23 May 1997
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 23, 1997
Page
1
Ottawa reports that Michael Feeney could be freed after Canada’s Supreme Court threw out most key evidence from his crowbar killing of an 85 year old man. Four justices upheld the ruling while three dissented over admissibility. Sopinka said rights justify the outcome in a democratic state.
A February poll for the Department of National Defence finds 48 percent believe ending the Somalia inquiry will prevent full truth disclosure. Twenty-nine percent disagree, with others unsure. The report notes 43 percent support the decision, and says Canadians largely view it as harming the Canadian Forces.
Dr. Bernie Siegel notes that old patterns tempt us with ease while change feels difficult and frightening. He argues that fear signals real transformation and growth.
James, 43, jailed 3 1/2 years for sexually abusing two players including Sheldon Kennedy, seeks day parole with a September hearing. He has been moved within Canada’s Prairie region as parole officials assess his crime acknowledgement and rehabilitation steps.
Former Liberal health minister Monique Begin urged amendments to the Canada Health Act to curb private hospital facilities she deems a threat to universal healthcare. Begin spoke in Calgary at the Alberta Public Health Association conference, noting a planned private reopening of Grace Hospital by Health Resource Group Inc. for 2 million and set for July.
Quebec candidates in Jean Charest’s coalition include former sovereigntist supporters and at least one Yes vote in 1995. Sabin Simard, a Lac St Jean Tory hopeful, backs a new partnership while touting Quebec language and culture, signaling a shift to soft sovereigntist and federalist voters.
Vincent McCormack, 31, was arrested after an alarm at an automated bank machine led officers to him. He pleaded guilty to break and enter and received nine months in jail.
In Medicine Hat candidates condemn court approval of prisoner voting in the June election. Reform MP Monte Solberg calls it an insult to victims’ families while Liberal Glenn Ennis urges keeping the right suspended during imprisonment.
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