Senate maneuvers stall gun bill amid fears of delay
Ottawa debates a preliminary strategy by Conservative senators to derail or soften the federal firearms registry bill. Alberta's Ron Ghitter notes possible amendments to drop criminal penalties for nonregistration while keeping the registry, aiming to pressure government and provincial opposition.
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Ottawa
Senate
Commons
Prairies
Atlantic Canada
Alberta
Ron Ghitter
Canada
Ghitter
Allan Rock
Gun Bill Edges Toward Senate Spotlight Amid Liberal Tactics
Government insiders signal Parliament may prorogue late this year and reconvene in 1996 with a throne speech and new cabinet faces. If the gun bill fails to pass both Houses before prorogation it would die and require reintroduction, while advocates fear changes could derail it. A Senate road hearing is set for Ottawa to test public support before final passage.
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Jean Chretien
Commons
Senate
Ottawa
Cyrus Reporter
Rock
Wendy Cukier
Coalition For Gun Control
McCoy found with alarm in pocket at time of death
McCoy, a Taber area mother of five, had a personal alarm in her pocket when she was found shot and dumped in a ditch last fall. Police tested the device but it did not respond, and prosecutors introduced it as evidence at Jeffrey Thurston’s first degree murder trial.
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Lethbridge Bir McCoy
Alberta
Jeffrey
Thurston
McCoy
Taber
Mac’s
RCMP
Gary Clark
Alberta doctors wrap up one year deal next month
Health Minister Shirley McClellan says Alberta doctors will sign a one year contract within a month after meetings with the Alberta Medical Association. AMA president Dr. Guy Gosbert was not reachable for comment. The government has dropped a two year deal and aims to cut 100 million from doctors fees, with other areas to absorb the savings. Liberal critic Howard Sapers accuses the Tories of backtracking.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Shirley McClellan
McClellan
Alberta Medical Association
AMA
Guy Gosbert
Alberta Health
Howard Sapers
Weather note forecasts high tomorrow and low tonight
A brief weather update notes a higher daytime temperature for tomorrow and a lower night temperature. The item references a weather map on page B4 for details.
Life tougher for single parents in Medicine Hat
Statistics Canada data show Medicine Hat single-parent families fell 0.5 percent in 1993 to 19 700 dollars after inflation about a 2.2 percent drop. National figures show lone-parent incomes down 6.9 percent to 20 200 dollars. Food Bank usage rose sharply with 14 percent more families, averaging 213 monthly in 1994.
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Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat & District Food Bank
Vicki Thome
Food Bank
Lethbridge
Bob Glossop
Vanier Institute of the Family
Nude parachute stunt shocks Fort Dodge crowd
About 14 or 15 men parachuted in the buff during the ninth annual Labor Day show. Mayor Joe McBride condemned the nude landing as unacceptable and said officials want a moral playing field after a city fight against a nude-dancing juice bar.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Joe McBride
McBride
Grenade hits U S Embassy in Moscow as security holds
A grenade slammed into the U S Embassy in central Moscow but was stopped by a photocopier behind thick walls. No one was hurt per State Department, with Ambassador Pickering in Washington. Russian officials offered no motive, calling it the act of a maniac.
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U.S
Washington
State Department
Thomas Pickering
NATO
Kremlin
U.S. State Department
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