Hatters debate Sunday shopping bylaw in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat will decide on Sunday shopping via public input after an ad hoc hours committee nearly voted to drop the bylaw. Four of six members opposed regulation, prompting an Oct. 3 public meeting in city hall to hear views before a formal recommendation to council.
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Graham Kelly
Kelly
Brian Stein
Macdonald
Randy Stevens
Southview Mall Merchants Association
Fred Ammann
South East Alberta Travel
Alberta
Southeast Alberta Tourism Group
Paul van Peenen
UN drafts air embargo plan on Iraq seeks to curb flights
Five permanent Security Council members drafted a resolution imposing a broad air embargo on Iraq banning planes from delivering non humanitarian cargo. The measure would prevent overflight and landing without inspection while detaining Iraqi ships in foreign ports and restricting aviation to medical aid only. The council vote was expected soon with warnings of further action if Iraq does not comply. Also noted were talks between Javier Perez de Cuellar and Saddam Hussein and Yasser Arafat saying Saddam was ready to negotiate a political solution.
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Britain
France
United States
Soviet Union
China
Canada
Security Council
Kuwait
Council
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Alberta minister defends ignorance of refinery safety rules
Alberta New Democrats call for Occupational Health and Safety Minister Peter Trynchy to be fired after he admitted he did not know his department's key safety standards. He also acknowledged not reading or requesting the probe into the May 24 Petro-Canada refinery blast that killed two workers in Edmonton. Investigators blamed a machine failure and said fire resistant clothing could have reduced burns. Trynchy said regulations may differ and he had not seen the report. New Democrat Gerry Gibeault labeled him incompetent and urged action after worker deaths.
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New Democrats
Peter Trynchy
Trynchy
Petro
Canada
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New Democrat
Gerry Gibeault
Mohawk army talks collapse near Oka Quebec
Negotiations between the Canadian army and Mohawks near Oka have broken down. The Mohawks accuse Ottawa and Quebec of failure to address long term grievances and say discussions will now focus only on disengagement and military custody. They claim access to leaders, media, doctors, and supplies has been blocked.
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Kent Foster
Kahnesatake
Foster
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Quebec City
De Cotret Keeps Green Plan Focus After Cabinet Shuffle
Ottawa reports Robert de Cotret reiterates environmental plan remains priority and will be unveiled by December as part of a five to 20 year national program. Mulroney also shifts Gilles Loiselle to the Treasury Board while keeping his junior finance post. Jean Charest does not receive a cabinet role.
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Robert de Cotret
de Cotret
Brian Mulroney
Treasury Board
Mulroney
Gilles Loiselle
Loiselle
Lucien Bouchard
Meech Lake
Bloc Quebecois
de Corret
Jean Charest
Charest
Canada teeters on recession as StatsCan hints
Statistics Canada signaled the economy may have entered a recession in the second quarter. Analysts cite rising food bank strains, 150000+ laid off in manufacturing, and weaker purchasing power. Bank of Canada rate slips to 12.61 percent while experts debate real impact on small firms and jobs.
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Michael Wilson
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Canadian Economic Observer
Wilson
Canada
Lise Corbeil Vincent
National Anti-Poverty Organization
Medi c ine Hat News to run series on world's kids
The Medicine Hat News begins a daily feature series on children from global and local angles. From Saturday through September expect international reports on child prostitution vaccination and slavery, plus national pieces on immigration poverty and day care.
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Thailand
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International Abolition Movement
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