Monday Tunesday 14 Highlights And Notable Deaths
A mixed digest notes weather forecasts with showers and thunderstorms and lists notable historical anniversaries and deaths. Peter the Great birth, Dickens death 135 years ago, and other items include Brian Jones leaving the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan receiving an honorary degree at Princeton. The piece also references Canada’s dairy rationing ending and Churchill Falls court action, with Lisa Lopes linked to a 1994 arson case and later a 2002 car crash.
Storm pond levels warned as heavy rain falls rise risk
City officials warn residents that storm ponds can change water levels quickly during continued rain. People are urged to avoid ponds, heed posted signs, and keep children away from these hazardous areas while precipitation continues.
Senior driver faces charge after collision
Medicine Hat Police say an 82 year old man driving a Ford truck struck an ambulance while crossing Gershaw Dr 8.W heading east from the Trans Canada off ramp. The ambulance headed west in the centre lane. The truck driver did not see the ambulance due to a vehicle beside him. Ambulance crew member complained of lower back pain. The 82 year old faces a charge of failing to proceed safely after stopping at an intersection. Estimated damage to both vehicles is about $12000.
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Medicine Hat
Gershaw Dr
Gershaw
Cypress County Awards 54,476 Bid for Hamlet Wireless Network
Cypress County council raised its wireless internet project budget by 13,000 after selecting Shockware Inc as the successful bidder from local companies. The 2004 municipal grant was about 47,000. second bid exceeded 100,000, while Shockware’s final proposal totaled 54,476.
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Cypress County Council
Shockware Inc
Centennial Invitation invites Alberta residents to invite outsiders
Medicine Hat residents and Albertans can invite friends and relatives outside the province to Alberta’s centennial year. Premier Ralph Klein will send personalized invitations and offer two for one access to historic sites. A draw for airfare and lodging for up to four runs to June 29 with details online at albertarentennial.ca.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Albertarentennial.ca
Alta. boy survives horrific accident
A 12-year-old boy asleep in the back seat survived when a roll of drilling pipe fell off a truck and ripped through the Grand Cherokee Laredo, killing a 63-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman in the front. RCMP called it a freak, miracle incident with no injuries to the boy.
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Bragg Creek
Cochrane Rcmp
Bruce McFarlane
McFarlane
Grizzly Stalks Golfers in Canmore Townsite
A Calgary witness says a grizzly attacked near Canmore as a woman fled behind a tree about 1 pm Sunday. An employee at Silver Tip Golf Course diverted the bear using a sprinkler system and a truck, rescuing another person seconds earlier. The bear had been relocated eight days earlier for approaching a wildflower photographer. Government officials noted the animal was not behaving aggressively before returning to town.
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Calgary
Alberta
Keith McGrath
McGrath
Canmore
Silver Tip
Alberta woman waives parole hearing in Strongquill case
Laurie Bell, serving a seven year manslaughter sentence for the 2001 rural Manitoba highway shooting death of RCMP officer Dennis Strongquill, has waived her National Parole Board review set for September. Her next mandatory review date is October 29, 2007. Strongquill’s daughter welcomed the move, while Terry Fox’s family criticized a school renaming controversy in Winnipeg. East Transcona trustees then voted 5-4 to not hold a vote on the name change.
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Alberta
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Dennis Strongquill
Laurie Bell
National Parole Board
Mike Halko
Edmonton
Bell
Strongquill
Teresa Strongquill
Manitoba
Robert Sand
Danny
Terry Fox
Betty
Rolly Fox
B.C
Nancy Wall
Wayoata
Fox River
East Transcona
Jesus may have died from blood clot theory
An Israeli physician at Rambam Medical Centre in Haifa challenged the view that Jesus died from asphyxiation and blood loss. Dr Benjamin Brenner said the crucifixion may have caused a pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal clot reaching the lungs, to raise awareness of the condition often linked to long flights.
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Jesus
Benjamin Brenner
Rambam
Haifa
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