06 May 1988
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 06, 1988
Page
1
A brief note on recognizing hat ceramic heritage appears on Page 5 under Handley or Focus, urging acknowledgment of local crafts and cultural contributions and prompting readers to view related features.
Ottawa imposes a new Immigration policy letting officers deport refugees who have been rejected and sought Supreme Court leave, even if appeals are pending. Officials say move reduces frivolous appeals. critics call it cynical and say it pressures backlog amid possible amnesty.
Statistics Canada reports seasonally adjusted unemployment at 7.7 percent in April, the lowest since August 1981. The number of unemployed declined to 1.085 million, down 96,000 from March, and 186,000 fewer than a year earlier.
Hundreds of police with clubs surround Gdansk Lenin shipyard amid strike fears. In Krakow, riot troops raid a south city steel plant, while the church criticizes Poland's use of force and a new draft law seeks to curb strikes and protests with penalties and suspended legal procedures.
Education Minister Betskowski introduces Bill 27 replacing Bill 59, aiming to direct future equity grants to poorer districts and allow interfaith couples to split or designate school taxes. The bill preserves current overall funding for 1988-89 and replaces Section 59 2 to end mixed tax choices for nonfaithful residents.
Education Minister Nancy Betkowski announced revised school act provisions in Edmonton. The act guarantees programs for severely handicapped and medically fragile children. It splits undeclared assessments between public and separate boards based on student numbers and allows mixed marriage taxpayers to choose public or separate boards.
A spring storm delivered only a few millimetres of rain to Medicine Hat and surrounding areas. The Montana disturbance caused scattered showers and thunder, with about 750 homes losing power in the Connaught area for roughly four hours.
Five crew members of the Newfoundland trawler Maritimer were allowed to return to their ship after a French tribunal found no charges. The boat had been fishing off St Pierre Miquelon when escorted in by a French naval tug amid Canada France boundary tensions.
Ottawa reports rising talk of an early vote as Conservatives pressure Liberals while Ed Broadbent and the NDP react with caution. Mulroney faces a winnable yet precarious path as polls hover near 30 percent, with turnout timing and leadership concerns shaping strategy.
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