Bail Granted in Million-Dollar Drug Bust Near Foremost
Ten men charged in an outdoor marijuana operation near Foremost receive $5,000 bail each. RCMP seized 24 kilograms of marijuana, 1,800 plants valued at up to 1.75 million, about $2,500 cash and a firearm. A 16-year-old Lethbridge youth was granted $1,000 bail. The group, including individuals from Lethbridge, Newfoundland, and Foremost, faces Oct. 22 court dates in Medicine Hat.
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Medicine Hat
Foremost
William Cocks
RCMP
Lethbridge
Newfoundland
Medicine ‘Hat
Alberta obstetric fees spark Canada Health Act breach claim
Cypress Medicine Hat MLA Lorne Taylor says obstetricians planning private fees could breach the Canada Health Act. Doctors argue low delivery fees and underfunded women’s health care drive protests. McCubbin notes midwives not insured. high risk care raises costs. AMA distribution questioned.
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Levy
Lorne Taylor
Medicine
Taylor
Dren
Medicine Hat
Duncan McCubbin
McCubbin
Bird suspected in jet engine failure scare
Aviation investigators review a Martinair Boeing 767 after an engine failure forced an emergency landing from Calgary to Amsterdam. Officials consider a bird strike as a possible cause while 10 crew and 275 passengers endured a terrifying moment during the 35 minute flight. Passengers praised the pilot for a safe, controlled landing.
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Calgary
Tony Allinson
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Aneke Spinder
Peace River
Task Force Rules on Merger Bids in Canada
The Canadian task force led by Harold MacKay issued a yellow light on large bank mergers and called for consumer protections, ombudsmen, stronger privacy laws, higher disclosure standards, and a permanent review framework. It advised against approving any merger without clear public benefit and suggested banks may sell insurance and lease autos through branches.
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Task Force
Ottawa
Harold MacKay
Bers
Finance
Paul Martin
MacKay
Final minutes of Swissair flight 111 remain mystery
Investigators found that the cockpit voice recorder stopped near the same time as the first, suggesting escalating electrical failures before the Peggy’s Cove crash that killed 229. Transport Safety Board spokesman Dana Doiron says the CVR can still yield crucial data about the crew’s actions in the jet’s final moments.
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Halifax
Swissair
Peggy’s Cove
N.S
Dana Doiron
The
Transportation Safety Board
Doiron
Southwest location eyed for new fire hall in Medicine Hat
The public services committee backed a plan to add Medicine Hat’s third fire hall in the 1999 budget with estimated construction costs at 3.5 million and annual operating costs around 1 million. The site near Trans-Canada Highway and Gershaw Drive would also serve as a disaster operations centre, aiding 2,000 residents and 170 local businesses in the southwest.
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Medicine Hat
Public Services Committee
Garry Mauch
Gershaw Drive
Mauch
South Country Village
Lethbridge
Bernie Anderson
Graham Kelly
Valerie Neigum
City Hall
Driver’s Licence Comes Next Doing Fine Meatier Mother
A brief notice notes forthcoming actions in a driver’s licence matter and mentions involvement of a mother and daughter. The fragment hints at systemic processing steps and potential fines, but lacks precise dates or authorities.
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Ajay Bhardwaj
Tve
Gerry Prince
Palliser Health Medical Staff Association
Alberta
Alberta Medical Association
AMA
Prince
Peter Mah
Randy Youngman
Dunmore Road
22Nd Street
S. E
Peter F. Drucker
Thurstes
WuHar’s
Ann Landers
Canada
Jet
Canadian Press
Fire Hall Project
Aisha
Bose Little
Ar Halen
Bvsim Nni Valgius
Roe Stereo
S. Ring
St. S
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