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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1995
Page
10
Chechen rebels release most of about 1 500 hostages from Budyonnovsk hospital and flee in a convoy of red and white buses toward Chechnya. Police mark route with tanks as authorities debate ceasefire and renewed peace talks.
Five Montreal police officers face aggravated assault and bodily harm charges in the 1993 beating of taxi driver Richard Barnabe. Jurors must weigh reasonable versus excessive force after Barnabe suffered a heart attack and brain injuries following a Dec 14 arrest and lengthy pursuit from Montreal to Laval.
British and Irish civil servants work on proposals acceptable to Sinn Fein to avert a standstill in the Northern Ireland peace process. Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness warn of renewed violence if a breakthrough is not reached before the IRA ceasefire anniversary.
A Carnival Cruise Line liner with about 2,400 people aboard was adrift after an engine room fire disabled propulsion and navigation. Coast Guard said auxiliary power is online, two technicians were deployed by helicopter, and the ship faces no reef or rock danger.
Andre Desbiens, a key witness in Yves Plamondon's triple murder trial, admits police pressured him to lie about guilt. He says police fabricated evidence to secure a conviction and claims he testified Plamondon was involved in all killings. Desbiens died of lung cancer two months later.
A federal poll of 1,474 Quebecers taken late March to early April shows clear opposition to separation and strong support for sovereignty with association. It finds many want a referendum requiring more than a simple majority and notes a shift toward renewed federalism with 63 percent in favor of staying in Canada.
In Toronto spectators began lining up before dusk for a courtroom encounter between Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Crowds of over 200 waited, many with sleeping bags, as police escorted Homolka’s family and a steady stream of fans debated media coverage and access.
A gas canister exploded in the kitchen of a roadside restaurant in Eynatten near the German border, collapsing the roof. At least 12 people died and up to 20 were reported dead as 30 patrons, mainly truckers, waited for customs clearance. a fire at a nearby gas station wounded three. Police searched rubble for more victims.
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