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Redcliff B & E while high lands man in jail for 90 days
By Peggy Revell on June 22nd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man high on drugs whose image was posted to social media with warnings that he was going through people’s backyards in Redcliff was sentenced to 90 days jailtime. Gerald Thurber pled guilty Thursday at the Medicine Hat Provincial Court to being unlawfully in a dwelling house, after the incidents that stemmed back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Selling drugs to undercover cops nets 30 months
By Peggy Revell on June 22nd, 2018
Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat man who sold methamphetamine and heroin to undercover officers received a sentence of 30 months. Lee Michael Knourek, 29, entered guilty pleas Thursday at the Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse to multiple drug trafficking counts, and was granted 78 days of pretrial custody toward his sentence. The charges against Knourek ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local bail cancelled for Winnipeg man accused in bank robberies
By Medicine Hat News on June 22nd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Bail has been cancelled for a Winnipeg man accused of two bank robberies in the Hat, in the hopes it will get him shipped back here soon from Regina. Defence counsel for 54-year-old StephenVogelsang was granted the request Thursday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse, alongside an adjournment to July 24. Vogelsang was arrested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cat adoption deal at SPCA this weekend
By Mo Cranker on June 22nd, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat SPCA is at full cat capacity and is holding an event this weekend with the hopes of freeing up some space inside the shelter. From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, all cats over the age of six months will be $50, half the normal adoption fee. “We have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City moves to next phase of energy growth strategy
By Collin Gallant on June 22nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat’s petroleum division will move to a second, more focused phase of production growth strategy this year, while returning to a traditional oil play and seeking out acquisitions that make economic sense. That was announced at Thursday’s meeting of the energy and utility committee at Medicine Hat city hall, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government ready for weed legalization: Ganley
By Jeremy Appel on June 22nd, 2018
Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta’s justice minister says the province is prepared for the impending legalization of recreational marijuana, after the federal government announced Oct. 17 as the official date. “Over the past 15 months, our government has built a system for legalized cannabis focused on keeping cannabis out of the hands of children, keeping profits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers hope to resolve charges against accused bank robber quickly
By Peggy Revell on June 21st, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Bail has been cancelled for a Winnipeg man accused of two bank robberies in the Hat in the hopes it will get him shipped back here soon from Regina. Defence counsel for 54-year-old Stephen Vogelsang was granted the request Thursday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse, alongside an adjournment until July 24. Vogelsang was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No decision in GSA law case
By Collin Gallant on June 21st, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Lawyers for two dozen private schools in Alberta argued Wednesday for an immediate injunction against a requirement they sign attestations by the end of June that they are following regulations to promote gay-straight alliances. They told a court proceeding in Medicine Hat that the “murky” regulations not only could offend their religious convictions, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child diagnosed with diphtheria
By Gillian Slade on June 21st, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A student from Elm Street School has been diagnosed with diphtheria, an illness that is rare in Canada and, in some cases, has the potential to be fatal. The student had not been travelling outside Canada and is not known to have been in contact with anyone else diagnosed with diphtheria. “This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Foolish despicable criminal act’: Walkway artwork vandalized with hateful graffiti
By Gillian Slade on June 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Police are investigating damage and hateful messaging applied to artwork in the pedestrian underground tunnel that connects South and North Railway Streets. The graffiti included hateful phrases, hateful messaging and swastikas, said Insp. Joe West, Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS). “From my experience and what I do know about this graffiti, this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midsummer Estonian Festival celebrates 100 years since country’s first independence
By Medicine Hat News on June 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Midsummer Estonian Festival — Jaanipaev 2018 — and 100th anniversary of Estonia’s first independence will be held Saturday near Stettler. The Alberta Estonian Heritage Society will be gathering people from all over Alberta and beyond at the “Jaanipaev” celebration (St. John’s Day celebration). All people with roots in both Alberta and ... Read More »
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