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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 21, 2005
Page
1
Elzear Alexandre Taschereau, aged 66, archbishop of Quebec, becomes Canada’s first cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. His elevation marks a historic church milestone amid the era’s religious headlines.
The government built town of Inuvik in the Northwest Territories officially opened forty four years after the project began to replace flood threatened Aklavik. On the Mackenzie River delta the town centers on oil and gas exploration with a growing population. Canada increases funds to 46.8 million to expel war criminals.
A 31 year old man arrested on Calder Place faced a bail hearing in Provincial Court. Gerald Christopher Mohr had matters put over until July 26 on charges of unlawfully at large break and enter and possession of a dangerous weapon. Police staged a large take down with seven officers canine units and the Tactical and Control Team arriving at 5 39 pm after negotiations. A woman at the residence surrendered to police about two hours earlier and faces trafficking in narcotics charges with her name pending.
In Medicine Hat provincial court Mark Moroney age 40 pleaded guilty to robbery tied to a cab driver stabbing and robbery on April 11. He was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison after a defence crown resolution. A victim impact statement was heard. Moroney ordered the cab to pull over drew a knife and demanded money. He fled but was later arrested.
Ontario man, 25, faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated sexual assault after a Banff hotel worker was attacked while celebrating with friends at two Banff Avenue bars. She was found unconscious beside the Bow River with a fractured skull and remains in life-threatening condition. Family members traveled to the hospital bedside.
Home plate umpire Tom Hallion watches as Colorado Rockies catcher J D Closser misses a foul bunt by Washington Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez in the third inning during a Washington game.
Alberta candidate Marilyn Burns 49 Edmonton injury lawyer declares bid for the Alberta Alliance leadership becoming the party's second candidate alongside Paul Hinman. She denounces Premier Ralph Klein and his Tories over same sex marriage after Bill C 38 passage.
Five liner loads of market ready cattle from Primrose Livestock near Lethbridge crossed into the United States at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Steve Primrose praised smoother border checks and credited strong Canadian American cooperation and regulatory diligence. Meanwhile a local mechanic reports American couriers refusing to ship parts north amid tensions over cattle imports.
Canadian Press reports causes like mechanical failure and impairment ruled out after a charter bus carrying 43 workers to Edmonton from Fort McMurray tried to turn around on a two lane highway. The bus veered into a ditch and was struck by a semi, pushing it into a line of workers. Six died, 23 hospitalized. six in stable condition. RCMP await engineering and medical reports before potential charges against the semi driver.
Ontario Provincial Police say a patrol cruiser struck a moose in dense fog near Bracebridge while responding to a domestic dispute. Const. Andrew Potts, 29, died at the scene. Const. Matt Hanes, 39, was seriously injured and airlifted to St Michael's Hospital.
Medicine Hat Police conclude arrests in a drug trafficking sweep from May 26 to June 19. Gerald Mohr is charged with trafficking crack cocaine and other suspects face counts including trafficking crack cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and related offenses involving cocaine methamphetamine and ecstasy.
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