First Canadian Iron Smelter Opened at Trois-Rivieres
Notice to settlers from the Land Office Calgary shows Medicine Hat area lands open for entry with business hours for examination. Historical notes recall WWI chlorine gas at Ypres, Reprise Records signing the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Stones benefit concerts for Keith Richards, Earth Day 1990 milestones, Farley Mowat wolf protest, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill at ACMAs, and a fatal Ryongchon train incident in North Korea with at least 161 dead.
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Land Office
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Parliament Hill
Farley Mowat
Harnett Set for May 12 Trial in Goat Killing Case
William Harnett, charged with one count of killing cattle under the criminal code, will go to trial May 12 in provincial court after multiple adjournments. A preliminary inquiry was postponed and failed to commence earlier this month. The charge stems from allegedly coercing two men to shoot his landlord's pet goat on his property more than a year and a half ago.
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William Harnett
Harnett
Charges moved to Medicine Hat provincial court in fatal Trans-Canada crash
Richard Little charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death will transfer from Brooks to Medicine Hat court. Defence awaiting disclosure. adjourned to May 12. Fatal collision occurred Oct 26 at Cassils Road and Trans-Canada Highway in Brooks when an eastbound semi collided with a southbound half-ton truck, killing one man instantly and fatally injuring another.
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Richard Little
Medicine Hat
Brooks
Cassils Road
Brooks Rcmp
Brooks Hospital
Assault suspect denied release in Medicine Hat case
Mark Moroney, 40, charged with robbery, assault with a weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon, was denied release from custody. Court details remain protected by a publication ban. Moroney’s case adjourned to April 26 after a motel arrest of the suspect following a knife attack on a cab driver early April 11.
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Mark Moroney
Medicine Hat
Moroney
Incinerators eyed to replace landfills in Alberta
Alberta Environment Minister Guy Boutilier spoke at a provincial conference about a future where landfills could be eliminated. He proposed using incinerators to burn leftover waste for energy after maximum recycling and reuse, potentially removing dumpsters via a city waste chute system. Audience reactions were cautiously positive. Fr an k Technology to warn of a rock slide in the Crowsnest Pass is in place with near real time data to monitor Turtle Mountain's south peak.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Guy Boutilier
Boutilier
Frank
Crowsnest Pass
Turtle Mountain
Rod Read
Saskatoon taxi drivers ratify first contract agreement
Saskatoon taxi drivers and owners approve a two year contract with United Cabs Inc freezing franchise licensing dispatch and other fees. Ron St Pierre CAW says higher fares would help as turnout yields 68 percent approval after a unionization push since 1995.
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Saskatoon
United Cabs Inc
Ron St. Pierre
Canadian Auto Workers
Netherlands reports first variant Creutzfeldt Jakob case
A 26 year old Dutch woman in Utrecht is the first identified human case of variant CJD in the Netherlands. Health officials say tainted beef likely caused the illness. 77 cattle were found infected with mad cow disease since 1997. The Health Ministry noted the prognosis is poor and testing confirmed the diagnosis.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Jan van Wijngaarde
Health Ministry
Utrecht
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