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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 2006
Page
1
The report lists Montag high of 22 and low of 13 with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers. It notes a shift to partly cloudy conditions and mentions UV index indicating sun damage risk, with a value of 2 for today.
On this date in 1775 a force of 1800 American troops landed at York now Toronto and the British garrison withdrew as the town was sacked and the parliament buildings burned. The British then raided Buffalo and Washington in retaliation for Newark’s destruction. Also noted: 1942 Canadians voted for overseas conscription. 1967 Expo 67 opened in Montreal. 1992 Russia and 12 other republics joined the IMF and World Bank. 1857 the Septett Club’s first Quebec City concert. 1968 Mrs Robinson released. 1972 Blue Oyster Cult member Phil King shot in NYC. 1973 Opryland near Nashville opened.
1974 Waylon Jennings achieved his first US country chart top spot with This Time. 1993 Prince announced no new recordings, planning to fulfill Warner contract from his stockpile of unreleased music. Howard Fogg, pioneer in film music, born Lewiston Maine, spent much life in Montreal. wrote first Canadian film score for Rhapsody in Two Languages in 1934, died 1953.
Lane closures will occur on Carry Drive Southeast at Scholten Hill from May 1 to July 15 for maintenance on the Carry Drive Bridge. One lane will be kept open when possible with traffic signals or flaggers guiding motorists through single lane work. Obey posted signs for safety.
Grande Prairie, Alta. Nurse Sarah Bowes, 27, pleads not guilty to more than 50 charges including administering a noxious substance credit card theft and mischief endangering life. Preliminary inquiry set Sept 11 22 to determine if there is enough evidence for trial. Bowes posted bail last week and is in custody with her father in Little Current Ontario.
Saskatchewan introduces minimum fitness standards for basic emergency firefighters this summer. Type 3 personnel must perform heavy fire line work for eight hours daily over 10 to 12 days and pass a 16 minute mile walk without a pack. They must also complete a four day Wildfire Crew Member course and contact local forest protection offices to schedule testing.
In Longueuil Quebec a distraught family pledges a ten thousand dollar reward for clues to solve a gruesome case. A 68 year old woman was decapitated in a funeral home last July the head remains missing. Relatives spoke at a news conference appealing for information while police say the case has not progressed since the vandalism at the funeral home.
EU lawmakers report more than 1000 CIA flights over European skies since 2001. Data from Eurocontrol and testimonies indicate a pattern of transfers using common planes and agents named in the inquiry. The preliminary findings detail alleged abductions and mistreatment cited by victims and rights groups.
Soldiers killed six villagers after thousands of civilians tried to overrun an army camp in Belbasi, southwestern Nepal. A military official cited a woman killed while attempting to enter the camp and said several villagers were wounded. no soldiers were harmed. The killings were not linked to the ongoing political turmoil.
Sri Lankan forces struck Tamil Tiger held areas, killing at least 12 as rebels warn of coordinated retaliation. More than 15,000 Tamil residents fled the targeted zones amid rising tensions and fears of a civil war return. Government and rebel officials warned of further clashes and retaliation.
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