Horse Kills Hatter in Fatal Barn Incident
Hatter John Machalek, 61, died after a horse kicked him in the chest while he loaded the animal into a barn on Pederozolli Road near Holsom Road. The horse reared, pulling the rope from his hands, witnesses said. Paramedics transported him to hospital, where he later died. Local RCMP confirmed the details.
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John Machalek
Machalek
Pederozolli Road
Holsom Road
Medicine Hat Rcmp
Bill ‘Hrankowski
Bolt from the sky dents car in Cambridge Ontario
A two kilogram steel bolt fell from the sky and punched through Angela and Victor Verschuere’s car as they sat in a Cambridge doughnut shop. The bolt ripped a hole in the hatch, ruptured the washer fluid jug, dented spare licence plates, and embedded in the trunk. Police say the hard, threadless bolt likely came from an aircraft or satellite overhead.
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Durham
Ont
Ontario
Angela
Victor Verschuere
Cambridge
Angela Verschitere
Firearms Accident Highlights Student Lifesaving Help
An off duty Hat police officer credits his firearm safety class students with saving his life after a 12 gauge shotgun discharge in a basement lesson. The 19 year veteran was injured while demonstrating loading. students applied belts and a wall to improvise a tourniquet and got him to medical care. He expects to recover and return to work. Bow Island RCMP investigate and Edmonton lab will analyze the firearm.
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Youngman
Foothills Hospital
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Murray Penner
Penner
Grassy Lake
Bow Island
Bow Island Rcmp
Ken Patterson
Edmonton
RCMP
Patterson
Alberta Justice
Consumers optimistic on economy in Canada outside Quebec
An Angus Reid-Southam News poll shows 53 percent of Canadians outside Quebec rate the national economy as good, with Alberta and Ontario most optimistic and Quebec most pessimistic. Personal finances look weaker, with only 27 percent expecting improvement, and 38 percent of Albertans predicting better finances. The poll surveyed 1,520 adults and has a 2.5 point margin of error nationally.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Angus Reid-Southam
Alberta
Ontario
Plano mother given probation for her son's school lateness
Plano Texas mother Caroline Edens received 90 days probation after truancy charges tied to her five year old Sam Bundy's tardiness at Thomas Elementary. A judge ordered Sam to bed at a proper time and Edens to wake him and escort him to class. Charges can be dismissed if probation is completed.
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Plano
Tex
Caroline Edens
Edens
Sam Bundy
Thomas
Sam
Dallas
Saddam switches on Kirkuk oil pipeline to Turkey
Saddam Hussein opened a Kirkuk to Turkey pipeline signaling Iraq’s return to world oil markets after 1990. UN chief Boutros-Ghali approved a $2 billion oil sale to fund food and medicine as sanctions linger. The ceremony in Kirkuk drew government officials in uniform and cheering crowds.
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Kirkuk
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Turkey
Mediterranean
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Saddam
Kuwait
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