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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 2006
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows times and dates, listing yesterday, month to date and year to date figures with sunset and sunrise times. Entries include 4 l, 428 p.m., 5 34pm, 9 2Ba.m., 10 28am and references to Sunvisa and Tomory without clear context.
In Gavle Sweden officials say the 13 meter straw Christmas goat will survive attacks as it marks its 40th anniversary. The vandalism history includes torching and vehicle damage but a flame resistant coating aims to stop further fires. A 24 hour webcam tracks the goat on Gavle square with local authorities confident no napalm can ignite it.
A male hitchhiker in Medicine Hat was picked up by two men in a blue Chevrolet Cavalier around 6 30 p m on December 1. They halted near Irvine and demanded his backpack, which he surrendered before exiting the vehicle unharmed at the roadside. No weapon was shown. The car then continued east on the Trans Canada Highway. RCMP warn of dangers of accepting rides from strangers.
A correction appears in Saturday’s issue clarifying that Allan Jensen received the Premier's Council Award of Excellence rather than the Premier's Choice award as originally reported in the A3 article about City programs for disabled persons.
A 91-year-old driver died in a two vehicle crash seven kilometres east of Bow Island on Highway 3 Sunday night amid poor weather and road conditions. The Chevrolet Opta left its lane and struck an unloaded eastbound semi, killing the driver who was not belted. the tractor trailer driver was unharmed. No alcohol was involved and names are withheld pending next of kin notification.
Saskatchewan's mineral industry is booming with a record 500 plus delegates from Canada and overseas attending the Geological Survey Open House. Companies plan a record 208 million dollars in mineral exploration this year, reflecting the province's diverse potential.
A 46 year old Saskatchewan man working for Kelsey Pipelines Ltd in Alberta was crushed to death when a tractor rolled and pinned him on a flatbed truck at a Grovedale site near Grande Prairie. OHSA sealed the site as investigators probe.
In Montreal Federal Court a man using a false name admitted Russian nationality and illegal status, agreeing to an accelerated deportation. Judge Pierre Blais ordered removal and ordered the defendant’s real identity kept secret to protect family safety. The man waived further hearings and may be deported soon, though no timeline was given.
OTTAWA CP The Conservative government will end a safe tattoo pilot for federal prisoners drawing concern it could raise AIDS and hepatitis C spread. Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said the move saves taxpayer money while keeping health care and education programs to curb infection. Supporters claim safe tattooing cuts health costs by reducing disease transmission.
Tyrone Williams was convicted by a federal jury on 58 counts for transporting more than 70 illegal immigrants in a sweltering May 2003 tractor trailer. Nineteen died from dehydration overheating and suffocation, marking the deadliest U.S. human smuggling case. The punishment phase begins Wednesday and is expected to last about a week.
London AP Blair unveils multibillion dollar submarine based nuclear arsenal warning rogue regimes and state sponsors threaten security. He argues Britain must keep an independent deterrent and will cut warheads from 200 to 160 to appease critics within his party.
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