03 Sep 1998
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1998
Page
1
Hughes R. Michaud 36 faces charges of abduction unlawful confinement sexual assault invitation to sexual touching and sexual interference after a four year old girl was abducted from outside her Brooks home on July 12 and found 12 hours later. His case was adjourned for plea until Sept. 30 at Brooks provincial court.
A forest fire near Sofa Mountain in Cypress Hills National Park forced campers to flee as high winds hampered firefighting. The blaze prompted the temporary closure of a U.S. border crossing at Chief Mountain and required the evacuation of six Canada Customs officers. Winds subsided at night, allowing ground crews to press on through the night.
Associated Press reports Russia faces a dangerous course with Viktor Chernomyrdin as prime minister candidate while Boris Yeltsin fights to maintain support amid political crisis. Yeltsin vows to push ahead despite illness and uncertainty.
A quotation collection contrasts hope with backward-looking history noting that history is about what can emerge. It includes Matthew Fox on future possibility and a Yiddish proverb about restraint.
A Swissair MD-11 en route from New York to Geneva crashed into the sea near Peggy's Cove Nova Scotia during an attempted emergency landing at Halifax. 229 passengers and crew were aboard. Rescue teams with helicopters and a navy ship searched as four bodies were recovered and authorities set up crisis lines.
The Helena Jays stay alive in the Pioneer Baseball League pennant race with a 12-2 win over the Helena Brewers while the Lethbridge Black Diamonds fell 10-2 to the Great Falls Dodgers. Manager Rolando Pino used a younger lineup as the Jays chase a playoff berth.
The Canadian dollar rose to 64.83 US cents marking a 1.07 cent two day gain, the largest since 1988 as gold prices lift commodity demand. Bay Street buyers snapped up bargains, lifting the TSE 300 by 4.5 percent before a late retreat to 5680.64.
In Niagara Falls Ontario three St Catharines men ran a stalled stolen car into a police station parking lot after running out of gas. A responding officer checked the license plate and found the vehicle was stolen.
Air Canada pilots strike leads Citylink to adjust schedules at Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. Citylink adds routes to cover short haul Alberta flights while Air Canada cancels most long haul services. Other carriers like Canadian Regional Airlines and Canada 3000 assist. passengers urged to expect day by day changes.
Citylink announces flight departures and arrivals for multiple routes. Q Flight 1916 operates weekdays and weekends with varying morning times while Flight 1920 runs in the afternoon. Igarici and Flight 1919 and 1927 offer Saturday and weekday service with specific departures. Citylink 2 Flight 936 links Lethbridge Calgary Medicine Hat with listed times. Contact Air Canada agents at 1 800 332 1080 for details.
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