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Docs warming to marijuana, though no definite reason why
By Gillian Slade on February 24th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade It is hard to pinpoint reasons for a large increase in the number of physicians authorizing the use of medical marijuana, but a local pain specialist has some theories. “Cannabinoids are showing great promise as medicines, especially in the myriad of non specific conditions like anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, mild to moderate pain, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspects in Redcliff AG Foods theft linked to other robberies across Prairies
By Collin Gallant on February 23rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant RCMP in Redcliff as well as other provinces are on the lookout for two elderly bandits that might be best dubbed as ‘Barney and Clyde.’ The Medicine Hat News has learned that authorities in at least two provinces believe the two older men seek out small town grocery outlets or shops, then pilfer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to monitor need for Notify Me Now
By Collin Gallant on February 23rd, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant County and city administrators will evaluate how their system to provide localized emergency instructions may or may not be needed once the federal government expands its emergency alert system this spring to include cellphones. Major wireless providers will be required by April 2018 to make their systems compatible to traditional emergency alerts by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP seek suspects in grocery store break-in
By Collin Gallant on February 23rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News Redcliff RCMP are looking for two men they believe broke into offices at AG Foods in the town in the early evening on Wednesday night. Police say two culprits got through an office door and stole an undisclosed amount of money at about 6:40 p.m. Both men are older, with one wearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP seek pair believed to have stolen from Redcliff’s AG Foods
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2018
UPDATE: RCMP elsewhere in Alberta and also in Saskatchewan are following a number of leads as the same two men seem to have embarked on a crime spree in recent months — https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2018/02/23/suspects-in-redcliff-ag-foods-theft-linked-to-other-robberies-across-prairies/ —————————— Redcliff RCMP are looking for two men they believe broke into offices at AG Foods in the town in the early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick court date for man accused of falsely reporting river accident
By Peggy Revell on February 22nd, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man charged with public mischief following a false report about someone falling into the South Saskatchewan River had a brief court appearance Wednesday. The court heard that the Crown has approved Drew Tweed, 41, for a diversion program, which will require him to be assessed, connected with community resources and have to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner transition on tap for new SCAC
By Gillian Slade on February 22nd, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade At least 100 people attended the annual general meeting for the Senior Citizens Advisory Council Wednesday and talk of transition to the Veiner Centre, still under construction, was a hot topic. After Mayor Ted Clugston addressed the gathering and mentioned possibly opening the Veiner Centre “five years to the day” of it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS named one of the province’s top-70 employers
By Gillian Slade on February 22nd, 2018
Medicine Hat News Alberta Health Services is listed as one of Alberta’s Top 70 employers, the organization announced Wednesday. AHS is also one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, and in November was reported to be one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2018. “These awards capture the outcomes we’d envisioned when we implemented ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bassano RCMP seek man for alleged TCH assault
By Peggy Revell on February 22nd, 2018
Medicine Hat News Bassano RCMP is investigating after receiving report of a woman being assaulted at the side of the Trans-Canada Highway. On Feb. 17, at 10:10 a.m., RCMP were dispatched after receiving a complaint of a woman being assaulted by a man outside a pickup truck parked on the westbound shoulder of the highway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary hearing scheduled for doc charged with sexual assault
By Peggy Revell on February 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The case of a Medicine Hat doctor charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a person with a disability will be heading to a preliminary inquiry this summer. An agent acting on behalf of the accused’s Calgary-based defence counsel appeared before the Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Tuesday, electing the case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young man arrested in 2017’s ‘Operation Suppression’ gets bail
By Peggy Revell on February 21st, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Bail was granted Tuesday to a Medicine Hat man arrested alongside nearly two dozen others last September as part of the Medicine Hat Police Service’s “Operation Suppression.” Christopher Lasante, 20, appeared by closed-circuit TV from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre — with his lawyer securing release on $500 cash bail and family putting ... Read More »
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