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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 2000
Page
1
6500 Medicine Hat School District No 76 students head back to classes and drivers are urged to slow to 30 km h in school zones. Police will monitor zones from 8 to 9 30 am 11 30 am to 1 30 pm and 3 to 4 30 pm for the first week. Acting Staff Sgt Dave Brandrith says patrols will focus on child safety.
Three suspected thieves in a stolen minivan rammed a roadblock Monday, killing Const. Alain Forget, 27, near a suburban St-Hubert police roadblock. The driver tried to bypass the blockade and struck the cruiser, throwing Forget against a concrete barrier. Forget, a Montreal south shore officer since 1994, died after severe head injuries in hospital.
A 14-year-old boy who could not swim fell overboard while sailing with his father in the gulf of Manfredonia. A dolphin named Filippo pushed him to the surface and carried him to a nearby boat before swimming away, locals say the dolphin has lived in the gulf for years.
A 16 year old boy charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder listened calmly in youth court as his mother expressed distress. The April 1999 W. R. Myers School shooting left Jason Lang 17 dead and another student wounded with a third shot at. The case could move to adult court where penalties rise to years in prison and community supervision.
Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook surprised Jeanette Visser, a 25 year old with small cell cancer, by visiting her room at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. Visser, unable to attend a Saturday concert, cheered as Sawyer hugged her and spoke of giving back to fans during a moment she calls uplifting and meaningful.
The Forty Mile regional development appeal board may rule today on the proposed 40 million Taiwan Sugar Corporation hog factory near Foremost. Opponents cite environmental and health risks as hearings drew 200 to 300 residents, while backers say changes to manure disposal could be made if needed. The decision must come within 15 days, with a Sept. 6 deadline.
In Trioio Spain Gomer a snail weighing 30 times its weight won a seven minute race dragging a tin of pickled peppers. Thunder challenged early but Gomez finished 25 centimetres ahead as 50 snails competed across three heats. Mayor Carlos Benito noted the festival drew snails from across Spain and chefs served 225 kilograms of stewed snails.
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