New York City Sees Five Pigs Captured This Week
Five pigs have been captured in New York City over the past week, including three wild boars. The streak began with a Wednesday morning report of pigs on the run in Queens, per Cybele Fisher-Koppel of the Centre for Animal Care and Control.
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Cybele Fisher-Koppel
Centre For Animal Care and Control
Bank of Montreal Robbery In Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Police Chief Bill Spring reports a Bank of Montreal at 418 7th Street SW near Ger shaw Drive was robbed at 10 55 am. Suspect described as a male in his 20s, about 180 cm tall and 72 to 80 kg, with shoulder length brown hair a moustache facial acne wearing jeans and sunglasses. Police cars remain at the scene as officers search the area and bank staff decline comment.
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Gershaw Drive
Medicine Hat
Bill Spring
Forest fires calm as rain aids Alberta containment
Firefighters wrapped a wet cool weekend by holding the Mariana Lake blaze at 15,287 hectares and expect the Alberta/Saskatchewan fire to be classified as held by this morning. Only Foggy Mountain remains out of control in northwest Alberta amid improving conditions and rain around Fort McMurray.
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Edmonton Journal
Mariana Lake
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Saskatchewan
Don Law
Law
Homolka Testifies on Bernardo Abuses and Slayings
Karla Homolka described Paul Bernardo's treatment of her as loving at first, then abusive. She testified she watched Bernardo strangle teens Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French in their St Catharines home, using an electrical cord, and recounted his coercive sexual demands and control.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Patrick Rechner
Vancouver
NATO
Rechner
Toronto
Karla Homolka
Paul Bernardo
Bernardo
Homolka
Paul
Leslie Mahaffy
Kristen French
St. Catharines, Ont
Scarborough
Taurant
Mahaffy
French
Ray Houlahan
Recession warning from Royal Bank top economist
Halifax reports Royal Bank chief economist John McCallum warns the world economy slows with Canada possibly already in recession. He questions G seven optimism, sees a concerted move to lower rates, and criticizes policy missteps blamed on the Bank of Canada.
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Naples
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Couple plunges over Niagara Falls in daring stunt
Steven Trotter and Lori Martin rode an airtight barrel from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls at 9:15 am, landed wedged at rocks, then survived. They face trespassing and stunt permit charges plus mischief and prohibited acts. Both treated for shock and injuries, then detained.
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Ont
Steven Trotter
Trotter
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lori Martin
Atlanta
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Niagara Parks
Doug Mann
Gina Hall
Martin
Parks
Controversy over wild horses on Cariboo rangeland grows
In Alexis Creek BC the 400 strong Chilcotin wild horse herd overruns spring grass, prompting calls for roundup and sale to protect moose deer and bear habitat. Officials cite overgrazing while supporters warn of profit and protection motives amid local ranching livelihoods and long history.
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Alexis Creek
B.C
Cariboo
Chilcotin Plateau
Jodie Kekula
Forest Ministry
Mitch Kendall
Norma Bearcroft
Salmon Arm
Canadian Wild Horse Society
Bearcroft
Ken
Susan Dyck
Tatla Lake
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