October 14 milestones from 1066 to 1957
On October 14 events span 1066 William the Conqueror defeats Harold at Hastings signaling Norman ascent. In Texas Bill Haley and the Comets headline with Buddy Holly as opener in Lubbock. In Canada Queen Elizabeth II opens Parliament marking a first by a reigning monarch. In 1957 Lester B. Pearson wins the Nobel Peace Prize for Suez crisis UN force efforts.
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Lubbock
Texas
Buddy Holly
Elizabeth
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
United Nations
Egypt
Invasion Aiding Liberal Leader Pearson Rise in 1958
A historical note recalls Bess Pearson’s leadership rise in 1958 Liberal party via recognition of wartime actions. It mentions political shifts and the broader era’s key personalities, including figures tied to postwar policy and party strategy.
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Pearson
Liberal Party
Girl Dies After Bus Runs Over 13 Year Old in Lethbridge Church Parking Lot
A 13 year old girl died after a bus struck her in a church parking lot near Victory Christian Church along Highway 3 in Lethbridge. RCMP report the accident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday. she was taken to Lethbridge Regional Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
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Lethbridge
RCMP
Victory Christian Church
Highway 3
Lethbridge Regional Hospital
Break and enter in Dunmore sought by RCMP and Crime Stopper
Redcliff RCMP and Crime Stoppers seek public help with a daytime break in on September 29 at a Dunmore residence. A front door was kicked in and items stolen include DVDs and a safe with coins. Call 1 800 222 8477 with information.
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Redcliff Rcmp
Dunmore
Fort McMurray gets 136 million loan for infrastructure
Alberta government provides Fort McMurray and area a 136 million no interest loan to fund a water treatment plant, a new water line to Anzac, and a solid waste facility. Municipal Affairs Minister Rob Renner calls it a key collaboration as the boomtown grows from 61,000 to an expected 80,000 by 2010 and potentially 100,000 by 2014.
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Fort Mcmurray
Alberta
Rob Renner
Anzac
Teens manslaughter charge stayed in bus driver death
An Alberta youth court stayed a manslaughter charge against a teen accused of dropping a rock from a pedestrian bridge, killing 75 year old Robert Stanley who was driving a school bus on Whitemud Drive in Edmonton on June 1, 2002. Unforeseeable evidence prompted the decision, officials said, with no comment on further details.
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Edmonton
Alberta Justice
Mark Cooper
Cooper
Robert Stanley
Whitemud Drive
Saskatchewan tasks visit private buyer for Weyerhaeuser mill
Eldon Lautermilch says Saskatchewan will seek a private-sector buyer for the Weyerhaeuser mill with no federal involvement ruled out. The forestry task force at the Saskatchewan Forest Centre heard details from government experts as the paper mill plans to idle January 2 and the pulp mill later in spring. Regina’s 2004 05 accounts show cabinet travel costs rose over 30 percent to 762 195 as 2004 05 budget cut jobs and services and raised the provincial sales tax.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Weyerhaeuser
Eldon Lautermilch
NDP
Prince Albert Northcote
Forestry Industry
Saskatchewan Forest Centre
Regina
Morning Glory Bloom Quietly Grows on Fort Smith Fence
A photograph from Fort Smith Arkansas features a morning glory Ipomoea tricolor in bloom. The plant is noted as highly prized by native Indians of Mexico for its medicinal and religious rituals.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Mexico
Regina to host Canadian Police Research Centre
The Canadian Police Research Centre secures a permanent Regina home to collaborate with police services and private sector firms on research projects. Regina’s bid leveraged RCMP depot and forensic lab and the Saskatchewan Police College among others.
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Regina
RCMP
Saskatchewan Police College
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