Victim Identified In Highway 3 Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Bow Island Mounties released 49 year old Graham Hampton as the rider killed when his Honda CBR 1100 collided with a Ford truck towing a trailer on Highway 3 about 5 30 p.m. The rider was eastbound and passed several vehicles before the truck turned left. The truck driver Lyndon Flaig was uninjured.
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Medicine Hat
Highway 3
Graham Hampton
Bow Island
Emergency Medical Services
Hampton
Lyndon Flaig
The Voice Silent No More Frank Sinatra Dies at 82
Frank Sinatra died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre at age 82 after a heart attack. The legendary singer survived illness for over a year and leaves a vast legacy of hits like My Way and New York New York across generations.
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Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre
New York
U.S
Tommy Dorsey
Bono
Blue Eyes
Morphine Bust Highlights Growing Drug Problem in Medicine Hat
Police say a three month undercover operation led to six arrests and the seizure of 2200 milligrams of morphine with an estimated street value of 12000 dollars. Officers conducted 15 purchases as the three man unit investigated from February to mid May.
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Medicine Hat
Maurice Cornett
Drug Enforcement Unit
Cornett
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Stan Wiens
Wiens
Lang Quote on Use of Statistics as Support
The line compares relying on statistics to a drunken man using a lamppost for support rather than illumination. It reflects Andrew Lang’s critique of data used as crutch rather than guidance. The quote emphasizes selective interpretation of numbers.
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Andrew Lang
Canada halts non humanitarian aid to India after nuclear tests
Canada announced the cancellation of all non humanitarian aid to India amid five nuclear tests. Prime Minister Jean Chretien pressed G-8 leaders for sanctions, but Europe opposed them, urging adherence to the Non-Proliferation and CTBT. Chretien spoke with Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif to urge restraint, while warning against rewards for India.
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Birmingham
England
Canada
India
Russia
Jean Chretien
Bill Clinton
New Delhi
Chretien
Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif
Sharif
Name change aims to soften Anne Stevenson Secondary
In Williams Lake B C the school board considers renaming Anne Stevenson Secondary to Anne Mackenzie Stevenson Secondary AMS adding Stevenson’s maiden name to avoid the initials A S S. Board chair Billa Warwick says the revision preserves history while addressing concerns about initials.
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Williams Lake
B.C
Anne Stevenson
Billa Warwick
Stevenson
Anne Mackenzie Stevenson
AMS-8
Canadians Flee Riots in Indonesia as Evacuation Rolls Out
In Jakarta early today about 800 Canadian and U.S. evacuees fled rioting, looting and fires aboard two Cathay Pacific 747s to Singapore and Bangkok. Canadian firms Inco and Alcan chartered planes for employees amid Indonesia’s deadly unrest.
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Jakarta
U.S
Singapore
Bangkok
Inco
Alcan
Evacuation of Canadians from Jakarta Amid Indonesia Crisis
Officials say 2,100 Canadians are registered with the Jakarta embassy with up to 900 more potentially in Indonesia. Prime Minister Chretien says evacuation plan works as U.S. envoy Roy cites rapidly deteriorating security and inability to protect Americans. Evacuees moved to Halim air base for processing after gathering at three city points.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Jean Chretien
Birmingham
England
U.S
J. Stapleton Roy
Halim Air Base
Mecca
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James Stachowich
Crescent Heights
Ann Landers
Abe
Blaine Kunz
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Birmingham Museum
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