Passenger Attacks BA Flight 2069 In Turbulent Plunge
A 27 year old Kenyan male attacked the cockpit on a London to Nairobi BA flight with 398 aboard, taking control of a Boeing 747 400 and sending the jet into two violent nosedives before crew and passengers subdued him. Five people were injured as the plane plunged about 3000 metres.
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Nairobi
British Airways
London
Foreign Affairs Department
Ottawa
Benjamin Goldsmith
78 Die in Sinking of Bangladesh Ferry Collision
A Bangladesh ferry carrying about 400 passengers collided with another boat in dense fog and sank in the Meghna river near Chandpur. At least 78 people were killed, with many others unaccounted for as rescuers, Navy divers, police, and locals searched for survivors.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Meghna
Chandpur
Tiger on the A66 Causes 20-Kilometre Jam in Germany
An escaped 150 kilogram tiger from a nearby circus wandered the A66 highway at Wiesbaden. Police closed the motorway as more than 50 rescuers including officers, fire crews, and animal experts worked to recapture Sahib, who halted traffic for over two hours.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Reuters
Sahib
Wiesbaden
Hatter Lies Comatose in Calgary Hospital
Pat Christie, 36, lies on life support at Foothills Hospital after being found unconscious in Medicine Hat. Family plans to decide on removing the respirator in a week as police investigate a downtown confrontation with two men, Jorge Morales and Kristopher Martin, charged with aggravated assault.
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Christie
Pat Christie
Calgary Foothills Hospital
Pat
Kirk Christie
Jorge Morales
Kristopher Martin
Cindy Smith
Lou O’reilly
Medicine Hat
O’reilly
Frank Potter
Potter
City transit workers top News editors Newsmaker for 2000
Six transit workers led by Darryl Kallis and Eileen Moore were named Medicine Hat News newmaker of the year for fighting methanol poisoning and compensation from the city and Worker's Compensation Board. The case stretched through 2000 with court battles and public support, but the workers foresee no Supreme Court appeal due to costs.
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Medicine Hat
Darryl Kallis
Eileen Moore
Bill Torok
Larry Ulrichsen
Dave Anton
John Wilson
Supreme Court
Medicine Hat News
Joe Yu
Alberta
Trans-Canada Highway
Tilley
Canada
Grant Krieger
Taiwan Sugar Company
Opposition seeks judicial review of Day settlement
Alberta Liberals call for a judge to determine if taxpayers should cover up to 1 million in legal costs and the out of court settlement for Alliance Leader Stockwell Day. The defamation suit by Lorne Goddard against Day was settled last week ending a January trial.
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Edmonton
Iberta
Liberals
Alliance
Stockwell Day
Gary Dickson
Day
Dickson
Alberta
Dave Hancock
Calgary
Lorne Goddard
Red Deer
Goddard
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