05 Nov 2002
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 2002
Page
1
Five men were charged with theft and conspiring to rob Sotheby's after police said they plotted to kidnap Victoria Beckham wife of David Beckham and singer from the Spice Girls. The ransom target was reported as 12 million Canadian dollars.
Port Coquitlam BC The preliminary hearing for Robert Pickton is postponed to Nov 12 to allow time for a funding battle. Lawyer Peter Ritchie seeks six-lawyer defence funded by legal aid arguing current rates are inadequate and has withdrawn as counsel in dispute while remaining as friend of the court.
Quote from Frances Willard urges turning life’s friction into productive momentum, embracing movement and purpose rather than stagnation. It emphasizes proactive effort and forward drive.
A Sunday night blaze destroyed the Foremost Hotel with no injuries. Fire crews from eight departments fought the flames, evacuated residents, and limited damage to surrounding buildings. A boil water order was issued as reservoir water entered the town supply, with the fire inspector to investigate later. The hotel had burned previously in 1947 and the current structure dated from 1950.
Witness protection may shield two informants in the murder case of Ronald Wayne Reynolds in Medicine Hat. Police say Ryan Stadnick and Stacey Carlier, both linked to the Edmonton Hells Angels chapter, were arrested Oct 31 over Reynolds’s Jan 6 death and face first degree murder charges. The investigation spans Medicine Hat Calgary Edmonton RCMP and Alberta’s Criminal Intelligence Services. A third suspect remains at large as bail hearings and court dates proceed.
Medicine Hat Tigers reveal a limited 300 print portrait featuring forwards Joffrey Lupus Chris St Jacques and Ryan Hollweg painted by Joe Versikaitis to raise about 30 000 for the clubs education fund. The fund covers one year of tuition and books per year of service with the club.
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