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Hatter surrounded by loved ones for 104th birthday

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com Susie Richter of Medicine Hat celebrated a milestone this past weekend, when she turned 104 years old. “The aids that work here, they all tell me, ‘You can’t be 104,'” Richter told the News. “(They think I’m) at the most 80.” Richter, who was born on a Saskatchewan farm in 1917, was grateful for ... Read More »

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Christmas Bliss Market and Gala goes Saturday at King Edward Building

By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021

lthomson@medicinehatnews.com The Christmas Bliss Market and Gala, hosted by Fig and Olive Charcuterie and Grazing Co., will bring vendors together one week before Christmas, in hopes to draw Hatters downtown to finish their Christmas shopping and support The Mustard Seed. “The event is being held this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 18, at the King Edward Building ... Read More »

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City police remind public to watch out for scam artists this Holiday Season

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Police Service is reminding Hatters to remain vigilant through the Holiday Season and New Year, as phone and email scams are a common community issue. “This year, consistently we have seen a variety of different scams come through the Medicine Hat Police Service and through our community,” Sgt. Adam Gregory of ... Read More »

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Fatal highway crash near Bow Island

By medicinehatnews on December 16th, 2021

Medicine Hat News Mounties are investigating a fatal crash on Highway No. 3 just west of Bow Island late Wednesday night. The RCMP detachment in the town responded at 11:40 p.m. to a head-on collision between a west-bound pick-up truck and an east-bound tractor trailer near the junction with Highway No. 879, about five kilometres ... Read More »

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Accused killer’s counsel still sorting out disclosure

By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers on December 16th, 2021

A 26-year-old Medicine Hat woman charged with first-degree murder will remain in custody through Christmas while her lawyer waits to receive disclosure from the Crown’s office. Melissa Lynn Martens-Lagasse appeared in court Wednesday by CCTV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, where she has been remanded since her arrest last month. Calgary lawyer John Oman told ... Read More »

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APARC wants all animals to have safe, responsible forever homes

By KENDALL KING, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 16th, 2021

kking@medicinehatnews.com Animal advocates in Medicine Hat are sharing tips with pet owners for the upcoming cold weather Holiday Season. Kaylyn Major, general manager at Alberta Pound and Rescue Centres Medicine Hat, has heard of the seasonal adoption issue, in which cats and dogs are purchased as Christmas gifts, then returned shortly after Christmas once the ... Read More »

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Major tree removal makes way for townhomes

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 16th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews More than 150 trees were taken off the site of a new housing development in southeast Medicine Hat this week and the former Scouts Hall on Cuyler Road is set to be demolished this week. That will make way for the construction of 45 townhomes that will get underway in the new year by ... Read More »

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Canadian Mental Health Association offering tips, programs to deal with stresses of Holiday Season

By Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers on December 16th, 2021

The Holidays can be stressful for many, and the Canadian Mental Health has tips and programs on how to alleviate those struggles around Christmas time. “Basically, I would just start with if there is someone looking for help or what they need to do – it begins with themselves – that’s No.1,” said Mark Walter, ... Read More »

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New city committee proposed

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 16th, 2021

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews City council could approve a motion Monday to create a standing emergency management committee that would meet in times of trouble, but at minimum once per year. Such a committee is a new requirement of the Municipal Government Act, and requires at least three members of council to liaise with emergency management officials to ... Read More »

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Local MLAS welcome laxed health restrictions

By JAMES TUBB on December 16th, 2021

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Premier Jason Kenney announced minor changes to the government’s indoor gathering rules Wednesday, ahead of the Holiday Season. While the province is not increasing the number of people who can gather indoors, which is a maximum of 10 adults, the limit to the number of households that can gather indoors has been removed. That ... Read More »

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