Supreme Court rejects Brown appeal in Somalia teen death
The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear Elvin Kyle Brown's appeal of his manslaughter and torture convictions in the 1993 death of 16-year-old Shidane Arone in Somalia. Brown faces five years federal sentence. seeks civilian jury trial and unanimous verdict issues.
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Somalia
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Southam News
Ottawa
Elvin Kyle Brown
Supreme Court of Canada
Canadian Airborne Regiment
Edmonton
Patrick McCann
Supreme Court
Shidane Abukar Arone
Arone
McCann
Mark Boland
New Calgary base closure to move troops to Edmonton
Brigadier General Robert Meating takes command of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Calgary as the army plans to relocate regulars from Calgary to a new Edmonton super base by summer 1997. About 2,800 troops in Calgary will shrink to roughly 90, with Meating stressing dignity in the move and noting infrastructure gaps in Edmonton.
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Calgary
Robert Meating
Canadian Forces
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Bosnia
Croatia
Edmonton
Canadian Mechanized Brigade
James Cox
Winnipeg
Chilliwack
B.C
Canada
NATO
Germany
Cfb Petawawa
Canadian Airborne Regiment
Scott Taylor
Espirit de Corps
Tayor
Jackpot Keno numbers drawn in Kamloops BC
The BC Keno lottery drawing on Thursday listed winning numbers 19 30 33 36 39 41 42 and 49. Western Canada Pick 3. The official list prevails in case of discrepancy.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Flash the owl in trouble after 8000 volt shock
A three month old great horned owl nicknamed Flash survived an 8000 volt electricity strike at a Calgary power station and may have to have a wing amputated. The owl collapsed power to homes as it bridged two conductors and is now in intensive care with a failing appetite and risk of infection.
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Calgary
Flash
Diane Rowell
Rockyview Wildlife Recovery Centre
Rowell
Driving offences cost man four thousand dollars
Wernerville man Dean Duthie, 33, pleaded guilty in Medicine Hat provincial court to dangerous driving and driving while suspended. He received two 2000-dollar fines after a mid afternoon crash on Industrial Avenue caused $6,000 damage to his vehicle and $8,000–$10,000 to a power pole. Duthie fled the scene but surrendered when police arrived. he did not hold a valid licence and has a prior record of driving while suspended.
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Dean Duthie
Duthie
Cartwright Ave
Medicine Hat
Jerry LeGrandeur
Industrial Avenue
Randy Pick
Ross Creek
Pick
Coulees
Edmonton uses 911 tip line to curb impaired driving
Thousands of Edmonton drivers are urged to call 911 when they spot impaired driving as Operation Lookout launches a citizen tip program. Police will stop the vehicle. if not found, a notice is sent to the owner. The plan, modeled after Peel’s 1992 effort, aims to reduce alcohol related fatalities.
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Edmonton
Peel
Bernard Swain
John Lindsay
Lindsay
Naeem Rauf
Alberta Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
Marvin Bloos
Fern Palylyk
PAID
Cardinal seeks federal protection for Red Deer church design
Architect Douglas Cardinal asks Ottawa Federal Court to stop a church addition, seeking to classify St Marys Church in Red Deer as a protected work of art under federal copyright law. He warns a ruling could limit builders rights and client control. The case marks a landmark clash over architectural rights in Canada.
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Ottawa
Douglas Cardinal
Alberta
Cardinal
St. Mary’s Catholic
Red Deer
James Jerome
Peter Burgener
Alberta Association of Architects
Burgener
Alberta Natives Threaten Court Over Health Benefit Cuts
Native leaders across Central Alberta warn Health Canada plans to trim the Non-Insured Health Benefit program for off reserve Indians. The $520 million yearly program funds optometry dental care prescriptions and premiums. Saddle Lake Chief Eric Large says cuts breach the 1876 Treaty Six agreement with the Crown.
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Alberta
Health Canada
Feds
Diane Marleau
Eric Large
Saddle Lake
Former PM backs Canada’s ongoing peacekeeping mission stance
Former Prime Minister Joe Clark urged continued Canadian leadership in peacekeeping despite controversy. He noted peacekeeping is not risk free and that focus should shift from funerals to the fields behind graves, while avoiding direct comment on Bosnia. Clarke supported Collenette and Ouellett positions.
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Calgary Herald
Joe Clark
Canada
Clark
Bosnia
David Collenette
Andre Ouellett
Nine Algon clan tied to Colombian cartel face drug charges
Nine people from central Alberta appeared in Red Deer court on 73 drug charges linked to a long international probe. They face a preliminary hearing Oct. 23. two Red Deer suspects Dirk and Dana Caldwell have been in custody since December.
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Alberta
Red Deer Court
Dirk
Dana Caldwell
Amsterdam
Venezuela
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