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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 2006
Page
1
The chart notes a sequence of mostly cloudy days with a chance of rain and snow. Highs range from 4 down to -5 with lows from -2 to -10, indicating persistent cold and light snow or flurries especially over the weekend. The report references yesterday’s high and low as well as normal values, though some terms are garbled.
Over one hundred joggers in Yorkville wore red white or green Speedo swimsuits to raise money for Sick Kids in Toronto. Speedos supplied by Speedo Canada covered the first forty participants.
In Washington state scrap metal thieves, emboldened by high copper prices, stole more than 600 metres of wire from three locations in Snohomish County after snowstorms began November 26. Utility officials warn lines can still be live and fatalities have occurred in similar thefts elsewhere.
Redcliff RCMP responded to two weekend deer versus car crashes on the Trans-Canada Highway. Friday at about 6 p.m. a eastbound vehicle near Dunmore hit a deer with damage to the car and no injuries. Sunday around 5:30 p.m. another vehicle near Range Road 90 struck a deer, again with driver unharmed and only vehicle damage.
Regular weekend patrols by Redcliff RCMP resulted in two 24 hour road suspensions. At about 10 30 p m Friday a driver was stopped and charged with operating a motor vehicle without a licence. A second 24 hour suspension was issued at 3 a m Monday after a driver was observed moving at a very slow speed and stopped.
Daniel Charles Haskett, 19, faces charges of injuring or endangering an animal and causing unnecessary suffering after allegedly dragging his family’s pet dog to its death behind a car. In a separate proceeding at the same courthouse, Denny Stabenow faced mischief charges following a protest outside Haskett’s initial appearance.
Stewart Wells of the National Farmers Union says farmers largely favored the Canadian Wheat Board single desk selling in last CWB director elections. He notes only 20 percent of eligible voters supported the federal stance. Four single desk supporters were elected in the five odd numbered districts. An investigator bags evidence in Hamburg amid Litvinenko poison traces found in an apartment linked to a contact.
Premier Dalton McGuinty said Ontario will not fund a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the tobacco industry. He favored delaying the effort, preferring ongoing anti smoking programs and watching developments in British Columbia. Ontario will let six other provinces push forward while focusing on education to help smokers quit.
In Gaza City gunmen killed three sons of a Palestinian security officer in a drive by shooting that left more than 60 bullets in their car. The attack signals possible escalation between Fatah and Hamas as intelligence officials blame Hamas. The officer had helped crack down on Hamas a decade earlier and was not in the vehicle.
Hundreds of Hatters welcomed the CPR Holiday Train pulling into Medicine Hat for the eighth year. The event raised 4000 lbs of food and over 5000 dollars for the local food bank, with 1567.25 dollars in cash donations from guests. Mayor Vallely and MLA Len Mitzel attended as Wide Mouth Mason and Lisa Brokop entertained, while Santa drew the loudest cheers.
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