Alberta cattle stranded after late April snow storms
Canadian Forces airlift fed cattle as two late April snowstorms battered western Alberta. Wildlife ranging west of Claresholm thrived while game prospects looked mixed for birds and upland species. Big game like moose and deer remained hardy. migration and nesting may be delayed but overall waterfowl outlook stays favorable.
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Don Harvey
Alberta
Claresholm
Alta
Range
Here
Calgary
Canadian Forces Base
Edmonton
Lands and Forests Department
Gordon Kerr
Kerr
U.S
Lethbridge - Claresholm
Longest Parliament session sets records in Canada
Ottawa reports the 1966-67 parliamentary session as the longest, most productive and most argumentative in Canadian history with about 80 government items and 30 major bills. The Senate logged a record 117 sittings while committees expanded workload and Hansard reached 15,500 pages. A debate over a national medical formulary is noted with expert critique and cautious approval from Liberal MP Dr. Harry Harley.
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Ottawa
Commons
Michener
The
Hansard
Harry Harley
Halton
LeClair
Harley
CMJHL Hopes Dropped for Medicine Hat Franchise
Medicine Hat's bid to join the CMJHL faltered as Rod Carry announced no commitment to submit a franchise application. CMJHL commissioner Frank Boucher set a May 25 meeting in Regina and urged a prompt reply with details if Medicine Hat wished to pursue a franchise. City arena plans dimmed the prospect, delaying expansion toward 12 teams including Lethbridge and Swift Current.
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Medicie Hat
Rod Carry
Medicine Hat
CMJHL
Frank Boucher
Boucher
Regina
Curry
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Supreme Court Upholds Truscott Conviction, Father Responds
Kingston dispatch reports Steven Truscott reacting with quiet restraint as the Supreme Court of Canada upholds his murder conviction for Lynne Harper. Padre Malcom Stienburg described the moment in the prison chapel at Collins Bay, while Leslie Harper, father of the slain girl, calls the ruling anti climactic and notes his abolitionist stance.
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Kingston
Supreme Court
Steven Truscott
Lynné
Harper
Malcolm Stienburg
Collin’s Bay Penitentiary
Steven
Padre
Truscott
Stienburg
Collin’s Bay
Ross Duff
Mr. Stienburg
Supreme Court of Canada
Pye B
Lynne Harper
Clinton
Ont
RCAF
Leslie Harper
Port Credit
University awards Alderman Helen Gibson honorary degree
Alderman Helen Gibson will receive an Honours Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta at Edmonton during the university's spring convocation on May 31. The award honors her record of responsible citizenship locally and beyond. Gibson is a long-time city council member and Western representative for the National Federation of Liberal Women, with roles on the Preventive Social Services Committee Health Unit Board Regional Planning Commission and Library Board.
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Ald
Helen Gibson
University of Alberta At
Edmonton
Ald. Gibson
Als
Gibson
Ross Gibson
Bobby
Elan
England
National Federation of Liberal Women
Health Unit Board
Regional Planning Commission
McFall attacks Strom in Cypress riding bid
Etzikom rancher George McFall launched his New Democratic bid to unseat Agriculture Minister Harry Strom in Cypress May 23. He charged Premier Manning with an imperial dictatorship, called for a new deal for Alberta farmers, expanded crop insurance, a cooperative vegetable plant near Medicine Hat, and immediate road upgrades for Improvement Districts. He supported broader irrigation representation and expanded capital works cost sharing.
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Etzikom
Manning
Cypress
New Democratic Party
George McFall
Harry Strom
Medicine Hat
Social Credit
New Democratic
Alberta Farmer
Alberta
Strom
McFall
Democratic
S.M.R.D. Eastern
Manning says judicial inquiry to open before election
Edmonton Telegram: Premier Manning confirms a judicial inquiry into government impropriety will be set up before the May 23 provincial election. He states executive council bears responsibility and steps are in progress to appoint eminent judiciary, with terms of reference to comply with the House resolution.
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Edmonton
E. C. Manning
Garth Turcott
NDP
Pincher Creek-Crowsnest
Retel
Executive Council
Judiciary
Commission
House
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Canadian Pacific Telecommunications
H. J. Clarke
Canadian National Telecommunications
Toronto
Senate
Gerda Munsinger
Victor Spencer
Ken Kelly
J. M. LeClair
University of Sherbrooke
Canadian Society of Chemotherapy
Toronto (Cp
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