Edmonton prison warden urged lower security for killer Gingras
Edmonton Institution warden Sepp Tschierschwitz said Daniel Gingras should have been moved to a lower security facility after showing good behavior. Gingras escaped during a birthday trip and murdered two more people in 52 days of freedom, prompting a federal inquiry into the escape.
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Edmonton
Edmonton Institution
Daniel Gingras
Sepp Tschierschwitz
Gingras
Saskatoon
West Edmonton
Tschierschwitz
Ole Ingstup
Correctional Services of Canada
Alta
Alberta
Quebec
Prairie Region
Tragic end to search for two boys adrift in discarded tank
Two youths Donnie Fraser 14 and Murray MacKenzie 15 drifted in a discarded oil tank off New Waterford Nova Scotia over the weekend. Coast Guard ships fishing boats and aircraft searched a 1500 square kilometre area but the pair were presumed drowned as the effort ended Sunday dusk.
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New Waterford
N.S
Donnie Fraser
Murray MacKenzie
Coast Guard
Halifax
Paul
Red) Cormier
Cormier
Cult leader Constanzo dies after ordering fatal harm
In Mexico City the cult leader Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo was killed by follower Alvaro de Leon after ordering him to cause fatal harm to the leader. The case ties to 15 deaths linked to a Santeria based marijuana smuggling ring near Matamoros and includes U.S. student Mark Kilroy among the victims.
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Alvaro de Leon Valdez
el Ruby
Mexico City
Valdez
Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo
Reuter
U.S
Mexico
Godfather
Alvaro de Leon
Costanzo
Matamoros
Brownsville
Texas University
Mark Kilroy
Constanzo
United States
Sara Maria Aldrete Villarreal
Federal District Attorney General's Office
Omar Francisco Orea Ochoa
Maria del Rocio Cuevas Guerra
Maria de Lourdes Guero Lopez
Abraham Polo Uscanga
de Leon
Martin Quintana
Noriega accused of Panama vote fraud
Panama City reports claim Gen Antonio Noriega’s forces seized vote tallies at gunpoint after polls closed. Witnesses describe ballots stolen nationwide. clashes erupted with shooting but no injuries reported. Opposition declares victory amid claims of multiple ballots and dead-voter voting.
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Noriega
Panama
Panama City
Antonio Manuel Noriega
U.S
National Assembly
Guillermo Endara
Carlos Dune
San Migulito
Colon
Venezuela School
San Miguelito
Orlando Winter Gymnasium
Lawyer says he did not ask Johnson about drugs before Seoul IOC hearing
Toronto based report states lawyer Richard Pound, IOC vice president, declined to question Ben Johnson about steroids before the Seoul Olympics hearing. Pound doubted a theory that a mystery man spiked Johnson’s drink. He rejected pursuing the man, citing potential means of motive. Two Canadian officials testified they heard Dr Jamie Astaphan ask Johnson if he had taken pink pills after the failed test.
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Toronto
Ben Johnson
International Olympic Committee
Seoul
Richard Pound
IOC
Johnson
Pound
Benny
Jamie Astaphan
Canada moves to curb semi automatic weapons
Justice Minister Doug Lewis announced plans to introduce legislation to restrict or eliminate semi automatic firearms. He cited Uzi and AK-47 models and said the government aims to act whether by restricting or banning imports, amid police fears they are altered for automatic use by drug kingpins. The Criminal Code bans fully automatic weapons but not semi automatics.
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Toronto
Doug Lewis
U.S
Canada
Lewis
Free shoes sting nets 69 suspects in Lincoln
Lancaster County deputies posing as Grabar Athletic Footwear offered a free pair of running shoes to 500 people with warrants. At a phony store 69 suspects with 96 arrest warrants were arrested over two days, most for minor offences. bonds or fines were posted at jail.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Grabar Athletic
Grabar
Grabar Shoes
Lancaster
Ron Tussing
Human Nature
Tussing
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Fraser
Breton Education Centre
Beirut
Arab League
Ottawa
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