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Taber man gets jail time and fine for high-speed chase with police
By Medicine Hat News on May 3rd, 2023
A Taber man will spend nine months in jail and pay an $8,500 fine after pleading guilty to taking police on a high-speed chase last summer. John Bergen pled guilty April 18 in Taber Court of Justice to four charges that he drove a truck at a high speed toward an oil battery, then made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter ticks Boston Marathon off her ‘life list’
By JAMES TUBB on May 3rd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Kathleen Callaghan is more than happy with placing 20,292nd in a race. The Hatter was the 20,292nd person to cross the finish line and complete the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17, doing so in a time of four hours, seven minutes and 11 seconds. The 56-year-old wasn’t looking to set records or make ... Read More »
1 responseEnergy firm charged over failing to properly abandon pipeline near Jenner
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 3rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An energy company has been charged with six counts of failing to abandon a pipeline near Jenner, several years after it was ran afoul of regulators for failing to properly clean up well sites in the area. The Alberta Energy Regulator announced the charges against Aeraden Energy Corp., under the Pipeline Act and Pipeline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vincent Massey students hone physical literacy skills during Education Week
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 3rd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Vincent Massey brought in Trevor Stewardson from Badlands Fitness to do some physical literacy with each grade at the school for Education Week. The theme this year is Learning Uplifts All, and vice principal Lindsay Steiner says, “Knowing that was our theme, our committee wanted to find different activities each day and this is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local author relays important emergency message through new kids book
By KENDALL KING on May 2nd, 2023
kking@medicinehatnews.com Hatter Desirae Kinahan hopes her new book, In Case of Emergency, 9-1-1 Adventures, will help teach children when it’s appropriate to call 911 and what to do if they ever do have to call. Having worked as a 911 dispatcher for over 16 years, Kinahan has answered several calls placed by children. “I’ve talked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to provide no-interest loan to curling club
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council is willing to provide a no-interest loan to the Medicine Hat Curling Club to get up and running next fall, approving the request unanimously despite concerns it could send a signal to other clubs with major capital requests. Last month the privately operated but open membership club presented a number of options ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility prices for non-fixed customers to fall for month of May
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Floating utility prices for those without fixed-rate contracts are dropping in May, according to the new default rate posted by the City of Medicine Hat’s utility department. Electricity, which sat at record highs this winter, will be charged at just under 14 cents per kilowatt hour in the month, plus a 1.9-cent repayment charge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes won’t seek re-election in Cypress-Medicine Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Drew Barnes ended two years of speculation at the last minute Monday, stating he wouldn’t seek re-election in Cypress-Medicine Hat. That avoids crowding the right side of the ballot in the general election, which began Monday and ends May 29. It also ends two years of speculation since the three-term MLA was removed from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local man charged regarding homemade pipe bombs
By Medicine Hat News on May 2nd, 2023
A Medicine Hat man is facing charges in relation to the discovery of two homemade pipe bombs discovered in the city since last November. Police encountered the first of the two pipe bombs on Nov. 23, 2022, when they responded to a report of a suspicious device in the area of Terrace Drive and 11th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ross Glen School welcomes local professionals to help celebrate literacy
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The theme for Education Week this year is Learning Uplifts All, and Ross Glen School kicked things off with its Literacy Heroes event on Monday. A wide range of guests – CFB Suffield, Mavericks, Medicine Hat News, Tigers broadcasting team, members from all three local first response agencies and several school board representatives and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local campaigns officially underway
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The 2023 provincial election kicked off as a showdown of two parties vying to form government, and a likely two-party race in Cypress-Medicine Hat as Drew Barnes announced he won’t run in the election. The four-week campaign that has been months, even years in the making, concludes Monday, May 29. UCP leader and Brooks-Medicine ... Read More »
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