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Drugs, cash, weapon seized from Saskatchewan robbery suspects in Cypress County
By Jeremy Appel on March 23rd, 2018
Southern Alberta Newspapers Redcliff RCMP’s Integrated Traffic Unit arrested two Saskatchewan robbery suspects from Manitoba in Cypress County, seizing a large amount of cash and an unspecified quantity of methamphetamine and cocaine, as well as a weapon. While patrolling Highway 1 near Range Road 101 on March 14, members of the ITU observed a Saskatchewan-plated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local budget interests need explanation
By Collin Gallant on March 23rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Two of the most important items for the City of Medicine mentioned in the 2018-19 Alberta provincial are also two of the least explained. The province plans to put money to enticing mid-sized cities to create a public transit system to connect outlying communities, though no details are available. The province also plans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads not guilty to charges over stolen vehicles, guns
By Peggy Revell on March 23rd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Not-guilty pleas were entered Thursday by a man arrested after a police investigation discovered multiple stolen vehicles and stolen firearms. Counsel for Gerald Thurber, 49, entered the pleas at the Medicine Hat Courthouse and set the trial for April 24. The court heard there are a number of admissions already, while the Crown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local woman’s petition on female genital mutilation garners quick federal response
By Peggy Revell on March 23rd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell In an official response to a petition organized by a Hatter, the federal government has confirmed that a clause about feminine genital mutilation will remain in Canada’s citizenship guide, “It’s just really cool that our efforts and all the work that we’ve put into this has ultimately come to fruition,” said Michaela Glasgo, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick hits and adjournments highlight slower Thursday at provincial court
By Peggy Revell on March 23rd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell It was mainly brief appearances and adjournments Thursday at the Medicine Hat Courthouse for multiple people facing serious charges over trafficking methamphetamine. The matter of Shonna Scriven, 47, was adjourned to March 29 as defence counsel continues discussion with the Crown. Scriven was originally granted release on $5,000 cash bail after being arrested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!31 kg of cocaine seized in border bust
By None on March 23rd, 2018
J.W. Schnarr Lethbridge Heraldjwschnarr@lethbridgeherald.com The largest seizure of narcotics to date at the Carway Port of Entry took place last week when border guards discovered a “sophisticated” compartment in a vehicle containing 31 kilograms of cocaine. CBSA and the RCMP made a joint announcement Thursday morning at the RCMP detachment in Raymond. “A very conservative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual report shows Invest Medicine Hat luring $9M in new business, with much more expected to formulate in 2018
By Collin Gallant on March 22nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Business attraction efforts by a city contractor have led to nearly $9 million in new business investment, according the new annual report of Invest Medicine Hat — though deals valued at 20 times that are in the final stages of development. That figure does not include the recently announced data processing centre handled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More jail required for drug seller with tough childhood
By Peggy Revell on March 22nd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 21-month sentence was handed down Wednesday to a 25-year-old man who pled guilty to drug trafficking charges last fall. Wrayne Wawia has six months of that sentence left to serve due to time already spent in custody, followed by 18 months of probation. The charges stem back to a May 2017 investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Split council axes Veiner garden
By Collin Gallant on March 22nd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Council has cancelled a plan to put $70,000 in reserve funds toward a planned accessible garden at the rebuilt Veiner Centre when it reopens this summer. A 5-3 vote at Monday’s meeting rejected the plan that had gone back and forth to committee level, as council members questioned costs and whether the general ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey, comedian, hockey again: Flipping Canalta a precisioned team effort
By Ryan McCracken on March 22nd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken There will be no rest at the Canalta Centre this weekend. When the final buzzer sounds to end Game 1 of the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference quarter-final series between the Medicine Hat Tigers and Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night, the real work begins for a group of unsung heroes known as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big Lotto Max win for Medicine Hat man
By Medicine Hat News on March 21st, 2018
A Medicine Hat man is a lot richer than he was a few days ago. Stuart Heather won $265,691 on the July 28, 2017, Lotto Max draw, but waited until now to claim the prize. In a release from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, Heather said he knew he won shortly after the draw ... Read More »
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