15 Apr 2002
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 2002
Page
1
A Chinese Air China Boeing 767 with 166 aboard crashed in bad weather near Kimhae Airport outside Pusan South Korea. Most on board are presumed dead with about 10 reported survivors as rain clouded the mountainous crash site.
Erik Lindbergh flies from San Diego in a Spirit of St Louis replica as part of a 75th anniversary tribute. He plans to reach St Louis in under 21 hours before continuing to Farmingdale New York to begin the May 1 Atlantic crossing. The replica cost 289000 dollars and cruises at 296 kmh versus the original 173 kmh.
A sharp humorous remark targets shoppers in the supermarket express lane. The speaker notes impatience with those unable to count to ten. The line uses a pointed jab and a casual everyday setting.
A severe dust storm caused a 10 vehicle pileup on the Trans-Canada Highway near Suffield Sunday evening. Three people died and about a dozen were hospitalized as winds of 75 to 90 km h split visibility. Police and emergency crews from multiple towns battled the elements as westbound lanes reopened after 8 p m while eastbound remained closed.
In Kananaskis near Fortress Mountain resort two male snowboarders aged 17 and 22 from Calgary died after a backcountry avalanche. A female rider was injured and airlifted to Calgary in stable condition. Eight snowboarders were involved. RCMP say the avalanche was natural and not caused by the riders.
Environment Minister David Anderson says Canada will present a formal proposal on clean credit swaps at a UN meeting in Whistler to ease Kyoto reductions. Europe opposes the plan, warning it could undermine Kyoto ratification as US withdrawal shapes the talks.
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