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Focuses on the reaction of relatives of Janis Lemiski, 45, who died of multiple axe wounds at the hands of Enrico Grossi, 41, when Court of Queen's Bench Justice Arthur Lutz sentenced him on second-degree murder charges to life imprisonment (without parole for 12 years). Prosecutor declined to state why the province settled for a second-degree murder conviction; Grossi's contention Lemiski was mentally ill and asked him to kill her; Comments from family members.

Highlights the campaign by families living near Calgary's Glenmore Park to cleanse the park of homosexuals. Calgary police service Sgt. Brian Willis said homosexuals have met around the public toilets for over two decades, but activity has escalated in recent years. Complaints of sexual activity mid-week and in the middle of the day; Favored hours for gay cruising'; No evidence of prostitution; Difficulty in catching the culprits; Comments on getting the public involved.

Announces the August 19, 1993 arrest of Calgary's Harold James Orton, who in November of 1988 failed to appear to stand trial for alleged cruelty to Buster the dog. City police held Orton until August 25, then released him on bail. His trial is set for December. Background of the case; Dog's owner Tammy Lynn Hill pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty to an animal; Orton went into hiding; Comments on Buster.

Questions the safety of recreational skydiving. Rookie skydiver Kerry Thomas Pringle, 29, died August 7, 1993, when his parachute failed to open. The RCMP is now investigating. Training in the Canadian Armed Forces; Numbers of skydivers killed in Alberta over the past three years; Comments from Jim Mercier, owner of Calgary Skydive Center, where Pringle was killed.

Cites the working paper from the `Expert Committee on AIDS and Prisons' commissioned by the Correctional Service of Canada which recommends homosexuality among prisoners should be condoned and condoms made freely available to limit the spread of the AIDS virus. Other recommendations regarding sterilization of contraband needles; AIDS a serious problem in federal prisons; Thoughts on whether or not sexual behavior alters sexual orientation.

Reveals the City of Calgary has sent a directive to all departments asking them to differentiate between bare essentials and cuttable frills. The city council has asked municipal departments to allocate 90 percent of their 1993 budgets to core services, thereby sending a clear message to civil servants: protect what's crucial and arrange everything else in suitably bite-sized pieces to make budget cuts easier. Details.

Describes how office worker Owen Fike, 32, responded to Gail Mudryk's screams for help and chased Daryl Dwayne Hendricks, 25, and John William Adams, 23, into the hands of the Calgary police. Hendricks and Adams were sentenced on September 1, 1993, by Court of Queen's Bench Justice Paul Chrumka to seven and three years for robbing Mudryk's beauty salon. Comments on previous robberies at Jeanne's Beauty Salon.

States that six agencies representing historically wronged ethnic groups are currently lobbying the Ottawa government for cash. Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the Japanese-Canadian Redress Agreement; Grievances of the six agencies; Meeting of the six with federal Multicultural Minister Jerry Weiner; Package offered; Legal claims shaky; Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not apply retroactively.

Outlines some dubious arguments being put forward by members of Canada's heavily subsidized arts community to stave off government cost-cutters. Comments by Keith Kelly, national director of the Ottawa-based Canadian Conference of the Arts, to the `Calgary Herald'; Comparing agriculture and the arts; Figures for the `cultural labor force'; Details.