TUESDAY APRIL 7, 2015
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Lenny Hackman (R) from the Kootenay Ice consoles his goalie Wyatt Hoflin after the Calgary Hitmen won 6-2 in game seven of round one playoff WHL hockey action at the Scotiabank Saddledome in downtown Calgary, Alta. on Monday April 6, 2015. See more, Page 8.
Pair arrested in Cranbrook Sunday Artist using portraits charged with first degree murder in cross-country project TRE VOR CR AWLEY
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Two men arrested in Cranbrook Sunday in connection with the beating and disappearance of an Alberta man have been charged with first degree murder. Insp. Gibson Glavin says RCMP in Cranbrook arrested the men Sunday after spotting them in a 2008 Dodge Charger, which officers have been watch-
ing for since an assault was reported by a passing motorist near Cochrane, Alta., on March 29. RCMP say they believe the victim of that assault was 32-year-old Nicholas Lush, who Glavin says was reported missing at about the same time. As of press time, Cranbrook RCMP were unavailable for comment.
Glavin says a motive for the attack or the disappearance isn’t known, although he believes investigators will get closer to learning it now that the two men are in custody. Glavin says police hope Lush is still alive, noting they don’t have any reason to believe otherwise.
See PAIR ARRESTED, Page 4
If you noticed a motorhome covered in portraits in Cranbrook on Tuesday, it’s because the driver, a photographer, was out and about looking for local subjects for an ambitious project. Tim Van Horn, a native of Red Deer, is six years into what was originally a one-year project
of creating a mosaic of portraits of Canadians across the country. He’s photographed people coast to coast to coast and everywhere in between as he builds this mosaic, which he plans to unveil in time for Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. “We need something to celebrate that birth-
day,” Van Horn said. “It’s a perfect opportunity to bring us all together, to have a moment and pause and look and reflect upon who we are, what our values are, what do we need to change in our lives to make the country a better place.
See MOSAIC, Page 3