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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 2006
Page
1
The brief reports today will be sunny with a high near 34 and a low near 27. Tomorrow’s outlook shows a higher high around 37 with a low near 28. Sunrise occurred at 5 16 AM and again at 5 17 AM, sunset at 9 36 PM.
San Francisco performer Craig "Hot Sixx Hulahan" Billmeier took first place at the Air Guitar Championships held at The Bowery Ballroom in New York on June 22. His show featured his distinctive style and high energy.
Donald Thompson, a retired 59 year old judge, faced four felony counts of indecent exposure. He admitted keeping a sexual device under his bench and claimed it was a joke gift, denying any sexual use in open court. A former court reporter testified to multiple exposures between 2001 and 2003.
Clara Jane Mitchell received a standing ovation at a Public School board gathering. Mitchell, who taught in the district during 1938 1943 and 1963 1970, donated funds for Kindergarten and Grade 1 at Riverside and Elm Street schools and provided new library books. Principals Dalton and Brideson presented acknowledgments, with plaques planned at both campuses and the board office.
Medicine Hat News reports Brooks city staff face a 1830 decision on which local sites to advertise on Trans Canada Highway destination signs. Four-panel option costs 1830 for four listings, with three at 1520, two at 760. Councillors debate includes Brooks museum Kiwanis campground Lakeside Leisure Centre Brook Water Park and the tourism information centre. The fee is a one-time payment for the sign’s life.
The Canadian Press reports the Ipperwash inquiry ends after two years and about 140 witnesses. Closing arguments are two months away and final recommendations not due until year end. Experts say the inquiry may boost aboriginal claims to land surrounding Ipperwash Provincial Park. Dudley George was shot in 1995 by Ontario police during a nighttime raid on the occupation.
Five members of the Lizano-Sossa family living in Toronto were denied permission to remain in Canada. Gerald and Francella Lizano-Sossa and their teens face deportation after a Federal Court ruling by Justice Richard Mosley finding no compelling reason to stay. The family, who had skipped reporting for removal, said they were devastated and urged intervention by Immigration Minister Monte Solberg.
President Vladimir Putin directed Russia’s security services to pursue and destroy those responsible for killing four Russian nationals in Iraq. Nikolai Patrushev said Moscow will ensure the offenders face consequences, without detailing which forces will act. The Kremlin issued a brief statement through its press service.
Eleven Sunni insurgent factions proposed an immediate halt to all attacks if the United States withdraws foreign forces from Iraq within two years. Officials said the pullout is central to their demands, as clashes in Salahuddin and Diyala intensify. Prime Minister Maliki's reconciliation plan includes fighter amnesty.
Palestinian cabinet ministers and four legislators were detained in Ramallah with two more arrested in Jenin as Israeli forces push through northern Gaza in the largest operation since the withdrawal. A Palestinian group claimed it executed an 18 year old Jewish settler abducted on the West Bank. Eliahu Asheri’s body was found near Ramallah with a head wound.
The Conservative party is accused of illegally accepting millions in unreported donations last year due to a misunderstood political financing law. Treasury Board President John Baird said convention fees were not donations, but Elections Canada countered that fees with no tangible goods are donations, while portions covering lodging or travel are not.
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