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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 2006
Page
1
A fragmentary weather listing covers days labeled Friday through Monday with highs and lows ranging from 0 to 2 degrees and lows near minus five. It mentions mostly cloudy conditions and a chance of snow on some days with partial to mostly cloudy skies on others.
A compact recap of notable historical events from March 15 including Samuel de Champlain joining his first voyage to New France in 1603, Manitoba and Alberta legislative milestones, Elvis Presley signing with Colonel Tom Parker in 1956, and major cultural and political milestones through 2005 covering Sikh RCMP turbans, Whitney Houston rehab admission, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, and Bernard Ebets fraud conviction.
Medicine Hat residents are urged to report potholes as warm weather thaws ground frost. City crews monitor and patch streets while awaiting permanent repairs using hot asphalt. call 529-8177 or visit the city site to report a problem.
Medicine Hat man Mark Bradley Helley 40 and Shelley Lynn Beierbach 38, both from Medicine Hat, appeared briefly in Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Tuesday facing counts of robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a dangerous weapon and uttering threats for the Redcliff Food Fair Convenience store robbery on Feb 26. Bail hearings were set with Helley moved to March 21 and Beierbach’s for March 2 at 9:30 a.m. in provincial court. The pair are also charged in separate robberies on Feb 27 at Tim Hortons and a 7-11 on Carry Drive.
March 14 marks the 90th anniversary of women in Saskatchewan gaining the right to vote in provincial elections in 1916 under the Dominion Elections Act 1900. The act barred women and other groups from voting, restricting suffrage to a narrow citizen base.
Alberta man Alex Contois, 22, set a fire in the gas tank of an RCMP cruiser after tearing off his underwear and lighting it. The April 25 2004 incident in Janvier destroyed one police vehicle and damaged another. He pleaded to mischief, receiving five months in jail and a $10,000 fine from Justice Jack Watson.
Ottawa federal fisheries minister will announce fresh catch limits for this spring seal hunt. Loyola Heath issued a news release saying a brief statement will outline the management plan for April. Last year ended a three year plan that allowed 975000 seals mainly pups. The 2005 season limit was just under 320000.
Police say Paul Bernardo alleges about 17 undisclosed sexual assaults between 1986 and 1991. Detectives describe the list as vague and statement like and plan to meet Bernardo's lawyer to clarify details. Earlier reports cited at least 10 incidents. Peel region police confirm about 17 alleged assaults were provided last month.
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