Alberta halts public release of food price survey
Alberta will stop releasing results of taxpayer funded food price surveys after grocery stores demanded secrecy. The Agriculture Department will limit data to participating research groups, withholding rankings that once placed Red Deer and Ponoka as low cost centers. The next survey was set for June 26 and has been kept private.
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Red Deer
Alberta
Ponoka
Agriculture Department
Michael Adam
Alberta Agriculture
Pol Pot reportedly surrenders to Khmer Rouge rivals
Cambodian officials and a Khmer Rouge radio signal raise cautious expectation that Pol Pot, 69, has surrendered to former comrades who aim to hand him to an international tribunal. Gen Nhek Bunchhay confirms defection talks as experts weigh amnesty for others in exchange for Pol Pot’s trial.
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Phnom Penh
Christophe Peschoux
Khmer Rouge
Pol Pot
Peschoux
Elvis gospel festival planned by Alberta preacher
Reverend Bruce Sheasby, a United Church minister and Elvis impersonator, aims for a sell-out Canada Day crowd for his first International Elvis Gospel Festival to raise funds for Parkview United Church in Vauxhall. He will perform gospel hits and other Elvis songs.
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Vauxhall
Alta
Bruce Sheasby
United Church
Sheasby
Parkview United
King of Kings
Gawron death case: four children cleared by police inquiry
Medicine Hat police say all four Gawron children Kenneth, Stanley, Alice, and Marcie are not suspects in the death of Tadeus Gawron. Remains were unearthed last May at the River Heights home. Police, led by Sgt. Nieman and Sgt. McGrogan, note time has hindered evidence and that no charges are imminent. Sofia Gawron, a hospital patient, is not described as a suspect. The case dates back to 1980 when Gawron disappeared. in 1991 a presumption of death was issued. CP Rail confirms pension records are under review in Montreal.
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Medicine Hat
Nieman
Gawron
Sofia
Blairmore Hospital
Andy McGrogan
Tadeus Gawron
CP Rail
Kenneth
Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench
Tadeus
Stolarchuk
Swift Current
Canada
Court of Queen’s Bench
Steve Morris
Montreal
Pincher Creek Woman Tells of Fears After Husband Found Buried
Sofia Gawron, once living in Medicine Hat and later Pincher Creek, feared returning to her Alberta home after her husband Ted Gawron’s 17 year missing person case ended with his body found buried. Neighbors recall her saying bad things would happen if she returned, as Calgary investigators pursue the deceased man’s final moments with X rays DNA and photos as needed.
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Pincher
Medicine Hat
Dennis
Gawron
Sofia
Pincher Creek
Wentworth Ave
Kenneth
Marcia
Alice Sted
Ted Gawron
Lloyd Denmark
Alberta
Mitchell resignation seen as inevitable by Alberta Liberals
Medicine Hat MPs Lorne Taylor and Rob Renner say Grant Mitchell had little choice but to quit after the Liberal party's poor provincial showing. Mitchell announced his resignation for family reasons and will stay as leader until a convention. Some peers praise his efforts while urging a search for a new Liberal standard bearer.
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Medicine Hat Meicine Hat
Grant Mitchell
Liberal Party
Cypress Medicine Hat
Lorne Taylor
Mitchell
Liberals
Tories
Medicine Hat
Rob Renner
Beverly Britton Clarke
Clarke
Alberta
Edmonton
Renner
Ewspap
Medicine Hat Area
Taylor
Gary Dickson
Howard Sapers
Gene Zwozdesky
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Jays
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Andrew Ehrkamp
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