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Jobless rate steady but trending low
By Collin Gallant on July 7th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Medicine Hat’s jobless rate appears to be remaining at a relatively stable — and relatively low — level, new employment figures suggest. The unemployment rate in southern Alberta rose slightly in June but more workers in the Medicine Hat-Lethbridge region were working compared to the previous month, a result of more students and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook: On the surface, it’s all very confusing
By Collin Gallant on July 7th, 2018
So, to review, city council voted this week to use more reserve money in the 2019-2022 city budget in a move advertised to protect the city’s bank account. That’s how it was basically explained in several ways at Tuesday council meeting, and in the apples and oranges comparison, it sort of does. But it also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP seek two suspects in attempted fuel theft
By Collin Gallant on July 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Redcliff Mounties are searching for two men in an older, red Ford pickup they say nearly ran over a farmer who thwarted a fuel theft on Thursday. Authorities say two males were attempting to fill the slip tank on a 2008 Ford F-350, with a licence plate of EFZ-473, when the landowner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carry Drive sewer line work forces detour
By Collin Gallant on July 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Relining the sanitary sewer lines beneath Carry Drive will cause stretches of the busy road to be closed in phases throughout the summer months. Motorists were greeted Friday by road closure signs at the top of Scholten Hill as work got underway this week. The $4.5-million sewer project was awarded in April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta RN guilty of accessing health info
By Gillian Slade on July 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A registered nurse pleaded guilty to inappropriately accessing health information of others in contravention of the Health Information Act. Two people requested audit logs in 2016 of those accessing their electronic health information in Alberta Netcare. They raised the alarm about Jasmine Badger, a nurse at the Fox Creek Healthcare Centre, where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP: Local man nearly run over while stopping fuel theft
By Medicine Hat News on July 6th, 2018
Redcliff RCMP are searching for two men in an older, red Ford pickup that they say nearly ran over a farmer who thwarted a fuel theft on Thursday. Authorities say two males were attempting to fill the slip tank on a 2008 Ford F-350, with a license plate of EFZ-473, when the landowner approached them. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta OK’s 13 pot companies
By Collin Gallant on July 6th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Medicine Hat will soon be home to one of the largest marijuana greenhouses in the world, but will only be a relatively small presence in a rapidly growing sector. A survey of just the 13 companies that signed initial supply agreements with Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission on Thursday found Aurora Cannabis is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boil water advisory had ended after one day, depsite showing active on AHS website
By Collin Gallant on July 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A boil water order for a regional campground was lifted prior to the Canada Day long weekend, according to the manager of Golden Sheaf Park. Shirley Burgess told the News on Thursday that the one-day order last week was cleared up and verbally extinguished by Alberta Health Services on Friday, June 29. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’ll be ‘lazy, hazy, crazy’ hot
By Gillian Slade on July 6th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A high of 34 C forecasted for Friday is the temperature in the shade but a lot hotter in the sun, says Environment Canada. “You go out in that sunshine and you can add another 6, 7, or 8 degrees, so it will feel more like 44 C or 45 C,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prelim hearing set for teen facing child luring, porn charges
By Peggy Revell on July 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A preliminary hearing for an Oyen man facing child luring and pornography charges has been set for Dec. 3-4. These hearing dates were officially set down Thursday at the Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse for 18-year-oldAustin Palmer, who has elected to have his case heard by Court of Queen’s Bench judge and jury. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!105 days in jail for man who tried to steal purse while high on meth
By Peggy Revell on July 6th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat man was given a sentence of 105 days in jail for an attempted purse snatching while he was high on methamphetamine. Originally charged with attempted robbery, 26-year-old Cody McAdam pled down Thursday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse to an attempted theft, as well as resisting a peace officer. According to ... Read More »
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