Police withhold causes of LeClaire family deaths
Medicine Hat police will not release causes or times of death in the LeClaire case. Three family members aged 60, 58, and 21 were found dead January 19 at home. Chris Anton LeClaire, 22, faces three counts of first degree murder. court appearance January 30.
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Medicine Hat
LeClaire
Dave Townsend
Medicine Hat Police Service
Raymond LeClaire
Janet
Raymond Jr
Chris Anton LeClaire
Calgary
Townsend
No pardon in sight for Latimer for now says lawyer
Canadian Press reports defence lawyer Edward Greenspan says Robert Latimer will not seek a federal pardon before the second year of his 10 year prison term. Latimer, convicted in his daughter's death, must likely serve at least the judge’s minimum. A Supreme Court appeal failed and mercy could only come via royal prerogative.
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Supreme Court of Canada
Burglar's Skeleton Found in Chimney Solves 1985 Missing Case
In Natchez Mississippi the skeleton of Calvin Wilson was found wedged in a chimney of the Riverboat Gift Shop during renovation. Adams County Sheriff Tommy Ferrell said Wilson attempted entry through the chimney and likely fell headfirst, becoming trapped and unable to summon aid.
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Anatchez
Calvin Wilson
Hat police seek seven eyewitnesses after Hat man beaten in underpass
Medicine Hat police search for four males and a female in a dark coloured truck tied to Pat Christie at the Esso Quick Stop on Maple Avenue S.E. about 3 15 a.m. on December 23 2000. Christie 36 remained in a coma after the assault. two suspects, Jorge Morales and Kristopher Martin both 19, charged with aggravated assault.
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Medicine Hatedicine Hat
Pat Christie
Christie
Esso
Maple Avenue
S.E
Dave Townsend
Medicine Hat Police Service
Townsend
South Railway Street
North Railway Street
Foothills Hospital
Calgary
Pat
Tressa Christie
Jorge Morales
Kristopher Martin
Alberta doctors’ deal eyed ahead of election call
Alberta’s tentative two year contract with the Alberta Medical Association would add about 400 million dollars to the medical services budget, roughly 40 percent more than current funding. The agreement aims to attract and retain physicians amid projected shortages, with a ratification vote pending after Saturday review.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Medical Association
Association
Clayne Steed
Gary Mar
Itive
Canada
Ralph Klein
Court orders new trial in Ramsay rape case
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal set aside the 1999 conviction of Jack Ramsay for attempted rape of a 14 year old in Pelican Narrows in 1969. A new trial was ordered on improper juror instructions regarding presumption of innocence and reasonable doubt. The Crown seeks a retrial while Ramsay’s accuser agrees to testify but fears the ordeal. Deb McEwen said a decision on a new trial will come shortly. Ramsay, then an RCMP officer, maintains no intercourse occurred.
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Regina
Reform
Jack Ramasay
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
Ramsay
RCMP
Pelican Narrows
Public Prosecutions Division
Deb McEwen
Ministry of Justice
Institute For the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
Alberta Gas Rate Hike Sparks Consumer Backlash
Alberta power utility ATCO Gas wins interim approval for a more than 50 percent rate increase affecting about one million customers. The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board will hold hearings February 14 and 15 in Edmonton to review the hike and who pays it as ATCO seeks to cover a rising deficit of about 260 million dollars.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta — Energy and Utilities Board
Atco Gas
ATCO
Bow Island
Brooks
Jeffrey Jodoin
Consumers Coalition
Jerome Engler
Engler
Edmonton
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Tim Campbell
Dave McCord
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Craig Wong
Carol Harrington
Eyelogic Computer
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Fontaneersary
Optiks
Dunmore Road
S.E Medicine Hat
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