Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Irvine School
A bomb threat forced Irvine School, with 317 students, to evacuate for nearly five hours on Thursday. Students returned around 2 p.m. after a canine search found no threat, as officials praised the handling and communications with parents.
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TransCanada twinning advances on Highway 1 West
Grading has begun on a 10 kilometre section of Highway 1 west of Tompkins as part of a 1.8 million project to twin the route. Saskatchewan plans further twinning with 293 million in government funds, aiming to finish by December and reach a 2004 commitment.
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Swift Current murder suspect remains in custody
The Swift Current man charged with first degree murder in the death of 19 year old Charmaine Mueller will appear in court March 17 2003 for a preliminary hearing. Matthew Ewald Metke 21 appeared in Swift Current provincial court Wednesday and Mueller was found Sept 5 in her Sixth Avenue home. Crown prosecutor Glen Herman said Metke will stay in custody at least until he applies for bail, which he has not done yet.
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Co-op trims pipeline plan to secure federal funding
The South East Alberta Water Co-op will reduce the proposed pipeline size to keep funding from Infrastructure Canada. Initial ICAP support would have split a 30 million cost with the province, but Environment Canada’s concerns over inter-basin transfer prompted a plan to find alternative water sources.
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Greg Weadick
Firefighter Battles Spontaneous Bale Fire Near Feed Lot
Firefighter Dave Voeller battled burning bales near a feed lot on Township Road 144 Thursday morning. Cypress County Fire Department responded to the scene as the bales apparently self ignited.
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Native British Columbian wins 8.75 million in Medicine Hat
George Maradyn of British Columbia cashed an $8.75 million Super 7 ticket bought at Brooks Petro-Canada in April. He shared the news with his wife Leigh Ryan, said they were stunned and planned to put the winnings in the bank for now.
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