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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 2000
Page
1
Canadians see cheaper fills as world crude hits five month low. Regular gas averages 70.3 cents a litre with many cities below that. The Canadian Automobile Association expects further declines of about eight cents per litre over the coming months if crude prices stay low.
Five circus lions killed a six year old boy after a lion snatched him from his father and dragged him into a cage as spectators watched. Police wounded two others as they fired on the cage to drive off the animals, recovering the body after more than four hours. Investigators say the circus breached safety rules allowing close public access to the cages. A worker said the lions had not been fed for days.
Toronto councillor Michael Walker proposes separating from Ontario to become Canada's eleventh province. He plans to raise the issue this week and says a dramatic move like adding a referendum to November's municipal ballot could draw attention to Toronto's financial woes.
A 17 year old youth, unidentified under the Young Offenders Act, received three months in jail for slashing McCoy principal Chuck Love with a seven inch hunting knife outside a Medicine Hat school dance. He also pleaded guilty to three break and enters and a theft charge.
Plan to open an adult video shop at 1201 Kingsway Ave SE in Medicine Hat reignites conflict with residents. Gary Goudet pledges legal action if denied, while city staff refer the case to the municipal planning commission for a decision amid opposition from Hatters.
Const. Mike Ferguson a 19 year RCMP veteran appeared in Lethbridge court on Monday entering no plea. He was released on recognizance with pay suspended and will return May 1. Darren Varley 26 was shot in the head during a struggle at Pincher Creek detachment on Oct 4 1999. The investigation led by Calgary Major Crimes and reviewed by Saskatoon Crown, with charges laid despite family relief.
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