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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 2005
Page
1
The report shows Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and a high around 8 to 9 degrees and a low near -4 to -3 degrees. The extended outlook notes similarly cold conditions with light winds and minimal precipitation.
April 27 1644 marks Wheat planted in Canada and an 1800 American landing at York now Toronto. British garrison retreated as the town burned. retaliation involved raids on Buffalo and Washington and the White House blaze. Also notes Medicine Hat drought, blooming wild cherries, prairie shrubs, and 22 horses bought for police. Drummer Jerry Mercer of Montreal-based rock
The text notes April Wine formed in 1968, Richie Henman replaced in 1974, and the band’s peak in the 70s with hits like You Could Have Been a Lady and Roller. It cites Just Between You and Me reaching No 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981 and a Rolling Stones show in Toronto in 1977. It also mentions Lina Haddad’s Montreal quintuplets and Prince’s 1980s stockpile plans. Waylon Jennings topped country charts with This Time, and a 1942 plebiscite approved conscription.
Mark Moroney, denied bail previously in a case charging robbery, assault with a weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon, appeared in court again Tuesday and faces a May 10 return. His lawyer cited pending videotaped statement evidence as the key missing item. Police say a cab driver was robbed on April 11 when the passenger produced a knife and was cut during the struggle. the suspect was later arrested at a motel.
Bart Campbell of Triple R Metals and Recycling near Redcliff opened last July 5. Medicine Hat Salvage stopped collecting scrap last year and Campbell acquired their number in September. With spring, many residents clean up and bring scrap. An open house on April 26 featured hamburgers and yard tours.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Alberta for three days starting May 23. In Edmonton they join centennial events at Commonwealth Stadium and attend a Government of Alberta dinner. The itinerary includes Fort McMurray oilsands, Edmonton City Hall awards, a Museums tour, the Legislative Assembly, and visits to Calgary sites including the Museum of the Regiments and Pengrowth Saddledome centennial celebration.
AP PHOTO Mugsy an English Bulldog owned by Robert Sansone is named Handsome Dan XVI the new Yale University mascot in New Haven Connecticut on Tuesday.
Canadian Foreign Affairs is probing a possible fatal incident in Baghdad on Saturday. A spokesperson cites Iraqi authorities and consular channels in Amman, Jordan, while a senior source notes reports the U S military could be involved. Circumstances and identity remain unconfirmed.
Sylvie Desilets a 31 year old transplanted Canadian middle school teacher was shot and killed by her estranged husband Ajit Chordia 33 who then killed himself at a Woburn Massachusetts apartment complex. Neighbors reported muffled gunshots after learning she may have had an affair with someone from the Internet.
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