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City notebook: Couldn’t we just dig straight down?

By Collin Gallant on November 10th, 2018

If you’re a Hatter who’s followed the saga of Methanex expansion, or pipeline construction in general, you’ve probably wondered what’s the quickest route to China? Pembina Pipelines provides some measure in its latest quarterly financial presentation. The firm is considering a West Coast liquid natural gas export facility, and lays out the cost differential compared ... Read More »

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Downtown detours for Sunday’s Remembrance Day events

By Gillian Slade on November 10th, 2018

Medicine Hat News There will be some road closures Sunday to accommodate events and ceremonies for Remembrance Day. Starting at 8:30 a.m., Finlay Bridge will be closed, and First Street SE, from Fourth Avenue SE through to N. Railway, will close to traffic. These closures will facilitate the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Esplanade (commencing ... Read More »

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Local expert says Clement is done

By Jeremy Appel on November 10th, 2018

jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A Medicine Hat College political analyst says Tony Clement’s career is likely finished. The Ontario MP was ejected from the Conservative caucus this week after announcing he was being extorted by someone he had sent racy photos to online. “It’s not going to be as bad as the Anthony Wiener case,” Jim Groom ... Read More »

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Calgary police searching for fatal shooting suspect they think could be in the Hat

By Jeremy Appel on November 10th, 2018

Medicine Hat News The Calgary Police Service is looking for a shooting suspect it says could be in Medicine Hat. Both Reat, 21, is wanted in connection with the shooting of Mohsen Al Nemesh, 22, who was found dead Oct. 12 in Calgary’s Signal Hill neighbourhood. A 20-year-old man was taken to the hospital after ... Read More »

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Flu numbers up over last year

By Gillian Slade on November 10th, 2018

gslade@medicinehatnews.com  @MHNGillianSlade The first numbers of this flu season have been released by Alberta Health Services, and the number of laboratory-confirmed cases is higher than it was a year ago. A total of 510 cases of influenza A have been confirmed, and 19 of those were in the south zone. There are considerably fewer ... Read More »

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Alberta Beef Producers extends plebiscite deadline

By Collin Gallant on November 10th, 2018

Medicine Hat News A vote by cattle producers on whether checkoff dues should be non-refundable has been extended by two weeks to Nov. 27. The Alberta Beef Producers is holding the vote in hopes of securing more stable funding for industry initiatives and promotion. That was to conclude on Nov. 13, with voting to taking ... Read More »

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Doctor will present on myths, truths about medical marijuana

By Gillian Slade on November 10th, 2018

Medicine Hat News A special presentation by Dr. M. Weigel on the myths and realities of medical marijuana will take place at the Medicine Hat Public Library on Nov. 23, 7:15 p.m. Everyone, regardless of age, is welcome to attend. The event is part of the Palliser Friends of Medicare’s annual general meeting that will ... Read More »

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Killer’s transfer shocks victim’s mom

By Jeremy Appel on November 9th, 2018

jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A local woman is dismayed to learn her daughter’s murderer was moved to a minimum-security prison in Mission, B.C., eight years before being eligible for parole. This is particularly distressing because the killer is her former son-in-law. Rocky Bohnet was convicted of the Jan. 2, 2001, premeditated murder of his ex-wife, Candy Anten-Bohnet, ... Read More »

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Santa Claus Fund trees vandalized

By Jeremy Appel on November 9th, 2018

Medicine Hat News Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a Scrooge who vandalized four of the 10 donated Christmas trees on display at the Medicine Hat Lodge for the Santa Claus Fund. According to the Medicine Hat Police Service, an unknown male entered the hotel lobby from the casino around 2:55 a.m. Thursday, ... Read More »

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B.C. location claiming largest bitcoin miner

By Collin Gallant on November 9th, 2018

cgallant@medicinehathatnews.com @CollinGallant An undisclosed location in southeast British Columbia is challenging the claim that Medicine Hat is home to the largest cryptocurrency mining facility in Canada. DMG Blockchain Solutions, a Vancouver-based, publicly traded firm announced Thursday it has commissioned the initial phase of its 85-megawatt facility in the interior of that province. That rate of ... Read More »

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Meadowlands residents star in Second World War film

By Gillian Slade on November 9th, 2018

gslade@medicinehatnews.com  @MHNGillianSlade It was the world premiere of a film starring 11 Meadowlands residents on Thursday evening. They shared memories of the Second World War to the delight of a packed audience. “I was never a teenager,” said Esme Crowther (now 91) who was only 11 years old and living in Bournemouth, England, when ... Read More »

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