Alberta and Saskatchewan Crime Rise Break Canadian Trend
Alberta and Saskatchewan bucked the national decline in 1997 crime reports with increases. Saskatchewan up four percent, Alberta up two percent, while national crime fell five percent. Violent crimes rose in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and Regina saw a 29 percent jump in violence.
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One-Second Ads Quietly Spread Across New York TV
New York firms push one-second television commercials to cut costs. MasterLock cut a third of its yearly ad budget into 30-second Superbowl spots, while Jim Shapiro plans up to 100 short ads daily on local stations.
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Soldier Finds World War I Shell in Pembroke Yard
Dominic Chenard returned from a six month Bosnia tour to find an unexploded howitzer shell buried in his backyard in Pembroke Ontario. The device was carefully moved to sand and transported to a military base where it was detonated.
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Dominic Chenard
Kim Chenard
Mayhew pleads guilty in Amber Dickson murder case
Gerald Mayhew admitted to strangling his 15 year old daughter Amber Dickson in Medicine Hat Court of Queen's Bench. He received life in prison with no possibility of parole for 14 years. The verdict followed a brutal crime that shocked a 46,000 strong community. Sharon Dickson said justice was served though she wished Amber could have lived.
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Pocklington hands holdings to receivers after court ruling
Canadian businessman Peter Pocklington vows to leave Edmonton after the Alberta Queen’s Bench orders the turn over of his holdings in Pocklington Financial Corp and Hartford Securities to receivers via KPMG. ATB notes missed payments totaling 10 million, seeks full debt repayment of about 55 million. Pocklington says he will sell assets, seek greener pastures possibly in California, and appeals the ruling with Calgary lawyer Bill Code.
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