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Private clinics blur lines of care versus profit: FoM
By Gillian Slade on April 25th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade In the past two decades there has been a proliferation of private medical clinics that are potentially a violation of the Canada Health Act, said Friends of Medicare at a local public event Tuesday night. Private clinics typically provide medical care with “add-ons,” which blurs the lines. Some charge a membership fee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Large snowpacks thanks to lack of winter chinook winds
By Collin Gallant on April 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Runoff and standing water across southern Alberta this spring are not the result of heavier than normal snowfall, but rather a lack of drying chinook winds over the winter and early spring, according to Agriculture Alberta. A statement issued this week notes that snow packs on prairie land are larger than usual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weekends in jail for man who stabbed partner in the leg
By Peggy Revell on April 25th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat man was sentenced to 150 days in jail for stabbing his partner in the thigh with a paring knife. Due to time served, 28-year-old Ricky Chalifoux will have 79 days remaining, with the judge allowing him to serve that on weekends. The incident occurred March 9 when Chalifoux was taken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF worker released from hospital
By Gillian Slade on April 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The worker that was taken to hospital Monday evening, after an incident at the Canadian Fertilizer Industries nitrogen complex, has now been released from hospital, the company stated in a press release Tuesday. At about 5:20 p.m. Monday, an incident involving an onsite boiler at CF occurred. The area was secured and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former contractor for air ambulance in Peace River denied court injunction request
By Gillian Slade on April 25th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade A request for a court injunction to stop a new air ambulance contractor taking over in Peace River has been denied. Northern Air Charter, which used to have the air ambulance contract to operate in Peace River, asked for the injunction after Alberta Health Services awarded a request for proposals to CanWest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat CAO Merete Heggelund to retire
By Collin Gallant on April 24th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Merete Heggelund, the top administrator at Medicine Hat City Hall, will retire in September, the News has learned. In a note to staff last week, Heggelund, 57, laid out her plans and on Tuesday confirmed to the News that she plans to fully retire this fall after a new chief administrative officer is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luke Boxell pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Jordan Pede, sentenced to 10 years in prison
By Peggy Revell on April 24th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A guilty plea to manslaughter was entered Tuesday by one of two men charged with second-degree murder for a New Year’s Eve 2016 incident in Medicine Hat. With his family sobbing and giving goodbye embraces in the courtroom, 23-year-old Luke Boxell was sentenced by a Court of Queen’s Bench Justice to 10 years imprisonment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slight discolouration of water normal for situation, still safe to drink
By Gillian Slade on April 24th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade You may have noticed a slight discolouration in the water pouring from your faucets, however the water is completely safe to drink, the city says. The reason for the pale amber colour is due to higher flows in the South Saskatchewan River as a result of fast runoff and the spring melt, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FoM meeting will discuss effectiveness of private clinics
By Gillian Slade on April 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Whether private clinics are a problem or a solution to accessing medical care in Alberta is the topic for a Friends of Medicare Event tonight at 6:30 p.m. The free public event will take place at the Medicine Hat College, 299 College Dr., in Room F-156. Speakers at the event include Dr. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wind storm leaves a few trees on their back
By Gillian Slade on April 24th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It huffed and puffed and blew some trees down. Saturday’s wind storm resulted in at least four large trees being toppled, said Dave Genio, city superintendent of parks. At least two of those are spruce. There were also branches that came down from other trees, and staff were involved in cleanup and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seek suspects in mall theft, where civilian jumped on hood of getaway vehicle
By Peggy Revell on April 24th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Police say there were no reported injuries after a civilian attempted to intervene in a theft from the mall last Thursday, even ending up on the hood of a getaway vehicle. The incident occurred on April 19 at 5:20 p.m., said Insp. Tim McGough with the Medicine Hat Police Service, when three unknown ... Read More »
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