10 May 1999
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 10, 1999
Page
1
The Toronto Maple Leafs held off the Pittsburgh Penguins to even their Eastern Conference semi final series. Key players contributed as the teams traded blows in a tight playoff matchup.
A bus carrying members of a senior casino club on a Mother's Day gambling excursion ran off Interstate 610 in New Orleans, killing 23. Seventeen others were hospitalized with nine in critical condition. three released after ER treatment. Police reported bodies removed four hours after the crash.
A provincial task force will inventory child focused programs, assessing operation, impact, reach and cost. It will compare approaches in other regions and report to the Alberta Children's Forum this fall. Premier Klein notes lessons from the Taber tragedy and a new Parent Resource Centre will aid families.
Premier Ralph Klein signaled possible cuts to Alberta's 83 member legislature with focus on reducing Calgary and Edmonton ridings while preserving rural ridings. Edmonton has 19 MLAs to 13 councillors and Calgary 21 MLAs to 14 aldermen, with Trynchy drafting a new boundary proposal pending Klein's review.
Calgary Zoo welcomes two male koalas on loan from the San Diego Zoo. Dooch and Quamby, three years old, arrive on a Lear jet after a three hour flight and will eat eucalyptus leaves only. Zoo president Greg Tarry notes the koalas will travel in standard airline kennels.
The RCMP March West begins with a 20 minute procession from Fort Dufferin Manitoba, with 1500 kilometres planned over two months. Riders in period garb follow the 1874 route to map the return across Canada.
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