Monterey Pop festival opens amid top acts and crowds
The Monterey International Pop Festival kicks off in California drawing about 50,000 fans over three days with acts like Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix the Who and the Grateful Dead. Ticket prices ranged from 3.50 to 6.50 as the event spotlights a landmark rock showcase.
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Last of the mud cleaned from River Road after flood
A city worker removes the last of flood mud along River Road on Wednesday morning. Crews had blocked the area for days to clear flood debris and restore access.
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Police seek public help in transit collision investigation
Medicine Hat police ask witnesses to contact the Traffic Response Unit after a 4:15 p.m. collision between a 2003 Ford tow truck and a 1998 Pontiac MiFiT van on the Trans-Canada Highway at 16th Street S.W. Damages are about $30,000. one person was hospitalized then released. Investigators seek color of traffic lights for east and westbound lanes.
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Young people boost Alberta job stats
Medicine Hat News reports Alberta leads Canada in May employment growth with 1.9 percent rise and 31,800 workers aged 15 to 24 starting in May. Unemployment fell from 10.3 to 7.1 percent for 15 to 25 year olds as total employment reached 1,801,800, up 42,900 from April. Government cites schools closing as a possible factor.
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Grands Prairie
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Invermere
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Alberta Human Resources
Goosen Practices Ahead of 105th U.S. Open at Pinehurst
Retief Goosen of South Africa works on his short game on the No. 2 course at Pinehurst Resort during practice for the 105th U.S. Open Championship in Pinehurst North Carolina.
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South Africa
Pinehurst Resort and Country Club
Pinehurst
N.C
Waterspout, Lightning Strike Sighted Near Port Sulphur
An AP photo captures a large waterspout touching down near Bay Lanauy south of New Orleans as a bolt of lightning strikes on a Wednesday. The dramatic scene unfolds along the Louisiana coast near Port Sulphur, underscoring severe storm activity in the region.
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Port Sulphur
New Orleans
Horner presses U S trade talks on cattle flows
Alberta Agriculture Minister Doug Horner will meet U S officials in Washington D C today and Friday to press for a full resumption of cross border cattle trade. He cites severe economic impacts from trade disruptions and says Alberta is expanding slaughter capacity while a restart benefits both nations.
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Washington D.C
U.S
Mike Johanns
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Canada
Premier launches northward bus tour with NDP group
Premier Lorne Calvert of Saskatchewan leads a northern summer bus tour with Northern Affairs Minister Buckley Belanger and other NDP members to hear from citizens about jobs and roads. This marks the fifth year of Calvert’s summer tour, and the first time the north is included.
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Lorne Calvert
NDP
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Downsizing RCMP Detachments Sparks Local Worry
Regina reports Saskatchewan civic leaders fear crime increases as six single member RCMP detachments in Climax Eastend Val Marie Consul Mankota Goodsoil close. Insp. Bob Mills cites low workload while Climax Mayor Nancy Kirk warns removal may raise misbehavior and crime in the area.
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Goodsoil
Bob Mills
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Galaxy celebrates re opening in Medicine Hat cinema
Galaxy Cinemas Medicine Hat marked its renovation and renaming with a cocktail party at the Medicine Hat Mall attended by about 250 guests. The event raised 5000 for local charities split between Medicine Hat and District Health Foundation and United Way. Proceeds stay in the community.
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Kent Smith
Alberta
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