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S. Boundary changing to mostly 70 km/h
By Collin Gallant on June 22nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The first recommendation is in from a review of speed limits on major routes in Medicine Hat, suggesting a more uniform standard along the city’s southern boundary. City transportation planners said Wednesday that 70 kilometres per hour should be the rate of speed along most of South Boundary Road. That would raise the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Electoral boundary explained for river residents
By Gillian Slade on June 22nd, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Even if you live south of the South Saskatchewan River in Medicine Hat you may still be in the Brooks-Medicine Hat provincial electoral riding. Residents in Harlow, River Heights, hospital area, and downtown north of Third Street SE are in the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding. Everyone north of the South Saskatchewan River is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speaker agrees with Motz complaint over website wording on proposed gun bill
By Collin Gallant on June 22nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The speaker of the House of Commons has agreed there’s merit to MP Glen Motz’s complaint that the RCMP has improperly advertised proposed gun legislation as already in place — which the local MP says confuses an issue he believes is being mishandled by the government. “True to form with this Liberal government, ... 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!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!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!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!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 »
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