Rats in Medicine Hat spark global attention and cleanup
Medicine Hat and Cypress County faced a rat infestation highlighted by Aug. 15 official statements. Operation Haystack deployed poison-baited hay bales and Rat Patrols from other municipalities to restore the city’s rat-free designation. City waste manager Ed Jollymore noted the wide media turnout and cross‑jurisdictional cooperation as efforts continued into autumn.
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Medicine Hat
Cypress County
Verlyn Olson
Weinerville
Alberta
Rat Patrol
Ed Jollymore
Jollymore
Nine Die As Bus Plunges In icy Oregon Crash
A Vancouver charter tour bus carrying about 40 people went off Interstate 84 near Deadman Pass in the Blue Mountains and down a steep embankment killing nine and injuring more than 20. Rescue workers battled freezing conditions as the driver survived with severe injuries and could not yet speak to police.
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Pendleton
Ore
Vancouver
British Columbia
Oregon Highway
Oregon
Greg Hastings
Blue Mountains
Deadman Pass
Clinton admitted to hospital after blood clot found
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital after doctors found a blood clot linked to a concussion she suffered earlier this month. Physicians plan to monitor her condition with anticoagulants over the next 48 hours and assess related issues.
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Washington
Uss
Hillary Rodham Clinton
New York
Clinton
Philippe Reines
Reines
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Attawapiskat Chief Spence extends fast amid protests
Chief Theresa Spence marked Day 20 of her hunger strike as politicians and demonstrators urged Ottawa to address treaty issues. Protests spread from Toronto Eaton Centre to Edmonton and Calgary, while Via Rail trains were briefly disrupted by rail blockades. Spence urged other First Nations leaders to lead efforts alongside Idle No More supporters.
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Ottawa
Theresa Spence
Harper
Attawapiskat First Nation
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Port
Stephen Harper
David Johnston
Toronto
Eaton Centre
Edmonton
Calgary
Montreal
Spence
Fred Chartrand
Attawapiskat First Nations
NDP
M.P
Charlie Angus
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