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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 05, 2006
Page
1
On January 5 1874 Winnipeg held its first civic election with 331 votes cast though 308 voters were registered. The piece notes the era’s early democratic steps and a population beginning to organize municipal affairs.
The report notes a clinic distributing contraceptives despite long standing illegality, Bryan Adams headlined a homecoming show for 10 000 in Ottawa, and Sonny Bono died in a skiing accident at age 62. It traces his Sonny and Cher career and later political roles and Mary Bono’s remarks. A 2004 US policy on fingerprinting foreign visitors is mentioned.
The Medicine Hat Fish and Game Sportsman and Wildlife Awards Day seeks community donations of merchandise to offset hosting costs and fund habitat projects. The event will be held January 28 at the Cypress Centre, starting at 10 a.m., and is open to the public.
Brooks RCMP seek public help locating two stolen pickups, a 2005 black Ford F250 with Manitoba plate CCF 470 and a 2004 white Ford Superduty with Alberta plate CAP 313, missing from the Harwood Ford lot between December 26 and 27. Call 362-5535 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 with tips.
Brooks RCMP issued a warning after one or two men swapped coin rolls for paper currency at local businesses on January 3. The rolls, found to contain a dime at each end with pennies in the center, prompted police to seek public help in identifying the suspects. Anyone with information can contact the Brooks RCMP detachment or Brooks and District Crime.
Photos from Newsday show the front page stories shifting from Miracle In The Mine to Shock At The Mine. Early editions proclaimed miners alive, then updated to report trapped miners found dead in West Virginia.
The Alberta government says it is a step closer to twin Highway 63 to Fort McMurray after an oilsands accident killed two workers. Engineering work has begun with an estimated cost near 400 million. a firm start date is not set. Government says plans are being accelerated.
Team Canada goaltender Justin Pogge and Team Russia's Anton Khudobin are shown in practice as Canada and Russia prepare for the gold medal final starting at 5 p.m. Today’s game coverage continues on Page A10.
The RM of Milton in Saskatchewan plans a single police officer to patrol 700 kilometres of roads to curb patch traffic damage. Population around 1300, near Lloydminster on the Alberta border, aims to hire by summer with initial costs near $150,000. RCMP previously patrolled the area. Corman Park and Vanscoy have public police services.
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