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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!CRTC OKs sale of CJCY
By Collin Gallant on July 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The sale of local radio station CJCY-FM to Rogers Media has been approved by the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission. The sale of the radio station, first announced in mid-January, is not contrary to public interest, the CRTC stated in a release on Thursday. The $4-million transaction gives Rogers a second station ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!Connaught residents given alerts for coyote sightings
By Gillian Slade on July 6th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Coyote alert notices are posted along Primrose Drive and around the Connaught Golf course. The city says they were placed in the area after a number of homeowners reported sightings of the animals. “We had some recorded sightings of coyotes in the area so we just want to take the necessary precautions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Mid-level’ trafficker waived to Calgary to attend drug treatment court program
By Peggy Revell on July 6th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Hatter characterized by police as a “mid-level”drug trafficker has had her sentence waived to Calgary so she can attend drug treatment court. Sentencing for Tameka Hazelaar was delayed until July after she entered guilty pleas in April to trafficking methamphetamine, oxycodine and heroin that turned out to be carfentanil. The court heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat warning in effect for Medicine Hat area
By Medicine Hat News on July 5th, 2018
A heat warning is in effect and Alberta Health Services (AHS) advises you to take precautions. Environment Canada is forecasting almost an entire week of temperatures in the 30s. Thursday (today) 32 C, Friday 37 C, Saturday, 30 C, Sunday 29 C, Monday 35 C, Tuesday 31 C and Wednesday 31 C. The highest temperature ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens receive warning letters after confirmed case of TB
By Gillian Slade on July 5th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Several people may have been exposed to tuberculosis in the Alberta Health Services south zone. A confirmed case prompted AHS to hand-deliver letters Wednesday to 55 people informing them of possible exposure to TB, with information on assessment, screening and treatment, if required. The person with TB works at a food processing ... Read More »
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