Hostage crisis in Cranbrook as couple demand coverage
In Cranbrook British Columbia a pregnant nine months Leanne Campbell is held hostage by a 21 year old man and 19 year old woman named Corey Nolan Lindsay and Melissa Schoenhalz Calgary suspects wanted on Canada wide warrants for robbery and violent crimes. RCMP say negotiations continued overnight while officers surrounded the rural home. Campbell remains in good health but fears for her baby as doctors stay on scene and a police officer was shot earlier in the incident.
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Montague
Leanne Campbell
Alberta
Corey Nolan Lindsay
Melissa
Campbell
Brian Campbell
Happie
Southam
Brian Lambie
Leanne
Peter
Brian
RCMP
Trucker touts SHAC to clean Pakowki Lake ducks
Archie Frandrick of Medicine Hat claims his SHAC liquid coal product can restore Pakowki Lake by activating beneficial microbes and binding contaminants. Alberta authorities report no testing records, while Frandrick asserts safety and wide use in Canada and the US.
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Pakowki
Archie Frandrick
Medicine Hat
Frandrick
Gary Lehr
Shac Environmental Products
Lehr
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Authorities
Canada
United States
Alberta cabinet reshuffle reassigns health and education posts
Premier Ralph Klein conducts a wide cabinet shuffle naming Halvar Johnson as health minister and Stockwell Day to family and social services. Kirly McClellan moves to community development while Rob Renner becomes chair of community services committee. Gary Mar and Steve West receive new portfolios. Cardinal exits cabinet for sabbatical.
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Edmonton
Kirly McClellan
Alberta
Ralph Klein
Hat
Rob Renner
Lyle Oberg
Bow Valley
McClellan
Halvar Johnson
Stockwell Day
Mike Cardinal
Cardinal
Steve West
Gary Mar
Klein
Brazilian schoolgirl fakes kidnapping to dodge test
A nine year-old girl in Jacares Brazil admitted orchestrating a false kidnapping hoax to skip a science exam. Police traced 15 calls to her aunt and found she staged the abduction, claiming captors demanded forty thousand reais. She said her parents’ wealth influenced her deception.
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Jacares
Brazil
Pamela Maria da Silva
Supreme Court warns teachers in sexual abuse cases
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that teachers and others in trusted positions can be charged even without proof that they exploited their authority to obtain consent. The 5-2 decision states no evidence is needed to show the role of authority in such offenses. Justice Gerard La Forest wrote for the majority.
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Gerard la Forest
High Court
Maser faces assault charge in Irvine council clash
Medicine Hat RCMP charge former Irvine councillor Ernie Maser with one count of assault against David Hildebrand after a May 16 altercation outside the Irvine town office over tax information. Maser resigns May 17 and will appear June 18. Hildebrand faces a peace bond hearing at the same date.
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Irvine
Medicine Hat Rcmp
Ernie Maser
David Hildebrand
Errol Cruickshank
Cruickshank
Maser
Hildebrand
Medicine Hat
RCMP
Robin Metz
Metz
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