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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 2007
Page
1
A three day outlook shows Monday and Tuesday highs near the mid teens with overnight lows around four and three degrees and mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies. The midweek forecast calls for a high of twelve with partly cloudy conditions.
Bernard Salcedo discovered four bags with $100,000 in cash hidden in insulation after a power outage. Police keep the money in evidence as a dispute grows over rightful ownership with Scott Quinn’s widow and his estate. Salcedo reported fear of a prior murder linked to the house and sought guidance from authorities.
Joe Geetze builds a tripod to move a colossal pumpkin onto a pickup in Pittsfield Mass for transport to the Topsfield Fair. He has entered the giant pumpkin contest for ten years in a row and this specimen sports a 178 inch girth.
Medice Hat and Redcliff residents gain no cost after school activity option funded by Sears Canada Young Futures Program and Big Brothers Big Sisters Association. Centers will provide safe supervised activities for youth aged six to 17 with sessions at Family Leisure Centre Medicine Hat on Oct 3 from 2 to 4 pm and a Redcliff Youth Centre barbecue on Oct 4 from 3 to 6 pm.
Alberta police say an alleged drunk driver sped off a road and crashed through spruce trees before slamming into Jessica Restaurant in Chestermere. The SUV ended up inside the kitchen while a couple worked there, burying a man under the wreckage as witnesses rushed in.
About 1500 CUPE members at the University of Regina, First Nations University of Canada, and University of Saskatchewan voted to strike to back contract demands. They have been without a contract since January 2006.
Health and university officials in Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island encourage student uptake of free MMR boosters after a mumps outbreak. Anne Forrestall at UNB Fredericton praised Friday turnout as classes resumed. Whisky festival shows six remaining 1959 Glenlivet bottles selling for about 2598 each.
Vernon RCMP report a 53 year old man found dead at the Vernon landfill was crushed by a recycling truck. A recycling employee found the body in a cardboard pile. Police say foul play is not suspected but are examining the man’s recent activities. A police spokesman noted the victim was not homeless, but may have sought shelter in a dumpster.
World news reports Zagreb officials blasting the Hague tribunal for lenient sentences to Serb army officers tied to a 1991 massacre near 200 Croatian killings. Prime Minister Ivo Sanader seeks Security Council review as parties demand action and opposition questions credibility. Mile Miksic received 20 years for aiding torture and killings.
Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed a government funded baby bond for every newborn in the United States. Each child would receive a $5000 account that grows until age 18, with access to college funds or a down payment on a first home if they graduate high school.
Alberta may be slowing the pine beetle advance as a new survey indicates 200,000 to 300,000 additional trees infected this year. Minister Morton cites cold weather and proactive measures, seeks continued funding, and notes progress in northwestern areas while southern slopes require more effort.
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