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One man facing charges after police say he tried to break into apartment block

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 12th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A man has been charged after police say they caught him trying to break into a unit at an apartment block in north River Flats. Medicine Hat police say they responded to a call shortly after midnight on Monday morning of a disturbance at a multi-family housing facility on the 900 block of Second ... Read More »

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About 1,000 bikers run toys for Santa Claus Fund

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 12th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com The 37th annual Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Toy Run took place this past Saturday. The run started in Irvine, where motorcycle enthusiasts fill the hamlet for the kickoff pancake breakfast, before riding to the city and ending outside the grandstand at the Medicine Hat Stampede & Exhibition grounds. The News caught up ... Read More »

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Brooks man in custody for allegedly stabbing 61-year-old

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 12th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews RCMP in Brooks say that a 61-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in a house in that city and a 31-year-old Brooks resident is in custody. Police say they were called to the scene at 9:41 a.m. Monday morning and arrested the suspect at the site. The injured man was transported to hospital where ... Read More »

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Energy pause to cost parties fighting over local solar play

By COLLIN GALLANT on September 12th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Lawyers for groups proposing and opposing the construction of the Saamis Solar Park in Medicine Hat are in dispute about next steps during a province-wide pause on renewable energy projects, but both agree their costs could mount. The 1,600-acre solar power facility that would be built on vacant industrial land and grassland in northern ... Read More »

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Company fined $70K for 2021 worker injury near Gull Lake

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 12th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A road building company in Saskatchewan has been fined $70,000 after a worker fell out of a scraper buggy near Gull Lake in June 2021 and was seriously injured. KMS Construction pled guilty Aug. 23 to contravening unspecified portions of rules regarding training and safe operations of equipment, according to a release from the ... Read More »

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Women in Business Expo returns to the Hat on Sept. 16

By Medicine Hat News on September 12th, 2023

After a successful inaugural run in 2022, the Women in Business Expo is returning to Medicine Hat Sept. 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The free event is a vendor market and trade show in the Auditorium at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede grounds which aims to showcase the city’s women-led businesses. More than ... Read More »

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Mounties seek information from public following late August gun shots in Walsh

By Medicine Hat News on September 12th, 2023

RCMP in southeast Alberta are looking for suspects after shots were fired at a residence in Walsh just after midnight on Aug. 29. Redcliff RCMP officers were dispatched at roughly 12.25 a.m. Aug. 29 after a complaint of gunshots in Fourth Avenue in the small border hamlet. Suspects were not located when police arrived but ... Read More »

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LDS women’s auxiliary seeks donations, volunteers for Sept. 16 clothing swap

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Organizers of a clothing swap set for Sept. 16 are looking for shoppers to attend the free-of-charge, giveaway event, as well as donations and volunteers. The women’s auxiliary of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will host the Saturday morning event at the church at 7 Sierra Blvd. They are asking ... Read More »

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MLA Hunter says he’s the right man for his new job

By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 9th, 2023

reporter@medicinehatnews.com MLA of Taber-Warren Grant Hunter was named Parliamentary Secretary for Agrifood Development in July of this year. “I’m honoured to be able to serve in that capacity. I think there is lots of good work that needs to be done and I have the speciality to do it,” Hunter told the News this week. ... Read More »

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Daniel Remfert wins vacant Taber town council seat in Thursday byelection

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2023

https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Daniel Remfert has won the vacant seat of the Town of Taber’s council, according to unofficial results of voting announced Thursday night. Remfert secured 241 votes in the Sept. 7 byelection, placing ahead of second-place finisher Dale Tilleman with 179. Naomi Weibe was third with 121 votes in the seven person contest. The seat ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat renters say Avenue Living hikes gouging their last dollars

By COLLIN GALLANT on September 9th, 2023

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Current and former tenants at Medicine Hat’s highest profile apartment building are calling “no fair” on their landlord’s rent and utility increases they say are designed to push them out. Avenue Living is now removing power from its “utilities included” packages as leases are renewed, which along with annual rent increases could add up ... Read More »

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