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Indigenous education cracks cited in scathing report
By Tim Kalinowski on February 16th, 2018
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal According to a C.D. Howe Institute report released earlier this week, Indigenous peoples in Canada continue to be left behind by the education system. The report, entitled “Measuring Student Outcomes: The Case for Identifying Indigenous Students in Canada’s PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) Sample,” states that 92 per cent of non-Indigenous peoples ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eight months for break and enter, stolen jewelry
By Peggy Revell on February 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat man was sentenced to eight months jail for breaking into a residence and stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry. Harvey Matheson entered guilty pleas Thursday to the one count of break and enter for an incident that took place on June 21, 2017. According to facts read into court, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing delayed for man guilty of vehicle theft and death of 18-year-old
By Peggy Revell on February 16th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Sentencing has been pushed back for a man who pled guilty to vehicle theft and dangerous driving that ultimately led to the death of an 18-year-old woman. Counsel for Cody David Michell, 25, requested the adjournment to March 11, having just received a number of reports for consideration during sentencing that need to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wall’s former executive assistant vying for his seat in Swift Current
By Collin Gallant on February 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Voters in Swift Current will have a full slate of candidates to choose from in the March 1 byelection vote to fill the provincial legislature seat vacated by former premier Brad Wall. Everett Hindley, Wall’s former executive assistant, will represent the Saskatchewan Party, running against New Democratic candidate Stefan Rumpel. Both men ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta looking at switch to e-prescriptions
By Gillian Slade on February 15th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Dispatching a prescription from the doctor’s office to a pharmacy may be one click away if a pilot project is successful. It would have physicians transmitting a prescription directly from electronic medical records to a pharmacy the patient has chosen. E-prescribing, or PrescribeIT, has been used in different health systems for some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trailer at Tower Estates suffers extensive damage from fire
By Peggy Revell on February 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News There was “extensive damage” to a residence Wednesday morning, as local firefighters responded to a structure fire at a local trailer park. Deputy fire chief Lance Purcell said firefighters responded to the call at 7:50 a.m. when a passerby called it in. Three fire stations responded to the residence, a double-wide trailer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OPP nabs man who skipped court
By Peggy Revell on February 15th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Red Deer man who was a no-show for his sentencing on serious drug trafficking charges in Medicine Hat has pled guilty to new charges accumulated after fleeing to Ontario. Paul Rasmussen, 45, was sentenced three provinces over to two years less a day for failing to provide a sample for impaired driving, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Focus put on education as marijuana legalization looms
By Gillian Slade on February 15th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Public awareness of possible harm from marijuana use will be part of a public campaign in the coming days as July approaches when the federal government will legalize the use of the drug. “We will have a public education campaign around the legalization of cannabis,” a spokesperson for the Alberta Cannabis Secretariat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guilty pleas negate the need for trial over stolen vehicle, weapon charges
By Peggy Revell on February 14th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Guilty pleas were entered Tuesday on what was originally set to be the trial of a Medicine Hat man arrested in August after police located him and another man with a stolen BMW from Calgary. Benjamin Schneider entered guilty pleas at the Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse for possessing a weapon dangerous, possessing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montana getting railroad upgrades this year
By Collin Gallant on February 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News BNSF Railway will spend US$135 million on capital improvements to its Montana rail system in 2018, bringing the five-year total on capital projects to US$850 million. The class 1 railway announced Tuesday that its capital and maintenance plan for the state will focus on replacing100 kilometres of rail, 200,000 ties and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bovine TB scare seen now as a ‘one-off’
By Collin Gallant on February 14th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Continued monitoring for bovine tuberculosis in the region’s cattle herd may not be as intrusive as first thought, the News has learned one day after it was announced that all area ranches and herds had emerged from quarantine procedures. It’s been 16 months since measures were first imposed to limit transportation and sale ... Read More »
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