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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 2005
Page
1
On this day in history, the Dominion Parliament passed the Canadian Pacific Railway charter, a new Indian school near Medicine Hat was planned, and Massey Hall hosted Handel's Messiah. Alcock and Brown began the first nonstop transatlantic flight, Auschwitz opened near Krakow, Alan Mills died in Montreal, and a 1992 Belmar festival sparked injuries and arrests.
Hatter Geri Lippert won the grand prize on a Crossword Scratch N Win ticket on May 31. She bought the ticket at Riverside Gas King on 2nd and 3rd Street N.E. in Medicine Hat. Lippert said she scratched it at home at midnight and rushed to tell her husband. She plans to pay bills and the family van with the prize before saving the rest.
Medicine Hat police say new federal laws may curb meth production. Deputy chief inspector Gordon Earl notes regulations help track chemicals and aid investigations. Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh announced six key chemicals will need import export licences, with production and distribution licences also proposed.
An alleged bank robber was caught by Medicine Hat police after a Crescent Heights Savings Bank robbery on Eighth Street N.W. A lone male passed a cashier a note for cash, then fled with an undisclosed amount. A citizen helped identify the getaway vehicle and the suspect, a 38-year-old local man, was arrested on College Drive S.B. He will be charged with robbery and wearing a disguise.
Redcliff RCMP seek public help in a 2004 05 crime. Eight solar panels were stolen from pump houses in the Drowning Ford Grazing Association area. Last seen fall 2004. Call 548-2288 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 with information.
In Calgary, the family of Ryan Silver, 24, and Ryan Eckhard, 26, who died in the Hub Oil refinery explosion on Aug 9 1999, told the court that God may forgive Hub Oil for the deaths but they never will. Val Silver said they cannot forgive the company for their son’s death, and questioned whether Will Lever can. The blast caused multiple explosions and a fire that produced a toxic cloud over Calgary for more than nine hours.
Cineplex Galaxy LP announced its planned takeover of the Famous Players cinema chain. Pat Marshall, Cineplex Galaxy vice-president, calls the move a positive for consumers and predicts a stronger business with more screens and a broader film lineup.
Lorena Young testified at a public fatality inquiry into Kyle Young's death after he fell from a courthouse elevator shaft during a scuffle with guards. He had been on medication for severe behaviour problems for 10 years and lived in more than 30 group homes. Public inquiries seek causes and preventive recommendations rather than legal responsibility.
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