Medicine Hat Blue Jays open 25th Pioneer League season at Athletic Park
The Medicine Hat Blue Jays host the Billings Mustangs to start a four game series as they celebrate their 25th anniversary. GM Paul Fetz and manager Rolando Pino discuss high hopes and fan promotions including bobble head and replica helmet nights. Juan Peralta returns as key shortstop amid 11 draftees from 2002.
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Soldier dies in skydiving fall near Calgary
A 19 year old British soldier stationed at CFB Suffield died during a training skydive at Beiseker airport north of Calgary. The parachute deployment point is unclear and RCMP and the British army investigate. This is the fourth fatality at the Beiseker site in ten years.
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Democrats back plan to remove Saddam Hussein
Prominent Democrats in Congress endorse a Bush administration plan that expands CIA authority to act against Saddam Hussein, potentially including capture or killing him if justified. Senate leaders and Republicans express support, urging regime change and citing Saddam's alleged mass weapons programs and violations of international norms.
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Bow Island Hosts Family Friendly Centennial Park Festival
Bow Island Centennial Park transformed into a children's wonderland for a Sunday festival. The event featured a Graham Pahl highlight with a Fred Penner concert and attractions from a library booth to a toddler crafts area. Visitors traveled from Medicine Hat and nearby towns for a sunny community celebration.
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Manitoba flood yields surprising fish harvest near Winnipeg
Fisheries biologist Bill Franzin took students to a flooded field by the Red River on the South Perimeter Highway. They dragged a 100-foot net and found many fish feeding on earthworms, including 27 channel catfish, two saugers, one white sucker, several bullheads and emerald shiners, then released them back.
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