April 27th, 2024

Local News

Police utilizing bylaw officers to assist with noisy vehicle complaints

By BRENDAN MILLER on April 18th, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com To deal with the growing number of noisy vehicle complaints, the Medicine Hat Police Service is providing local bylaw officers training to conduct vehicle stops safely and enforce noisy vehicle legislation. Municipal officers have different authorities in the province, however under the Traffic Safety Act, trained bylaw officers are permitted to make moving vehicle ... Read More »

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MHC to host day of awareness event for missing and murdered Indigenous people

By ANNA SMITH on April 18th, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College has announced its intent to host a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People on May 5. In partnership with several community organizations, this the second annual event surrounding this day, the college says in a press release. It will feature an Indigenous prayer, ... Read More »

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Updated Alberta Sportfishing guide delayed

By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews An announcement on the My Wild Alberta website notifies the general public that this year’s Sportfishing Regulations will be published later than usual. These regulations are reviewed annually, and Forestry and Parks requires more time to complete the work associated with finalizing the regulations for the upcoming year, the department said. While no date ... Read More »

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Inquiry will delve into farm death 18-year-old last May

By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews A fatality inquiry has been ordered to examine a farm accident near Bow Island last year. Carson Raymond Michael Cleaver, 18, died on May 8, 2023 as a result of the accident, according to a new list of matters slated for inquiries published this month by the Alberta Justice Ministry. A fatality inquiry examines ... Read More »

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Big Marble rink maintenance ahead of schedule, could open in May as pool closes for repairs

By BRENDAN MILLER on April 17th, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Public Service Committee members heard Monday the ice arena at the Big Marble Go Centre could reopen sometime in May as regular maintenance required every two years on the facility’s ice plant is ahead of its originally scheduled reopening of July. City officials say the ice could reopen around the same time the indoor ... Read More »

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Medicine Hat woman charged in string of community mailbox thefts

By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024

news@medicinehatnews.com Police say 41-year-old Cassandra Chenoweth has been charged with several mail theft-related offences following 16 separate reports of thefts from Canada Post community mailboxes since February. Chenoweth was taken into custody April 10 after police received a report of a thief in progress from a community mailbox and was found to have hundreds of ... Read More »

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Convicted arsonist in court for ongoing charges

By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews A Medicine Hat man has pleaded guilty to one count of arson while his lawyer seeks more information about a second set of charges laid last fall. Joseph Russell Haynes, 52, was sentenced to 18 months in custody for lighting a neighbour’s garden shed on fire last July. He will also pay a total ... Read More »

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Exhibition & Stampede announces Rodeo Princesses for the day

By ANNA SMITH on April 17th, 2024

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s Queen committee was thrilled to announce this year’s “Princess for a day” winners. The two girls are eight-year-old Willow Page and Jaylin Arnal, who at the time of writing, is nine, but will be 10 when the girls are announced at the Spring Rodeo this weekend. “I knew that ... Read More »

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Hometown country star to debut full-length album; co-host 2024 CCMA Awards

By medicinehatnews on April 17th, 2024

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com It’s been a busy year as MacKenzie Porter returns to her roots with the release of her debut 19-track album ‘Nobody’s Born With a Broken Heart’ April 26. Recently the Medicine Hat-born singer-songwriter has topped country music charts with No. 1 singles across Canada, U.S and Australia. Porter’s duet ‘Thinking ‘Bout You’ with Dustin ... Read More »

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Four years back in prison for theft, B&E, running from cops

By Medicine Hat News on April 17th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews A Red Deer man is heading back to prison for four years after a guilty plea to stealing a gun during a break and enter and fleeing from police. Jordan Leslie David Paupst-Wall is concluding a sentence on “similar offences,” Court of Justice in Medicine Hat heard on Tuesday as defence and Crown attorneys ... Read More »

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Hat native wins another Writers Guild of America award for TV news work

By Medicine Hat News on April 16th, 2024

@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat native Craig Wilson has won a third Writers Guild of America award for TV news writing, it was announced Sunday. Wilson, who is employed by CBS News in New York, was honoured with the 2023 award for “best news script – regularly scheduled, bulletin or breaking” for co-authoring “Surprise Attack!” It detailed ... Read More »

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