Medicine Hat historical notes and major events timeline
A compact timeline recounts notable Medicine Hat events from 1889 to 2004. It includes a travel writer’s character study of the city, the 1894 maternity ward planning, the 1905 natural gas strike near the roundhouse, Captain Scott’s pole expedition outcome in 1912, 1971 Canadian content rules, 1988 PEI opinion on interconnection, and 2004 Conrad Black Hollinger sale bid and ensuing legal complications.
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Medicine Hat
Toronto Daily Empire
J.A. Grant
Canadian Pacific Railway
Roundhouse
Conrad Black
Hollinger Inc
Hollinger International
Sir David
Frederick Barclay
Hollinger
U.S
U.K
City considers higher cab fares with no more licenses
The corporate services committee urges city council to raise taxi fares while keeping cab licenses unchanged. In Medicine Hat, renters face tight market with a 1.6 percent vacancy rate per a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation report.
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City Council
Medicine Hat
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Roadway Plan A Roadway System Master Plan Introduced
A Roadway System Master Plan proposing recommendations to sustain Medicine Hat roadways into the future was introduced to the corporate services committee on Monday.
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Medicine Hat
Corporate Services Committee
Alberta man chases sunken WWI ship of dinosaur bones
Darren Tanke recalls discovering a shipload of Alberta dinosaur bones sunk in the North Atlantic after a German raid in World War I. The piece notes related news on 2004 bankruptcies in southeastern Alberta and questions about when U.S. border reopenings will boost Canadian cattle exports in 2005.
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Darren Tanke
Alberta
Badlands
North Atlantic
Tanke
U.S
Inquiry opens into Milgaard wrongful conviction years later
An inquiry began into David Milgaard's wrongful conviction, reconstructing the victim’s last hours. A hockey dad faces fresh questions after being accused of choking a coach, highlighting parental violence in amateur hockey. Police allege a north-end arena incident occurred Sunday when a nine-year-old was benched.
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David Milgaard
Travel ban hinders aid amid Aceh relief fears
Security fears again threaten tsunami relief as UN officials ban aid workers from traveling in parts of Aceh province after reports of fighting between Indonesian government forces and insurgents.
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Aceh
NHL labour talks resume without Bettman and Goodenow
NHL talks will resume Wednesday with a smaller negotiating group at the request of NHLPA president Trevor Linden. No commissioner Gary Bettman or Players Association executive director Bob Goodenow will attend as discussions aim to kick-start 11th hour talks.
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NHL
Gary Bettman
NHL Players’ Association
Bob Goodenow
NHLPA
Trevor Linden
World Cup expands to 18 teams offering Canada new berth
The International Baseball Federation announced on Monday that the World Cup of Baseball would expand from 16 to 18 teams. This move creates additional berths for Canada, the United States, and up to four other squads, with the decision taken at the federation's executive committee meeting.
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Canada
International Baseball Federation
United States
Shopping cart diet idea gains attention at college cafe
A new year weight loss concept called the shopping cart diet is introduced. Medicine Hat College opens a busy campus coffee shop serving Starbucks drinks where students test various beverages as manager Rayleen Turcotte notes high customer flow.
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Carrick Dennison
Medicine Hat College
Rayleen Turcotte
Edge on CBC taps Stroumboulopoulos for new show
George Stroumboulopoulos, the irreverent former MuchMusic VJ, begins a new CBC program on Monday. The piece notes a bold fusion of a TV reality show with a theme park attraction, underscoring a fearless approach to innovation.
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CBC
George Stroumboulopoulos
MuchMusic
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