28 May 1997
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 28, 1997
Page
1
Alberta officials halted use of Chinamans Peak and will select a new name after public consultations. Until a decision, residents may refer to the rock simply as Mount No Name. Ha Ling Peak history noted as inspiration for a former proposed name.
President Boris Yeltsin, at a Paris summit with 16 NATO leaders including Bill Clinton, vows Moscow will no longer target NATO allies. The gesture surprises Western leaders who call it a welcome step toward peace in Europe and a victory for reason.
The Supreme Court ruled Terri-Jean Bedford must face bawdy house charges for operating a Toronto area establishment in 1994 described as a nine chamber bondage bungalow. The venue featured cross-dressing role play bondage spanking and transvestism as harmless escapist recreation.
Social workers picketed the provincial building in Medicine Hat Tuesday warning of privatizing welfare and regionalizing child protection. Social Services Minister Lyle Oberg said workers are under employment rules and could face discipline. union leaders say privatization threatens children's safety and job security.
In an La Presse interview a misquotation suggested Jean Charest spoke of a father son dynamic with former PM Brian Mulroney. The columnist apologized saying no tape recorder was used. Charest defended his friendship and thanked the Mulroneys for campaign help. Concurrently PM Chretien warned of possible gridlock if Liberals win a minority government amid slipping polls.
A seven hour mock disaster in Hat tests city emergency response with 47 injured including McCoy high school students. Scenarios include a tornado, power outages, fires at Methanex and Canadian Fertilizers, and six city areas hit, Tower Estates hardest.
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