Shots Fired in Saskatoon Hostage Situation
Police in Saskatoon negotiate with a gunman holding a hostage in a partially completed townhouse. About 50 rifle rounds fired. no injuries reported. The standoff near Confederation Drive and 33rd Street led to a cordon and bullhorn negotiations as details and demands remained unclear.
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Saskatoon
Ken Wagner
del Epp
Merv Craig
Confederation Drive
33Rd Street
Lana Holmgren
Runaway CP Rail Locomotives Cause Winnipeg Explosion
Six derailed locomotives collided with an empty propane tanker in central Winnipeg, triggering a large blast that injured one worker and shook nearby residents. Fire crews contained the fire, evacuation orders were lifted after about two hours, and investigators began work.
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CP Rail
Winnipeg
Greg Fowlie
George Smellie
Smellie
Querino Dottavio
Certan
Helen Soltys
Free parking in effect downtown through December
Downtown shoppers get free parking in the city core through Dec. 24, with meters and city lots open at no charge. Downtown Business Association president Jeff Welling calls the policy a positive driver for downtown commerce and notes prior similar efforts drew favorable public response.
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Downtown Business Association
Jeff Welling
Welling
Inside job eyed in $8 million armored car theft
Two masked men pulled off the largest U S cash heist by raiding Sentry Armored Car Courier Co in New York. Authorities say an inside job is possible as a roof hatch, a disarmed guard, and a silent alarm contributed to the six figure loss with initial estimates ranging from 5.3 to 8 million dollars.
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New York
U.S
Alice McGillion
Yonkers Raceway
Boston Road
Bronx
N.Y
Calgary baby returned in international kidnapping case
One man prepares for an immigration hearing as police sort details of an international kidnapping case. A baby has been returned to the custody of its mother amid ongoing investigations. Page 2 and 12 reference related notes.
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Calgary
Swiss hold Belzberg kidnap suspect in Locarno
Calgary businessman Hyman Belzberg and his brothers control a $2.2 billion financial empire. A fourth man, George Adolph Faust, 58, of Calgary, is held in Locarno, charged with kidnapping extortion and conspiracy. Other suspects Arron Raber Michael Nobleman and Gregory Hedd, aged 35 93 and 20, are in custody in Calgary.
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Calgary
Hyman Belzberg
George Adolph Faust
Locarno
Switzerland
Belzberg
Phil Crosby-Jones
External Affairs Department
Ottawa
Faust
Arron Raber
Medicine Hat
Michael Nobleman
Gregory Hedd
Edmonton
Cristy’ S
Vancouver
Samuel
William
Los Angeles
First City Financial Corp
Hyman
Jenny
First City Financial
Western Realty Projects Ltd
Far West Financial Corp
Ranger ballast room operator lacked formal training
The former ballast room operator on the Ocean Ranger testified he had no formal training before joining the rig in Alaska in 1976. He said he learned on the job after a newspaper ad and noted gaps in manual ballast control knowledge, while officials examined the role of ballast systems in the sinking that killed 84 crew members.
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John’s
Mfld
Ocean Ranger
Royal Commission
Alaska
Frank Jennings
Texas
Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co
ODECO
New Orleans
Jennings
Ranger
Newfoundland
Washington
U.S
St. John’s
Alex Hickman
Newfoundland Supreme Court
Commission
U.S. Coast Guard
Erland Shaug
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Medicine Hat Boxing Club
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Charles Lynch
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Ero Neers
Jeremy Cato Pesce
Nena
Jim Coleman
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