English explorer Frobisher names bay on voyage
On June 7 English explorer Martin Frobisher set out and named Frobisher Bay after himself. Local notes mention Sullivan's operetta Cox and Box to be practiced by amateurs in weeks, with proceeds funding a public piano for Medicine Hat. The Vatican State is noted as revived from the papal state. The Rolling Stones’ first TV appearance on Thank Your Lucky Stars is recalled as a 42 year anniversary. The producer’s reported advice is noted.
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Martin Frobisher
Frobisher
Sullivan
Medicine Hat
Chuck Berry
Grease Broadway debut after four months in smaller theatre
Andrew Loog Oldham ridiculed a singer from Stones while Grease opened on Broadway following a stint in a Manhattan venue. Chuck Berry faced three income tax evasion charges before a White House appearance and later served 100 days in prison. Prince marked his 35th by announcing a name change to a symbol and split with his band before reverting to Prince. Elizabeth II and Paul McCartney opened a performing arts school, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, in his hometown. US judge ordered Microsoft split into two firms for Windows and for other businesses.
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Jimmy Carter
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George Harrison
Teens bail hearings adjourned in high speed chase case
A 17 year old male and female facing multiple charges from a May 31 police chase had their bail hearings adjourned to June 13 to allow defence counsel more time. The duo, unnamed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, are accused of fleeing officers after a car reported stolen in Ontario. The pursuit involved Trans Canada Highway RCMP in Redcliff and Brooks, a dramatic crash, and a city police dog bite on a Redcliff RCMP officer. The female faces four charges including possession of a stolen automobile and a concealed weapon. she also faces a Youth Criminal Justice Act count. The male faces eight charges including possession of a stolen vehicle and a concealed weapon. he also faces a Youth Criminal Justice Act count.
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Suspects in Medicine Hat drug sting face bail rulings
Two suspects linked to a Street group the D C Boys appeared in provincial court on Thursday. Hossein Sharapay 18 of Medicine Hat and Mauricio Cardona 32 of Brooks charged with possession for trafficking Sharapay granted bail under strict conditions Cardona denied bail with an option to reapply in 30 days Also connected were Xi Wen Wu 23 and Trung Huynh 25 both Calgary residents charged with trafficking All return to court July 7 for election and plea A separate case George Florkowski charged with first degree murder arson and discharging a firearm moved to July 4 for further proceedings.
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D.C. Boys
Hossein Sharapay
Medicine Hat
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Brooks
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Cardona
Shafapay
Xi Wen Wu
Calgary
Trung Huynh
George Florkowski
Randal Pick
Tim Foster
Florkowski
Henry Dyck
Centennial relay to mark Alberta Saskatchewan centennials
From June 12 to July 23 the Trans-Canada Trail relay will celebrate Alberta and Saskatchewan centennials. The weekend event runs through 18 Alberta communities and passes historic regional sites. More information available on provincial government sites.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Harold Cardinal remembered by aboriginal leaders in Alberta funeral
Canadian Press report recalls Harold Cardinal, Cree leader and critic of Trudeau era Indian Act repeal. At 24 in 1969 he warned of cultural genocide, calling for rights and dignity. Funeral plans surface as activists gather at Sucker Creek First Nation in northern Alberta. Cardinal died of cancer at age 60 last Thursday.
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Edmonton
Harold Cardinal
Cardinal
Pierre Trudeau
Jean Chretien
Canada
Sucker Creek
Alberta
Show of support outside Santa Barbara County courthouse
Michael Jackson supporter BJ Hickman from Knoxville Tennessee protests outside the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria California as the Jackson child molestation case jury meets for its first full day of deliberations.
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Hickman
Knoxville
Saskatchewan vice-chief defends firing university official
Morley Watson, chair of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, defends firing Regina’s First Nations University of Canada vice-president Wes Stevenson. The board fired Stevenson May 12 after a financial and managerial review and handed findings to RCMP with a forensic audit ongoing. Details remain undisclosed awaiting audit completion.
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Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
Regina
First Nations University of Canada
Morley Watson
Wes Stevenson
Watson
Stevenson
RCMP
Eber Hampton
Homolka's Parents Say She Won't Return to Ontario Soon
Niagara police say Karla Homolka’s parents told authorities they do not expect her to come back to St. Catharines for the foreseeable future. Officers have spoken with the family about her release and potential safety threats as her 12 year sentence ends in a month.
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Toronto
Karla Homolka
Ontario
St. Catharines
Niagara
Brian Eckhardt
Homolka
Eckhardt
Homuolka
Kristen French
Leslie Mahaffy
Body of RCMP member found near Vernon Yacht Club
Dozens of officers flooded the Vernon Yacht Club parking lot with emotion after the body of 46 year old Const. Jean Minguy a 23 year RCMP veteran was recovered from Okanagan Lake. Divers and searchers lifted his body from the frigid waters about 200 metres west of the yacht club.
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Vernon
Vernon Yacht Club
Okanagan Lake
RCMP
Jean Minguy
Clashes in La Paz as demonstrator hurls tear gas back
A chaotic La Paz confrontation erupts as a demonstrator tosses back a tear gas canister while protests press for early elections. Indigenous labor leaders demand action and supplies of bread and gas amid the turmoil.
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la Paz
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Sheratee Ailies
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