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18-year-old Oyen man charged with child porn offences
By Peggy Revell on March 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Oyen RCMP have charged a local man with child pornography offences following a joint investigation with Medicine Hat ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit. Police report that on Feb. 28, they were contacted by a parent of a young woman who had located concerning messages between her daughter and an adult male ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth charged with threats against school resource officer after online gamer report
By Peggy Revell on March 17th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat youth faces charges after another half a continent away alerted police to threats against a local school resource outreach officer. The incident occurred in February, said MHPS Insp. Tim McGough, when a Grade 10 male at a local high school was playing an online game and disclosed the threats to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Closing arguments held for man charged in wrong-way highway collision
By Peggy Revell on March 16th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Closing arguments took place Friday in the trial for a Cypress County man accused of driving the wrong way down the Trans-Canada Highway in 2015, causing a head-on collision that severely injured multiple people. Defence counsel for 57-year-old Curtis Beisel argued for his client to be found not guilty on the four counts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live cattle on Trans-Canada Highway after collisions near Brooks
By Medicine Hat News on March 16th, 2018
Brooks RCMP are dealing with two serious collisions this morning owing to heavy fog on the Trans-Canada Highway, including a crash that has left live cattle milling about on the highway. A release from the Brooks detachment states the No. 1 Highway west of that city has its westbound lanes reduced to a single lane. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plea’s status could hinge on records from remand centre
By Peggy Revell on March 16th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Records from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre could come into play as a Seven Persons man looks to revoke his guilty pleas to serious drug trafficking charges. At a court appearance Thursday, Crown and defence counsel for Aaron Grant Hotchen agreed to look into the records that could ultimately refute testimony given at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gravel pit appeal to be heard March 26
By Collin Gallant on March 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News An appeal board will hear arguments against a proposal to build a new gravel pit south of Irvine later this month. The Cypress County subdivision and appeal board will convene March 26 at the county offices in Dunmore. The 12-acre site sits on private land near the Bull Trail road in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stormy weather skirts past the Hat
By Mo Cranker on March 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News After a week of warm weather, it appeared Thursday as if things were going to get a lot colder for Medicine Hatters. A special weather forecast predicted a large snowfall over Alberta, including Medicine Hat, but it was rescinded by mid afternoon. Environment Canada issued a storm warning for a lot of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing has been delayed yet again for man who kidnapped, robbed and sexually assaulted cab driver
By Peggy Revell on March 15th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Sentencing has once again been pushed back for a man who kidnapped, sexually assaulted and robbed a Medicine Hat cab driver in November 2016. Originally set to be sentenced Wednesday, Shawn Thomas Baldhead appeared in Medicine Hat Court with his lawyer requesting an adjournment as defence counsel had only received Tuesday a report ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New power plant giving a little extra
By Collin Gallant on March 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The City of Medicine Hat got more than it bargained for with its new north-end power plant… about one megawatt more. A notice from the Alberta Utilities Commission states the operating licence for the Unit 16 plant located on Box Springs Road has been amended to up its capacity rating to 44 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woodpeckers back in B.C., while Hat buildings spared so far
By Gillian Slade on March 15th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Woodpeckers are still pecking out little round holes for nests but they’ve branched out from telephone poles and trees. The stucco finish on Styrofoam facades is enticing northern flickers to create cosy nests, but it is a nuisance and expense for building owners. In May 2014, there was an invasion of these ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local residents win big at car shows
By Gillian Slade on March 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Awards for exceptional vehicles from another era were received by two local residents recently. Stuart Green won two awards at the World Of Wheels in Edmonton for his 1927 Model-T Ford hot rod. The car won best in its class and best engine. Green has owned the vehicle for four or five ... Read More »
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