsibility. The nation faced Tamil rebellion tensions amid recent political killings.
Alberta MP Jim Edwards denounces this week's budget as a disgrace while Ontario MP Patrick Boyer pledges a new budget if elected. Kim Campbell and Jean Charest defend Mazankowski's budget amid sharp exchanges, with Turner urging social spending cuts and Valcourt backing Campbell. Polls show Campbell and Charest near parity among voters, with Campbell leading among those likely to vote Conservative.
Saskatchewan's plan to buy Piper Aircraft Corp. fades after Harvard Developments withdraws. In Miami, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. bids to acquire Piper assets as eight groups remain interested. Piper filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1991 amid U.S. product liability suits. Saskatchewan minister Lingenfelter notes dwindling odds of a deal.
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