Power Outage Shuts City Hall in Medicine Hat
A major power blackout hit Medicine Hat on Wednesday from about 2 PM to 4 PM. City hall offered no explanation at press time, and residents like Jackie Stewart demanded information. Police noted three minor crashes occurred during the outage. The hospital operated on generators and offices had reduced lighting as a mock disaster exercise was postponed.
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City Hall
Jackie Stewart
Stewart
Larry. Godin
Medicine Hat
Godin
Lou O’reilly
Trans-Canada Highway
James Brown
Palliser Health Authority
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Tom Seaman
Seaman
Sgt
Lindsay Fraser
Joudrie to remain indefinitely in Alberta Hospital
Calgary socialite Dorothy Joudrie must stay detained at Alberta Hospital after a provincial board ruling citing public safety concerns. The 61 year old will have supervised outings and may seek a new hearing in six to 12 months, with review possible sooner at the hospital director's discretion.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Dorothy Joudrie
Alberta
Joadine
Crown
Joudrie
John Brooks
Alberta Hospital
Lesley Gronow
Alberta Justice
Brian Evans
Cranbrook hostage standoff leaves officer wounded
A pregnant hostage eight days from birth is held by an armed couple in a remote Cranbrook area home. An officer was lightly wounded by a rifle shot as police pursue the suspects Corey Nolan Lindsay and Melissa Schoenhalz, Calgary residents, in a case linked to robberies and violent crimes in Alberta. Police report sporadic contact and ongoing medical monitoring for the hostage and officers.
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Cranbrook
B.C. Olice
Leanne Campbell
RCMP
Peter Montague
Campbell
Montague
Kimberley
Wycliffe
Brian Lambie
Lambie
Ecuador man sails in solar can boat The Malt’s Mermaid
A Ecuadorian man sails in a ten metre solar powered craft named The Malt's Mermaid. The boat, covered with solar panels and an electric motor, drifts past Honolulu at about eight kilometres per hour. He plans to finish his voyage despite weather and plans to drink beer for hull repairs if needed.
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Ecuador
Honolulu
Horie
Toronto slayings spark serial killer fear in city
Police identify 30 year old Marcello Palma as chief suspect in three May 20 execution style killings of Toronto prostitutes. Detectives release photo and sketch of a red van as case widens amid fears of a serial killer targeting sex workers. Palma, a heating and air conditioning worker, remains at large north of Toronto.
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Toronto Olice
Toronto
Marcello Palma
Palma
Jim McDermott
Munity
McDermott
Health deal ends Ottawa Alberta clash over clinic fees
Alberta Liberal health critic Howard Sapers says a July 1 agreement will ban facility fees at private clinics with Health Canada and Alberta officials saying no final deal exists. He cites penalties totaling nearly 3.6 million since October as negotiations continue for an interim six month period.
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Calgary
Iberta
Ottawa
Alberta
Liberal
Howard Sapers
Sapers
Gordon Turtle
Health Canada
Monette Hache
Alberta Health
Shirley McClellan
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TOM Barrett Southam Newspapers
Earl Joudiie
Board of Review
Ann Landers
Canada
Doonesbury
Canadian Press
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