Baby shot in womb shakes Ontario court case
Brenda Drummond 28 a postal worker was charged with attempted murder after police say she shot a pellet into her unborn baby’s head. A 30 day psychiatric assessment was ordered at Royal Ottawa Hospital with next court date set for July 22.
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Smiths Falls
Ont
Brenda Drummond
Ottawa
Drummond
Royal Ottawa
Carleton Place
Lawrence Greenspon
Paul
Greenspan
John Waugh
Greenspon
Waugh
Bob Carpenter
Calgary doctors unveil clot-busting drug for stroke victims
Calgary doctors report using tPA to reverse stroke effects in about 10 patients since April. The treatment, previously used for heart attacks, may double the portion of stroke patients who leave hospital, if given within three hours. Paramedics are being trained as Foothills unveils a $2.5 million, 54 bed neuroscience unit funded by government.
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Southam
Calgary
North America
Garnette Sutherland
the Herald
Sutherland
John
King
Foothills Hospital
Manning earns standing ovation at Reform convention in Vancouver
Manning faced angry delegates over recent internal problems including the suspension of MPs Bob Ringma and David Chatters for controversial remarks about minorities. He promised a July decision on their fate and emphasized handling of minority rights amid a broad party split between moderates and hardliners.
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Vancouver
Pee Manning
Manning
Bob Ringma
David Chatters
John Dunfield
Ringma
Nanaimo
Dunfield
Reform
Calgary
Jan Brown
Child receives near 220000 dollar IRS refund in error
Three year old Max Rosen reportedly got a $219,999.83 cheque from the IRS, prompting his father Neil Rosen to contact the agency. The father marked the check VOID and is seeking correction while safeguarding the mistaken payment.
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Pittsburgh
Max Rosen
IRS
Neil Rosen
Rosen
Revene Service
Farmer acquitted after shooting at thieves in Weyburn
Bruce Croal, 47, a Colgate-area farmer, was acquitted by a Court of Queen's Bench jury on all charges including assault with a weapon and carrying a weapon for dangerous purpose. The incident followed four men stealing gasoline from his farm and fleeing in a vehicle on March 28, 1995.
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Weyburn
Sask
Ron Fellner
Bruce Croal
Court of Queen’s Bench
Colgate-area
Croal
Court
Elderly widow lashes at justice after assault case
An 78 year old Alberta widow confronts a judge over perceived leniency in the sentencing of Randy Camille Lawkis 41 who pleaded guilty to sexual assault in her Edmonton home in May 1995. Lawkis received an eight year sentence with parole eligibility after serving half the term.
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Randy Camille Lawkis
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Canadian Press
Robert
Ann Landers
Canada
Doonesbury
Preston Manning
Deborah Grey
Party
Edmonton
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